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Amy had married too young and for the wrong reasons. Her high school sweetheart, Daryl, had never believed in “rubbers” as he’d called them. “They don’t feel as good, and I want you to feel good babe.” He would say, smiling the way he did when he wanted something from her, usually followed by his hand moving south, down her back and trying to slide under her jeans and grabbing a handful. She’d never been able to say no to him. After all, how could she? Amy was never the most confident of girls, thinking about it now, she seemed to hunch in on herself and smiled meekly as if some stranger had walked up and said “Hello.”

Stepping into the shower, she remembered the first time meeting Daryl. She was your average high school senior, the one who flies underneath everyone’s radar, trying not to stand out for fear of doing something wrong. The question “Are they laughing at me?” Always swirling at the forefront of her mind as she walked down the halls in her black tights, brown skirt and white blouse. One day, on another mad dash through the hallways, hoping to stay unnoticed, she tripped. At least she thought she tripped, maybe someone tripped her? It didn’t matter, because Daryl, captain of the football team, a hulking All American bent down to help her pick up her stuff. “Hey cutie.” He said, his eyes meeting hers.

From that moment, she had been putty in his hand. Anything he wanted, he could have taken from her and she was willing to give it up. After all, he’d saved her from the torment of normality that she faced every day. All of a sudden she was Queen. Least she thought she was. It didn’t take long for Daryl to push her into coming with him to see the city form the hills overlooking it from his truck.