Beautiful girl,

Why do you keep going back to him?

After the months of heartache, verbal and physical abuse, cheating, lies–you still go back.

All of us who love you try to help you; help you move on, help you repair the damage, help you find yourself again after he has destroyed you.

We have picked you up, bruised and crying, consoled you, listened to you say: "This is it."

We have come to your rescue in early mornings and late nights.

We have taken you in, begged and pleaded for you to not go back to him.

We have promised to take care of you.

We are not your enemy. We only want what's best for you and your future. We miss the person we knew before; the one who didn't take grief from anyone, the one hanging out and having fun with us, the one who was full of confidence and self love.

He has taken you from us. He has made you believe his lies. He has convinced you he can change. He has made you cut off friends. He has used and abused you, over and over again. He has made you feel small, weak, and worthless. He has thrown you, choked you, hit you, and hurt you too many times to count.

When you take a break from him, it's always clear when he sneaks back into your life. Our calls to you go unanswered. Our texts read and not replied to. Our invitations are answered with excuses. You isolate yourself from us, as he chains you to him.

He makes you believe he is your family, he is your home, and he only does what he does out of love. Love shouldn't hurt.

We lay awake worrying. We pray for you to understand. We worry what action it will take before you decide: "This is it."

Tearing you down, belittling you, holding you back isn't our intention. We don't want you to take this the wrong way, we don't want you to think we're judging you.

All we want is your safety, your happiness, and you.