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Submitted to Contest #161
WARNING: the following story contains possible triggers of both, violence, domestic violence, child abuse, mental health struggles and sexual abuse. I know that I'm about to feel the leather of his black utility belt. The peeling screech of Velcro echoes across the room. "Place your hands on the bottom of the mattress and don't move". His voice is deep and terrifying. Each time we do this, it's the same routine, the same questions, same sounds of the Velcro and belt crack, and ultimately me alone in my bed crying. "How many licks do...
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