Personal Narrative: My Perfect Beach Day

As time is progressing, abuse is becoming more common. People in society these days tend to think that domestic abuse is over exaggerated, not knowing how important it really is. Four years ago, in the middle of July it was going to be my first time going to the beach. I was so excited; I 've always dreamed about playing in the waves, and laying out in the hot summer sand. My boyfriend told me that he had the perfect beach day set up for me. Right before leaving for the beach a simple question was brought up, " How many guys try and talk to you a day?" I stated, just a handful. Before I could fully finish my sentence, a hot burning sensation came over the right side of my face. At this point there are three people staring at me waiting for my reaction. How does a eighteen-year-old girl fathom or even react to being slapped in the face? I did what any other girl would do; I cried.
I had to spend my perfect first time at the beach with a rosy pink cheek. What was supposed to be my “perfect time turned into a nightmare out of a horror story. I played in the waves with the side of my face burning. I laid out in the summer sand with the image of his hand coming across my face. Every time someone …show more content…
People today think that when women do speak up about their abuse, they see them as being very dramatic and the over exaggerating everything. Some people see it, and think it’s not their business to get into. Domestic abuse is not just a disagreement, or argument, or even a anger management issue. There are people out in society who think that it’s just a normal part of an intimate relationship. Domestic abuse can be prevented by both male and female spectrum. There should be no excuse for abuse on either side female or female. Domestic will never be extinct, or go away, but as a society people should help educate each other on how to prevent these situations from continuing in the world