So I watched the news today (something I no longer do) I saw the report on the NFL player who knocked out his wife. I listen as people turn on her for standing up for him. Yes, he is an awful person and she must leave, but how? Have you ever been in that situation? Have you known someone who has been? I mean a really bad abusive relationship? Well I knew a few people but one still haunts me. She was my best friend. We met when I was still in high school. She approached me and told me she had just moved into the apartments and did not know anyone yet. We talked for hours and became the best of friends. She was a couple years younger than me, but that did not matter. A year or so later she had a boyfriend and everything was good for awhile. Then she began to tell me how controlling he was. Then he hit her, she forgave him. I told her to leave. She continued to date him and limited her contact with me. He knew I was trying to get her to leave him. He hated me. I did not care, she was my friend and I would not allow him to treat her like that. One day she called and said she left him> I was so happy. Told her how happy I was for her. One day I get a page in the middle of the night, not sure what time, I am sleeping so ignore it thinking I will call whoever it is back later. I forgot the next morning and went to school. Then I noticed the page and it was Sangeeta, my best friend. I tried to call her but it was busy. I said will try later. But later never came. I got the call that she was gone. He had went to her place and killed her. He killed her as she ran for her life. She paged and I never called back. I always wondered if I could have saved her. I think of her often. I miss her smile, her green eyes, and her up beat attitude. I miss her so much. The coward killed himself. I hated him and still do. If she was alive I know we would still have been friends. She would have still been in my life. She did the right thing but it did not matter. Sometimes we tell women to leave and do not follow through with protecting them. Instead of just saying leave him. Find a way for her to leave and protect herself. Here is an article about her. She was loved and cared for. She had a mother and a brother who adored her. She had a friend who still misses her even after 19 years. theatlantic/health/archive/2014/03/life-of-a-police-officer-medically-and-psychologically-ruinous/284324/
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:44:26 +0000
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