Verbal Abuse by Victoria Adams n my case, it started as verbal abuse. I went from being the prettiest girl to a no-good. He began to change when we decided to be a thang. He then felt what he says goes. He didn’t want anyone in the house. I thought he loved me that much that he was protective. About 6 months later, I found out he was doing crack.
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I started to see more aggression, on the edge or it stood out more that I knew he was on drugs. I didn’t want it to define him. One evening, I took a shower. He came home and said, “You took a shower? You’ve been messing with someone? Is someone in here?” He was used to showering with me; the thought
of me taking one by myself hit a nerve. He asked me to sit down as he pulled out a pocket knife, put it on my foot and said, “I will put this knife straight through your foot. I’m asking you one more time, ‘WHO HAS BEEN IN HERE!!!.’”
At a time, I stepped back somewhat, stopped talking and being home when he would try to come over. We made up and he committed to just me. It became expen-
happy without upsetting him. He started taking my money, going through my purse even when I said no. One night, he Things were still the same; I was out getting high; I and just now knew he had a temmy son were sleeping. He per and paranoid. We were came in, woke me up. “What’s staying with each other; he wrong?” I said. “I need you to had clothes over and things, do something for me,” He rebut sometimes he would be gone for days. I soon realized plied. He asked me to give his dealer head like I give him. I he had a woman before me. He stayed with her and drove was hurt, shocked. He had to her car. That’s why he goes for be crazy; he then pulled the gun out, “YOU ARE GOING days. I would still see him in TO DO THIS OR I WILL the neighborhood or at card games and he will speak to me SHOOT YOU.” My mind was everywhere, I was scared. So, as if everything was okay.
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