The first time it happened was when he confessed to her. A naive little girl she was, she believed it was love . . . Nothing but sweet romance. It was the first time he had hit her. A mere slap to her cheek but it slap was still a slap. It was painful but a sense of pleasure lingered. That was when he knew she was his.

BULLIES

The third time it happened was when his friends came and told her to strip and dance. She refused and now . . . He punished her, he called her an attention seeker, he told her that he would be better off without her, he told her that she was his biggest mistake, he told her that she was nothing to him and he told her that she was ugly and no one wanted a monster. 


And she stayed and listened but still loved. 


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