Fictional Story:

He clenched onto her and threw her onto the white tiled floor, like an unwanted rag doll. I watched through the small opening of my door. I synchronized my sobs with my mothers feeling her pain. I could no longer see him treat her this way, it was not fair that he had to take out his anger on her. I could no longer resist my tears. I felt like I was disintegrating on the inside. My heart started pounding furiously and I felt my sweat trace the outline of my face. My knees felt weak, nothing could hold me up. I grabbed onto the black handle of my door trying to force my legs to lift me off the piercing cold floor. I heard my mothers distant sobs, I felt the fear I had inside float away, that fear had turned to anger. Anger towards the man who had caused this pain. No one should ever be the cause of my mothers tears, especially her own husband. I pushed my palms against the floor and forced myself up. I abruptly pushed my door open with a swiftness. I felt the hot blood run from my head down to my toes. Nothing was going to scare me away this time. I needed to confront him, I had seen to much. I yelled in a broken voice "STOP!" He looked over his shoulder and ran over to me I tried standing just as tall as he did. I puffed out my chest and stood on the balls of my feet. He put his face to mine yelling vulgar things in his imperfect Spanish, his saliva splattering on my skin with every word he spoke. I quenched my eyes shut and pushed him away from me. He grabbed my wrist and threw me to the ground. I buried my fingers into the thick carpet feeling an explosion of emotions arise inside my stomach, so many that I felt like I was going to be sick. I felt the tears coming again. He bent down onto his knees and I saw his hand slowly rise from his side, he  suddenly slapped my face with his rigid hands. I felt the warmth from the impact on my cheek.  I promised myself I wouldn't cry I said to myself. I stared at him in his pitch black and emotionless eyes. I closed mine, I stood up and promised myself that I will never treat my children the way he treated me. Now I will know how to love