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Running Screaming

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Parts 11
Time 1h 30m

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abusiveboyfriend abusiverelationship domesticviolence endthesilence escape matureaudience maturelanguage maturethemes reallife recovery stop survival survivingdomesticabuse trauma violence

For 25 year old Amara Danvers, her life had gone to hell. She was stuck in an abusive relationship with a man who she loved but no longer wanted to be with. Trapped in a state far away from her family, no one to rely on. Her boyfriend's family shunned and ostracized her, looked the other way as she was repeatedly abused... 

Can life go on like this? What happens when everything... Even the tables change in a single night? 

"I don't want to live like this anymore!"

"Then don't live. No one will ever love you." 

"Please! Stop hurting me! What did I do to deserve this?"

"Ask yourself that... No one wants you. You deserve this. You'll never find anyone better."

When the wheels stop spinning and everything goes dark....

"GET RID OF IT!"

"STOP YOU'RE HURTING ME!"

Will she have the strength to survive? To walk away?

This is NOT a work of fiction. This is Real. This happened. This happened specifically to me. I am just telling my story. Names have been changed.

Warning ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️
This story depicts:
Abuse
Depression
Trauma
Recovery
Unplanned Pregnancy
Self Harm
PTSD
Mature themes
Domestic Violence

Please, if any of this is triggering, this is not for you. This is going to be very deep, depicting heavy trauma and I would rather you not read it if it is counterproductive to your mental health! If you are going through ANY of this, please contact your local domestic abuse hotline OR pm me and I will try to find you help.All Rights Reserved

abusiveboyfriend abusiverelationship domesticviolence endthesilence escape matureaudience maturelanguage maturethemes reallife recovery stop survival survivingdomesticabuse trauma violence

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