Beyond Silence

my neighbors better. One day, Alexander came home early and found me having coffee with a woman nearby.

d language and pushed me to the ground. I was shocked and ran away crying. But Alexander quickly switch

up again. I knew better than to push it, so I let it go. That moment was a huge

he would answer it and say I couldn't talk. If I asked who it

might be seeing. My life felt like it was turning into a nightmare

roblems. He'd accuse me of meeting another man at the sto

ee neighbors unless he was around. I could only go to church or the dentist if he

t get his reasoning, especially since all my friends were women. He even read ever

nd up to him. I noticed some weird things, like when he said he had no family, but I found out he h

ast patients of his, and I wondered why he was "helping" them. Plus, we nev

I knew they'd just lead to his verbal attacks and controlling behavior once we got

voted husband. However, I knew the reality behind the facade. I would

waiter or bartender. If he suspected I had interacted with a man, he would scream that I must be attracted to women. I learned that cry

m and bed upon returning home from work. He would demand to know who had sat or sl

During our courtship, I had shared my past with him, and he had taken note of specific name

ed, and Alexander accused me of having sex with him. I had shared sto

claiming I loved the animal more than him. This devasta