Not Everyone Deserves a Second Chance

Two days ago, sometime around 9 in the morning, I was in the middle of a deep sleep after staying up all night for no reason, when I overheard voices coming from downstairs that clearly indicated that some group of people were either having an aggressive argument or fighting.

It had taken all the strength I had in me to get up from my bed to go investigate what was happening, and this was only because I wanted to make sure it wasn't something serious that would require me running for my life and fortunately for me, it wasn't that...it was someone else's life in danger.

When I got downstairs, the amount of people I saw all gathered around made me realize how serious the entire situation could be, so I had walked up to the first person I saw and enquired about what happened, and the moment that person was done talking, I was back on my way upstairs to go finish up my sleep.

Apparently, the reason for all of that commotion was because a lady was getting physically abused by her boyfriend and that morning's beating had gotten so bad that the neighbours had to come in to separate and save the lady. And now, everyone wanted a piece of that guy after they saw the harm he had inflicted on the lady.

Now I know you guys must be wondering why instead of contributing to the guy getting punished, I had decided to go back to bed instead, well it was for one obvious reason, one that gets me upset everytime I think about it.

You see, this isn't exactly the first time something like this was happening between the both of them. There have been days where I walk past her and I see her eyes red and swollen, bruises all over her body and whatnot... Yet everytime we try to take her away from him, she runs back to him.

The last time something like this had happened, the entire hostel had stopped any form of communication between both parties and we had tried our best to make the lady understand that the guy wasn't any good for her and she was better off breaking up with him and she had agreed.

Only for someone to see her sneaking into his room at late hours and sneaking out early in the morning to avoid being seen. It was obvious she hadn't had enough beating and probably needed more, so we did the only thing we could do, we left them to carry on with whatever abusive love story they both were writing with her blood.

Funny enough, the issue they both had two days ago was concluded with them agreeing to end things for real this time, let's hope they both keep to that, although I have zero faith that they will.

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