1. Life, I never thought I would be where I am right now. I was a mother to four small kids. A wife to an abusive man that was a drunk and a wife beater. I was raised in a Christian family. I met Ben when I was Fourteen and he was Sixteen. I thought he was so nice and sweet I would only get to see him on Sunday. he lives 2 hours away from my town. In the summer time Ben would stay with his Grandpa and we got to spend more time with him. When we got together I turned Eighteen and we hurried up and got married. Five months after married life, We found out we were going to have a babe. We had a baby boy first his name is Lucas and then we had another son named him Blake. Two years later after that we had twin girls named Lucy and Grace. That's when Things started.
2. Everyone thought that we had a happy marriage and family, But they were wrong. Monday night I was finishing up the dishes and the kids were in bed.
Ben walks in the doorway and sits at the table I brought over his plate of food I made. Ask him how work was. He looked at me and grabbed my wrist, He was hurting me, I asked him please let go of me your hurting me. He let go of me and asked me to get him a beer. I went and grabbed one for him.
Twenty mins later Ben was done I was still getting dishes when He was behind me. He smashed the plate on my head and I feel to the ground, He kicked me over and over. Calling me a Slut over over. Luke woke up after hearing Ben.
He got out of his bedroom and saw his dad hurting his mom. He ran to Ben and tried to have him stop, Ben just pushed him off. So Luke ran out of the house and went over to his Grandparents house across the street. My father ran over first and grabbed Ben off of me and my mother was right after him.
She called 911 and they were at the house for five mins.
3. I passed out after all of that I woke up a few days later, My mother was next to me. My dad and my 3 brothers were outside the door. The doctor came in and was happy I was awake. The doctor said that I had Broken some ribs and my one arm was twisted and my one leg is broken. I was going to need help to help me out with the children too. My mom said that she would help out as much as she can. My father came in and said that he will help out too.
I asked my father what happened to Ben, He said that Ben took off before the cops showed up. He asks what happened. I told him I have no clue. Well he said that He hope he never show up again.
4. Ten years later. Luke is now fifth-teen and Blake third-teen and the girls are Eight years old. After everything that happened to me, I filed for divorce from Ben still did not know where he was. I sold the house and my parents sold there house too. One of my brothers told me about a big house that is for sale in his City. So we pack up and move six hours away from our small town to a big City. We went and saw the house, It was a big house and it was next door to my brother and his family. My one sister-in-law told me that she can help out with the kids for school since she home school her kids and Mom can just work on me and get me better. My father helped the two oldest boys with part time work and we hired a maid to help out with the cleaning and cooking. For years I was always scared and looking around and hoped to never see Ben again. I finally felt good about my life and my kids lives.
5. I decide to go and do fine work my parents both retired and just look after the kids for me.
Restaurants as a waitress were not a lot but it helped out just enough. One day there is a guy that comes on everyday and also asks for black coffee and a slice of Apple Pie. So that day after Two years of working there He asked me something that I was shocked to hear ever again.
Helen, I have known you for two years now and you have told me everything about you and your children and I working with your brother Joey, I want to know if you would go out with me for a nice dinner?
To be continued...
