Our honeymoon was lovely and we had a magical time. I even rode a horse. The day after we got home which was a 2nd floor apt in the Hill section (classy area) Frank went to work and I went shopping at a grocery store which was several blocks down the hill from our apartment to buy staples. I had to walk up the hill with 2 large grocery bags (no car) and by the time I got home, Frank was home from work and irritated because he said I was late for his mothers dinner of which I was not aware. He was so nasty about it that I finally said,“If that is the way you feel about it, I am not going.” That’s when I got a punch right in the mouth. My top lip swelled up and hung down over my bottom lip. I was shocked and crying. He became apologetic and begging for forgiveness and promised to never do that again. We could not go to his mother’s for dinner. It went downhill from there. He was very mean and sarcastic to me most of the time. I did not realize it then, but Frank was an alcoholic and always had a bottle of beer in his hand...always at Manottas Cafe drinking. He delighted in seeing me cry and that I did almost every single day. He was never cheap or should I say frugal. No, cheap, where I was concerned. I wanted to be a mother and after 7 months I went to the doctor to find out if there was a problem. Finally, I became pregnant and I felt like I was holy. I was very sick the first 3 months to the point my throat was raw. I did gain a lot of weight and one night we had an argument. He had been drinking at Magnottas Cafe, he knocked me down to the floor. I was 8 months pregnant. He was kicking me and I was trying to protect my stomach with my hand and arms and said,“Frank Stop, you are going to hurt the baby!” He said, “I hope I kill it.! I have never forgotten those words. I had a lot of girlfriends, some of whom would come over in the afternoon and I would cut and perm their hair. One day, they saw Frank drive in the back driveway and they said,“Oh my God, here he comes Frank, we need to go!” and they grabbed their belongings and ran out the front entrance. They were afraid of him. He was not nice to them and he
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