“My father wasn't always abusive. He took us out on Christmas, we had family dinners, we would cuddle together to watch a movie, but then everything changed when I turned six" Rose turned to Aiden as she spoke.

“He became abusive with my mother, they would quarrel any time they were close to each other. She always used to run to my room in the night to sleep with me, when I asked her what was wrong she would tell me that Dad was snoring badly, so I stopped asking till the day he slapped her in front of me. After he slapped her, he kicked her everywhere he possibly...