Stories tagged “domestic violence”
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She Hides in the Night
She hides in the night, behind a door of fear and loneliness. The blood pools beneath fresh bruises, inflictions of love that scream back to her from the mirror, illuminated by harsh florescent lights. Intellectually, she knows she should get out; she ...
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Portrayal
He slaps me as I reach for him, his face a mask of fury. I don’t believe he means it. He never does. Every night, when he hits me, throws me to the floor, screams at me and calls me names — he never means it. Afterwards, he always apologize...
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Melody for fists.
I said “Oh God, I’m sorry.” For the 16th time. It seemed like that was all I said these days, lost in my own world of black clouds and lightning rages. I squeezed my fingers tight, feeling the pain and stiffness there. If my knuckles ...