by Angeline hope

Created on: November 06, 2008

Short Stories: The Cycle of abuse (The Story of Celine's Life 2002)

It was November the 21st 2002 Tears are falling streaming down her face she is in shock brutely bashed to the face bruises cover her from head to toe she thought she was going to spend her 15th birthday alone Celine cannot walk and cannot move knocked from behind harshly and shoved to the floor in and out of consiousnious she knows whats happening but can hardly scream tears drip down from her eyes and her body she is crying and can see the stranger covering her mouth with his hand she bit him and tryed to struggle.

In & out of this the last thing she can see a girl looking at her and says she is going to go get help. Celine was taken to the place where she was staying her friends house not to far away clothes ripped grazed knees from falling when trying to walk fallen down on gravel and dirt. She is carried in the house where her clothes were taken off while being covered with a towl being held close underneath the shower on the floor she trembles and falls her face and body being washed and scrubbed she cannot believe and is scared and confused why did this happen to her. Celine's friend holds her while she is crying in the shower on the floor. She is told it's going t o be ok im here for you i will look after you your safe now. I ll be your shoulder to cry on ill wipe away your tears ill hold and nurse you i will look after you as like you were my sister my friend and just like a mother.

The dreams come and go for many years now Celine has found it hard to sleep. The days are left with doing what has to be done no longer has the confidence to talk to anyone.

Celine i am going to ask you some questions. Since the incident which in 2002 how has it affected your life?

Celine said It has affected my life in such a dramatic way i have self esteem issues and problems with trusting people i am always looking over my shoulder nervious about being in public and worried about being noticed even while crossing a street. I have bad dreams most nights and feel unable to talk to anyone about what happened and all are always wondering why i m this way today. Problems with trust is hard. I feel i re live that incident when i close my eyes.

I am setting goals keeping strong for my family and wanting to live my life happy

I believe in the fairy tales the happy endings in life can be hard and can be a struggle but there is so much in life its a lesson and we all sometime learn from it we learn every day.

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