April and her mother were alone in the room. “I am sorry that daddy hit you” April said as she looked at her mother. As there were tears forming in her eyes.

“I would have come upstairs and yell at him, but he locked the door. So I was trapped down there.” April confessed to her mother.

“I know honey, it’s alright.You don’t need to feel guilty, sweetie. You were out of his way and in a safer place” Toni said as she tried to comfort her daughter.

” Did daddy hit you?” Toni asked.

April nodded as she looked down at the table.
“I was watching TV, he kept coming up to me, and telling me I needed to do my homework. I told him I already did it. He would pretend he didn’t hear me and ask again. When he didn’t like my answer he grabbed me by the shoulders and shoved me. I looked at him, and I said it louder this time, I finished it already! He became frustrated with me and he got angry. He punched me in the shoulder. Then he took me to the basement and slammed the door. The last thing I heard was the lock.