TEARS OF A CHILD

Screaming, shouting and swearing are all I

hear while hiding in a corner of my room.

Tears rolling down my face knowing that

there is nothing I can do to stop this. I will

get shouted at by someone I love so

dearly. Someone I appreciated and looked

up to all my life. I can hear how he hits

her. Every slap echoes through the house.

The screams of torture erupt through the

silence of the night. Tearing of clothes and

making her believe she is worthless. What

kind of monster is this? From a placid

person, he would change into a monster.

My heart is racing so fast, it feels as if it

wants to jump out of my chest. What did I

know? What I did know, is what is

happening on the other side of my

bedroom door was abuse. Abuse that

continued for years and no one has ever

attempted to do anything about it. This is

destroying our lives. This is affecting me.

It is affecting my school work, affecting my

thought patterns. This is destroying me! I

heard the front door open and she tried to

run from his claws, but was hit down from

behind. I ran outside to see what is

happening and could not believe my eyes.

Her eyes were already swollen, her mouth

bleeding and her clothes torn. “Go inside!”

he shouted at me while pointing to the

door...

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