I was at home in my bedroom. Everything looked fuzzy. I was laying down on my bed. Then I started to hear screaming outside my door. Then my dad threw it open. He started screaming at me but it sounded muffled. I couldn't tell what he was saying. He had a beer bottle in his hand and he was obviously very drunk. Then before I knew it he threw it at the ground and it shattered. I stood up off the bed asking what he wanted. Then he took off his undone belt and hit my back. I fell to the floor in pain. I was screaming but I could barley hear myself. He started yelling too and hit me again, this time it was my stomach. I'd felt is if I'd just been shot.
"STOP IT!!!" I screamed. The pain flowed through my body. He lifted his arm once more and struck my neck. I could feel the tears falling from my face as I screamed and screamed.
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"MARY!!!!" Danny yelled. He was on top of me pinning me down. I was covered in sweat and tears.
"Are you okay?" He asked. "You've been kicking and yelling in your sleep!"
I couldn't speak without crying. The memories of my dad, him hitting me, him drinking, him and my mom screaming at each other.
Tears fell from my face as I cried "Danny I had a nightmare!" I was shaking, biting down on my tongue. Almost hard enough to draw blood. I sounded like a child but I couldn't help it. I grabbed his shirt and pulled him close for a hug and he rolled over next to me, still in my arms.
"Its okay! Its okay. Whatever happened isn't real. You're safe here."
He said. He hugged me tight. I was balling into his shoulder. He didn't know what to do, I could hear him trying to talk to me, but no words came out.
"I WASN'T SAFE AT HOME!!" I started to sniffle. I was breathing so heavily and still shaking.
"Mary it's okay!" He spoke softly. Pulling me tighter. I could hear Peter wake up. I turned over to look at him but I didn't let go of Dan.
"Mary what happened?" He asked.
"She had a nightmare! I don't know what..." He stopped, then I started to whimper
"I couldn't breath! He started hitting me again..."
