The story is about a young man who is abusive towards his wife, and how she rebounds.

Living In Fear I was only 17 when it happened. I was in the last year of high school. A senior as they called it. The most popular girl in the school, and of course I was the head of the cheerleading team. I had golden blond hair that went down to the middle of my back, with dark blue eyes and full pouting lips that always were covered with the shade of raspberry wine and …

…and I felt myself drop to the floor. I opened my eyes and sat up to find Kyle's dead body lying on me. I raised my head and the investigator put his gun in his pants, and a swarm of cops came to take the body away. My heart stopped. Everything that I once knew was over. It was time for a new life, one that two minutes ago I thought I would never have.