(Esther's Point of View)
This was just the start of the storm.
Those words kept coming back to me, a constant reminder of how bad things had gotten since I first entered Matthew's world. I felt like the ground was moving under my feet and I was on shaky ground. I wanted to run so badly, but I couldn't. I wanted to get away from this whirlwind so badly.
I had made a decision. I had made up my mind to stay. But what if that choice would only make things worse?
The silence in the room was so thick it felt like it was going to suffocate me. Matthew hadn't said anything since the phone call ended. His body was stiff and far away. He was staring at the phone as if it held all the answers and keys to the mess he was in. But I knew better. I knew that he wasn't telling me everything he knew ab
