I thought the problem had stopped , but it had only just begun .
Abusive Ex From Hell
One young woman ’ s nightmare shared , with the hope of encouraging others to heed the early warning signs of an abusive relationship .
When I was 18 , I went to hang out with my brothers at the shooting range , and we picked up one of their friends on the way . His name was Brandon *, and when I saw him for the first time , I was really iffy about him . He was cute , sweet and caring but I had this gut feeling something was missing . We all shot some clay pigeons on the range and he , thinking I ’ d never shot a gun , thought he was teaching me something new . After my round of shooting and proving my accuracy with a shotgun , I looked back at Brandon and my brothers and said : “ I think I got the concept of shooting a clay .” They all laughed , and Brandon smiled , embarrassed that he ’ d assumed .
A couple of months later I was in a relationship with Brandon thinking he was the man of my dreams . We all have faults . His was just being grumpy . I was trying to be understanding of his anger and help him through it . We ’ d been dating for three months when one night I got out of class and had a flat tire on the way home . I tried calling him , but my phone died , so I ended up changing my tire and rushing home because I was ready for bed . I was greeted by the pups when I opened the door to our apartment , and when I looked up , he was standing there with a beer in his hand . He was livid . He yelled and cursed at me for lying about where I ’ d been . He was convinced he ’ d seen me with another man . I was so stunned I couldn ’ t say a word . Next thing I knew he was screaming in my face , calling me a whore and a slut . He pushed me down and slapped me with the back of his hand . I was so afraid I crawled away as fast as I could . That was the first time it happened , and I remember the first thing I thought of being my initial gut feeling that something was missing when we ’ d met .
He immediately realized what he had done and asked for my forgiveness . He told me he loved me . The next day I come home to a dozen of roses and a beautiful necklace .
I thought the problem had stopped , but it had only just begun .
The hitting continued a couple of times . Then one time we were on our way home from a big concert . He got mad that I wouldn ’ t let him drink a beer while I was driving , so he made me pull the car over . I was pulled out of the car by my hair and dragged into the woods . He hit me so hard over and over until I couldn ’ t move . When he finished , he left me there and took my car . I thought I was going to die there . It was the worst feeling in the world . I laid there , stranded in the woods , unable to move , thinking about all the things I could ’ ve done to get out of this situation . But I was too scared to leave .
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