iLive: Stories From the Prison Called Life

Dysfunctional families with unfit parents and abusive relationships are more common than we think. Children, women, and men are emotionally abused every minute. Women who love too much suffer in silence and break inside. A romance novel with twisted tales and romantic suspense.

My name is Beatrix, but you may call me Bea. I'm 40, single, and utterly alone in this world. One day, in the middle of May, I was walking on an empty alley in a park enjoying the beautiful colours of mother nature. A child was moving among the flowers. I stopped and looked around, but there was no other human than the little one. I didn't knowwhat to do so I took the phone to call 112. Suddenly, the child spotted me and started to run in my direction speaking words I couldn't understand until she got very close. "Mummy, mummy, where were you?"

A nurse came invited the visitors to leave. Dara cried when Ray took her away. "I want to sleep with Mummy," she screamed. The desperation in her voice made my heart bleed. Ray didn't regain his health yet, so he fumbledand almost fell. I begged Dara to calm down.

"But I want to stay with you," she cried.

"Me too, sweetheart. There is nothing in this entire world I would like most. But I'll come home soon."

"Promise?" she said with hope.

"Promise."