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I don't remember much of that time I just remember thinking am I going to make it through
this emergency my mom drove me from my house to the hospital is the police are at our house and I'm taking my daughter
to the emergency room cuz she's bleeding from her head I kept saying to my mom I'm going to die I'm going to die I'm
going to die and she was like Sophie it's okay Sophie you're okay you're okay okay I just tried to be as calm as I
could and try to just reassure her she was safe now Adam wasn't there what is the male's name that assaulted her Adam
he needs to be fo away two officers were waiting there for us and then they put the whole Hospital on
lockdown they knew that he was still at large the police came in and were just asking me questions has this happened
before I just said yes and that's the last conscious memory I have before my surgery
I remember waking up and I felt oh my God I'm alive I just felt there's a reason I'm
here and I believe this is what I'm here for to share my [Music] story I was 14 years old and he had just
turned 16 Adam was the typical skater boy that every 13-year-old girl dreams of beautiful blue eyes flippy hair he was
mysterious a lot of girls were attracted to him as soon as he showed interest in
me he became my complete Focus my friends knew something was wrong but I never told anyone about the
abuse everyone else loved him everyone else thought he was hilarious stop with me
nobody would ever believe that he did anything to me I hate you he did a lot of different
things when he was angry I've seen him get mad I've seen him do horrible things to me
before but that night there's just something different he just had this crazy look in his eyes
like something had snapped and I asked him I said Adam are you are you going to kill me and he said yes
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Brief Summary

Sophie shares her traumatic experience of abuse by Adam and her journey to recovery.

Key points

Emergency Room Panic. A mother rushes her daughter to the hospital amidst a terrifying situation.
Waking Up to Life. After surgery, a survivor feels a renewed sense of purpose.
The Moment of Truth. A chilling confrontation reveals the true nature of the abuser.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I'm going to die, I'm going to die.

A moment of panic during a medical emergency.

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