“Once my husband finished making dinner, my son and I went downstairs. I acted as if…”
That night is forever etched in my mind, a dark and terrifying memory that I can never forget. As Eli and I stumbled through the pitch-black darkness, fear consumed every part of me. It was a fear so deep it gnawed at my soul and made my heart race uncontrollably. My thoughts spun endlessly in my mind, circling over the same question: Why? Why would Jared—the man I had once trusted completely, the father of my child—want to hurt us? With every step we took farther away from our home, the sense of betrayal grew stronger, twisting inside me like a sharp knife. It was as if the ground beneath me was crumbling, and I was falling into an endless abyss of doubt and despair. I clung tightly to Eli, knowing that I had to protect him no matter what, even as terror threatened to overwhelm me. When we finally arrived at Mrs. Leverne’s house, it felt like breaking the surface after being underwater…
That night is forever etched in my mind, a dark and terrifying memory that I can never forget. As Eli and I stumbled through the pitch-black darkness, fear consumed every part of me. It was a fear so deep it gnawed at my soul and made my heart race uncontrollably. My thoughts spun endlessly in my mind, circling over the same question: Why? Why would Jared—the man I had once trusted completely, the father of my child—want to hurt us? With every step we took farther away from our home, the sense of betrayal grew stronger, twisting inside me like a sharp knife. It was as if the ground beneath me was crumbling, and I was falling into an endless abyss of doubt and despair. I clung tightly to Eli, knowing that I had to protect him no matter what, even as terror threatened to overwhelm me. When we finally arrived at Mrs. Leverne’s house, it felt like breaking the surface after being underwater…
