I turned off the shower, wrapped a towel around my aching body, and stood in front of the mirror. I made a circle in the foggy mirror. My face was distorted. One eye is swollen in the outer corner. He grabbed the lock. - You have been inside forever. Get out and sit at the table.
- I am not hungry.
- Open the f*****g door and stop fussing.
I unlocked the door and saw that angry man ready to tear me apart. I was afraid of him, but most of all I felt defeated. I tried to play by his rules, but he would always change them over and over again.
- I will not apologize this time. You asked for it yourself. You knew you could not talk to me like that, he said.
If we had children, I would beat them too, I told him.
Shut up, he said, blushing with rage.
He would, I continued, hit the
