Angie

And my work people, companions and coworkers and stuff.

So, yeah, I felt like he was my everything because that's what I came home to.

That's what I left.

That's what I worked on.

That's what I put all my time and effort into.

That relationship, his son and the household, right?

Because as a...

In my culture as I grew up, you know, really old school, you take care of the house, the children and the man.

Right.

And to an extent, I like being a little house mouse.

You know, I really enjoy it.

He took it too far, though, like to a point, I felt like I was just his maid and.

Unfortunately, that's where my drug abuse started.

I didn't have anybody.

I didn't know the people that I met good enough to vent to.

I couldn't tell my mom because I felt embarrassed and I felt like I would worry her and stress her out while she's in a different country.

So...

I remember I had gotten my wisdom tooth, it was pushing through, and they prescribed me an obscene amount of Percocets.

And when I took them, I was like, oh, this is great.

I was like, he's yelling at me and talking smack and telling me the dishes aren't done or blah, blah, blah.