I'm quiet, silent, barely breathing as I wait for them to return. I know what's coming. He'll hit me a bit. He'll make me bleed, just so he can watch the blood flow. He'll hurt me over and over again just so he can hear me scream.

He likes to hear you scream.

I know what's coming but I don't understand why he's not started already.

Last time, I had several broken bones within the first hour. He wasn't slow to hurt me two years ago so why now...

The only answer ...