"Micah?" Paula Mitchell called to her daughter as she walked into the house.

No answer.

Micah stood on shaky knees in front of the bathroom mirror. She turned on the tap and splashed some cool water on her face. What did she do to deserve this? Her eyes once again filled with tears as she stared at the large bruise forming on her left cheek.

"Micah? You in there, Honey?" her mother called.

"Yeah, Mom," Micah replied, her voice cracking. "I was just getting in the shower."

"Ok, Hun," Paula replied, and left the hallway.

Micah quickly wiped the tears from her violet eyes, then pulled her thick, dark brown hair out of the pony tail. She stripped off her clothes and stepped into the shower. She started crying again as she looked over her body. She had a large gash on her upper arm from when she "accidentally" rammed into the edge of the stove. Her shoulders and neck were all bruised. As she washed her back with the loofa, she knew another large bruise would be joining the rest.

What did she do to deserve this? She kept asking herself the same question over and over again. What did she do wrong? What?

"How was your date, Honey?" Diana Hanson asked as Taylor entered the house.

"Fine, Mom," her replied, and headed straight up to his room.

Why did she always do this to him? Didn’t she love him? Lord knows he did! Why couldn’t she see that? She always had to go looking at other guys! She was such a flirt! Why would she want to flirt with anyone else when she had the Taylor Hanson for a boyfriend? Was the bitch crazy?!?

He didn’t want to hurt her, but she always left him no choice! Take tonight for example, she wore a black miniskirt and a halter top! She looked like a fucking whore! When Taylor told her, she defended herself my saying "It’s the style. Everyone’s wearing them!" Taylor refused to go to the movie until she changed. She finally change into some baggy jeans and an oversized sweater, but it was too late. The little bitch had taken so long they’d never make it to the movie on time, so instead he took her for a walk and she started checking out some other guy! That’s when he had to force her home and teach her a lesson.