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

It was about erasing the last trace of their control over my house.

Leonard was in the county jail. The judge had denied him bail because he assaulted me in front of a sick child.

Patricia and Bianca were at a cheap motel near the highway. Their bank accounts had been frozen by investigators. Between them, they had thirty-four dollars in cash.

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