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Chapter Two-

I always thought that when- if - I ever left my husband that Lily and Petunia would come with me. My husband would

always abuse me. I went to the hospital multiple times for the many injuries that he caused. Luckily they beleived me when I said

I was just a cluts. He never hurt my kids, he wouldn't dare...

"You dirty-" My husband, the foul mouth abusive man, that I acutually fell in love with...once, so long ago I cannot remember how or when

it happened...

He yelled on and on, names I could not make out. I didn't really care...Until,

"...So help me god, I will kill your precious little angels!" His spit acutually hit my face as he spat the last sentence out, the one I had

bothered to listen to.

"If you ever lay a hand on my children I will slit your throat myself." I knew I had a stern look on my face, and I was dead serious.

His hand connected with my cheek and I stumbled, and being as graceful as I am, tripped on the edge of the rug and fell to the floor.

As he walked away, somehow I knew that he wouldn't hurt my children...

I remember that incident clearly in my mind. He didn't hurt my children at all. But he came close, oh so close, just once. That was it...

I walked out of the kitchen, the yelling that had suddenly exploded in that hallway gave me quite a fright.

My mouth dropped open and I winced. My jaw hurt, because of him. His hand was inches away from my Petunia's face. No 13 year old should have to

go through that. But my husband had stopped and retreated down the hallway...

I hated him more than ever. That was when I started planning to leave him, That was also the day that an owl flew in, and annouced Lily as a witch. My 11 year old Lily.

I saw the perfect oppto leave.

I never saw it coming. The girls' things were in the car. Lily was waiting by the door as I went to go gather Petunia from her room. But as I came down the stairs,

I saw a tangled mess of beautiful red hair all in a heap on the floor. My Lily. He hurt her. There he was, breathing heavily, backed up against the door, prepared to block our way.

It was so stupid of me to leave Lily alone. How could I be so...inconsiderate?

"Do not prevent me from leaving...You can't...I saw how close you came to hitting Petunia...I WILL KILL YOU I SWEAR IF YOU DON'T LET US LEe-eave!"

Tears had unknowingly poured down my cheeks. But my husband had stepped aside. He was letting us through! I pushed Petunia out the door.

He grinned at me, and then, in a voice laced with poison,

"You and your precious darling little girl can go. This bitch stays with me."

I gasped and shook my head, refusing to leave Lily behind. How dare he call her such a name? I hiccuped.

He nodded and hit me, the last time he could ever hit me, and slammed the door in my face. I left. I don't know why I gave up so easily..Or why I never called the police so they could get Lily back to me. I tried, though. I really did. I wonder about Lily everyday. Shes 16 now. How I miss her...

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