The Fanatic

My father used to beat my mother, and the violence in the family left its mark on my life. When I reached my teenage years, it was as if I myself was looking for adventure for my fifth point. Once I found it… Something terrible happened to me, and after that I swore never again to treat my own safety lightly. Meeting a wonderful man who lifted me onto a pedestal changed me. But the diary my husband found—full of notes about my personal tragedy—divided my life into “before” and “after.” Who was he? My savior—or one of those who cut up my soul?!