Vince I watch my battered and bruised angel sleeping. How can she look so peaceful after being tortured like that? The physician said she took really bad hits but will be fine. Fractured arm, ribs, jaw and skull, yet she still lives, my resilient future. I shake my head, suppressing the urge to scream out. Jolly island royals will pay for this. They will suffer for as long as I live. A loud bang fills the air before fireworks flash on my window. It is almost midnight, the start of a new year. This is not how I planned this would be. It was meant to Lilian and I, watching the stars and planning our future, not this. A knock at the door and Naomi walks in. Her eyes land on Lilian, who is still fast asleep on my bed. The strong medication knocked her out. At least she is not in pain. I

