A Different Ending — Stephanie Cohen

Aliza is your typical nineteen-year old girl who lives with her boyfriend, Tyler. Growing up, they knew everything about one another and even started dating. Not long after Aliza and Tyler move into their first place together, however, she realizes how much she doesn't actually know about him. Now she is faced with the side of love that's not often mentioned.Tyler may have won over Aliza's heart, but he has also abusively taken control over her life, in ways she never saw coming. Broken and bruised, Aliza makes the most terrifying decision ever and reaches out for help from a guy that she has been friends with in order to escape Tyler's wrath. Just when Aliza thinks she is free,fueled by his anger Tyler does something awfully drastic and permanent that will alter everyone's lives forever. Shocked by Tyler's actions, Aliza discovers that she wasn't his only victim. Those invisible chains that she felt Tyler once had placed on her are no longer there, and she has never felt so much relief and guilt as she does now.