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Sara Niles (saraniles) | 16 comments Narrative Domestic Violence Memoir:

Sara Niles was forced to flee for her life with five small children, during a cold February thunderstorm in the year 1987.

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In the process of my evolution, I became a victim of domestic war, an emotional casualty for a major portion of my life, entwined, entrapped and emotionally involved, until I learned how to become free. Freedom has never been easily gained and has often come at high cost throughout history, but one thing I will always know is freedom is worth every fight, and all pain"

Chapter One
The Flower Bed of Eden
Thunder rattled the window- panes two stories high and lightning split the sky; it was as if the whole world was in turmoil that night. My nerves were keyed up as tight as piano strings, and in a sudden moment of stillness and silence it felt as though my heartbeat was amplified ten times over. He was over a hundred pounds greater than I, nearly a foot taller, and I knew he could move his muscled body into unbelievable sprints. Rain started falling in torrents, while the storm raged outside. I was not afraid of the storms of nature; it was the storm inside this night that I knew I might not survive.
Contents
Part I Living of the 'Flower Bed of Eden'
Chapter 1 The Garden of Eden
Chapter 2 Golden Memories
Chapter 3 The Age of Innocence
Chapter 4 Upheaval
Chapter 5 The Suitor
Chapter 6 The Wedding
Part II Descent Into the Abyss of Hell
Chapter 7 Storm Brewing
Chapter 8 Foreboding
Chapter 9 Into the Lair
Chapter 10 Bonding
Chapter 11 Shattered Dreams
Chapter 12 Meanderings of a Lost Mind
Chapter 13 Into the Fire
Chapter 14 Gain and Loss
Chapter 15 Baby Thomas
Chapter 16 Evolution
Chapter 17 Touchstones
Chapter 18 Para Normal
Chapter 19 Paranoia
Chapter 20 Yellow Roses
Chapter 21 Enter Arial
Part III The Butterfly Borrows Eagle Wings
Chapter 22 Building Resentment
Chapter 23 The Fight
Chapter 24 The Gambler
Chapter 25 Full Fledged Chaos
Chapter 26 Post Trauma Distress
Chapter 27 The Breaking Point
Chapter 28 The Milestone
Chapter 29 The Power Struggle
Chapter 30 The Awakening
Chapter 31 The Cold War
Chapter 32 Imminent Danger
Chapter 33 Retrospection
Chapter 34 The Crucible
Chapter 35 The Flight
Chapter 36 Reconnoiter


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