Standing Up
Annabella POV
“Maybe he did find your b***h of a mother again.” I can handle her beatings. I can handle her harsh words. I can even handle Austin still trying to have s*x with me. But I cannot and will not ever accept her speaking ill of my parents.
“Let's f*****g kill this b***h,” my inner voice says and for once, I think I agree. I can't control the shaking that has taken over my body. I feel powerful in this moment and I will not waste it. I channel all my emotions: hurt, pain, anger, fear, grief, plus the ones I've experienced in the last week: excitement, joy, happiness, love. I pull them all together. I think about every time she beat me, every time I didn’t eat, every time she insulted me. I pulled it all together. I feel like someone else is controlling my body, ye
