Chapter 10

ISABELLA

When I was getting up the next day to go to classes the pain in my back was really unbearable, even though Mirtha after my dad left came to my room and gave me something for the pain and put cream on the bruises, whenever she hit me she always came to help me to heal the wounds, my dad didn't know or maybe he did but he didn't care, since he knew that neither of us would do anything to denounce his abuse.

Anyway, in spite of his effort my back hurt too much and when I saw it in the mirror I couldn't hold back my desire to cry, it was totally marked with the marks of the belt, small cuts and bruises on it, it was too sad to know that my dad was capable of doing something like that to me.

I don't think he had ever left my back as hurt as yesterday, his blows were stronger than they normally are and they were also more.

Right now is when I want to get away from all this, but as always there is something that stops me, I know that if I can't get far enough away for lack of money