Sarah looked down, face unreadable. "I was told for two years that I was nothing. That I deserved nothing, especially not him. It's all I can believe at this point. He... He [i]did[/i] things. Said things, the most awful things. He convinced me to do things. Other things... He got impatient and wouldn't wait for me to agree. He'd always apologize afterwards, and I kept forgiving him. I always forgave him for such horrible things."