The Obsession

by Jesse Q. Sutanto

celebrate the fact that you survived. You deserve to live your best life, especially after everything you’ve been through.”

I have her a weak smile.

gave*

“I used to wonder why battered women would stay with their asshole husband or boyfriend. There are so many resources out there. Use them!” She snorted. “I was so ignorant. It never crossed my mind that what Brandon was doing was wrong. I mean, I knew it was wrong, but I didn’t think it was enough to report him over, you know? I felt like I was making a fuss over nothing more than a spat. That was what he’d say: ‘God, why do you have to make a big deal out of everything?’ And part of me even felt like I deserved it. I’d tell myself he was doing it because I was being a bitch—”