Journal Entry Ten
On and Off With Malcolm
I hate to tell you this, but I am still with Malcolm. It’s been almost three years. I think I mostly stay now because I am comfortable. I’m used to him and don’t want to get used to someone else. The single life is a drag and I don’t feel like looking again for that special someone, if such a person exists! The drinking hasn’t stopped. His smoking continues, despite his chronic asthma. And the verbal abuse is still there, sorry to say. He hasn’t raised his hand at me since that first time, thank god. But he still scares me sometimes. When he isn’t telling me he loves me, his hands all over me, wanting to have s*x, he is cursing me and telling me to leave him alone. It’s like being with Dr. Jeckle and Mr. Hyde.
I know, you’re probably making some
