Fragrance of a Crushed Flower

¬This is a true story about me - a young teenage girl trapped in a relationship with a professional boxer who was a street - fighter and gang leader. He completely controlled my life through severe physical, mental and verbal abuse. After becoming pregnant in my early teens, I found that there was no way out of the relationship and no possible avenue of escape, as everything I tried had failed. Eventually I gave up trying and embraced a path with him in order to survive. Marriage was on the...