At that moment, she should've left.. Free write December 30,2020

 In the beginning, their relationship was what she saw as perfect. It was one of those relationships that you see shining in all of the sparkly and joyful posts across both Facebook and Instagram. Her friends complimented her about how well they fit together and how they made the perfect couple. There were even suggestions that her boyfriend might have been the person she was waiting for and spent her entire life looking for. 

However, what they didn't realize was how difficult it was behind closed doors when there was no need to put on a show for social media. Having known that her boyfriend had a troubled past and an even more marked childhood, she assumed that the hard things would resurface from time to time. That happens when you grow up, no matter the intense gravity of your relationships. 

She did not expect it to get this bad... Lately, when he would have a trying day on the job, he would come home and blame everything on his girlfriend, the only person he had ever seriously loved.

His screaming would become louder and louder and his approach more claustrophobic with every step. At that very moment, she should've left, but she stayed because she loved him and knew that he really didn't mean to say hateful and ignorant things. It wasn't her. It was all about him and voicing his anger...