Held hostage

Not the violence part, but some of this rings true...

Imagine being held hostage. Only 

no one knows you're being held

hostage. You're forced to plaster on a

smile during public appearances, so as 

not to alert the outside world of the

danger you are in. Contrary to most

hostage situations, there are no prayer

vigils begging for your release. There is 

no ransom being gathered to free you. 

And there is definitely no mission being

planned to rescue you. Should you 

manage to escape, instead of 

rejoicing at your liberation, you are 

told that God wants you to go back

and love your captor well.

This is domestic violence.