I'm really hoping hard that this wasn't written from experience. :-(
It's a hard thing to break away from and emotions are hard to rub out. You've depicted the horror of domestic abuse so well in this raw and wrenching piece. Well done x
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Why does love cause people to be happy and mad at the same time? I have been thinking of that very much when I read this. Domestic abuse can be traumatic...I hope you are doing well. Very vivid write, so well expressed.