Desolate

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“Pulls on your heartstrings, only to tear them apart.”

I never fit the mould of an abused woman. I had a great family life. Parents that loved me. A brother and sister that stuck with me through thick and thin. Amazing friends. A confidence that was envied by my peers.

Then he came along.

Handsome. Chivalrous. Perfect.

Then he wasn’t any of those things.

I was strong enough to walk away. To hide. But then he’d find me.

He’d always find me.

It became a game of hide-and-seek. Every time I’d find a different place, but I could never stay hidden. Walls were too transparent. People were too transparent.

I cut my hair. I dyed it. I changed my name . . . I tried to become invisible to everyone around me. Instead, I became the new girl. A person of interest. Someone hiding their past.

I knew he would come for me again . . . just like every other time.

The last time he attacked me, I had finally had enough. I wouldn’t let him rule me anymore. I finally stood up to him. I showed him I wasn’t the coward he married.

That was the night when my life changed.

That was the night when everything went dark.