“My Father Beat Me Bloody While My Daughter Watched — But That Was the Last Time I Ever Let Them Control Me”

breaking into our house.”

Patricia rolled her eyes. “Let her call. Maybe then they’ll get her out of here.”

I didn’t argue.

I reached into my coat pocket and pulled out my phone. I tapped a button on the screen.

Emergencies.

Weeks earlier, I had programmed a silent alert directly connected to the duty sergeant at the police station. I did it because a part continue reading …