that brought you home?" he sh

never loved her and she knew it. If not because of her father's illness, she wouldn't have be

led her downstairs and punched her hard in the

id enormously for this marriage

he gave her one last kick at her ass and moved up to his roo

rts and her ribs are broken. She cried

to her room and lay down on the bed

d filled her bathtub with hot water. She let herself into the water and then closed her eyes in meditati

atalie the previous night. Her eyes filled up with tears as

orking as a waitress at the local bar when s

doctors threatened to throw him out if we di

he phone. She has become used to hearing her

gently Meg, I don't want to

sh to lose his

t money for her father's surgery. Yet s

to the hospital so that her father will get some treatment pending wh

her money was gone. She was sure she had put in more than a thousand bucks in the

She knew where she would find him and that was at the B

young blonde who was almost her age. This enraged Meg an

r her father's Illness and all he could do

t he came out of the shock and dragged her out of the bar. She was lucky he did not beat her t

ange man came just in time before she could get her bones broken. Unfortunate

She managed to conceal her bruises with makeup and dress

me. She usually takes a break in the afternoon so she can rest for her Night duty

r she came in. She has less than ten minutes to start her duty for the day

eady," Meg said and grabbed

es. Without responding to her greetings. Like always Meg nodded her head. Even if

was her swollen face. Despite Meg's efforts to cover it up wit

r friend up or maybe it was a constant phenomenon in Meg's life that Lisa constantly

sive marriage? For crying out loud

ll you before you coul