Leaving her dream of becoming a lawyer behind, Nancy, the only child of her parents, got married at the age of 21. She harboured hopes for a happy life with her husband, Peter, but unfortunately, her relationship was nothing less than a nightmare.
After returning home from work every evening, Peter would drink heavily and create a ruckus. One night, when Nancy served dinner, Peter, who had already finished half a bottle of whisky, got so enraged that he threw the plate in the air and pushed her. “You are worthless! You can’t even cook a nice meal!” He shouted in his drunken rage. Visually shaken and devastated, Nancy felt that she couldn’t bear this torture anymore. Later that night when Peter passed out after drinking, Nancy mustered the strength to escape.
She headed back to her family home where her brother David and his wife Angela lived. Although Nancy had informed them about her return, they didn’t seem too pleased to see her. She took her bag and went to her room where she had spent her life before getting married. To her surprise, everything looked unfamiliar to her—the cupboard with her toys and books was removed, and even her bed was gone. Nancy broke down into tears and rushed to her father’s room, who had passed away a few years ago, and opened his cupboard to find all her belongings neatly arranged on the bottom shelf.
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