A cold, hard slap to the face left her eager to get away from him. She had never been mistreated so poorly by a man. He lunged after her, as she attempted to escape the abuse that was now her everyday life. "You bitch!" He hollered. Her head was violently yanked back by the force of his hands pulling on her hair. The excruciating pain it sent through her brain and skull was astonishing. She knew it was a matter of minutes before the beating would completely engulf her.