To the guy who hurt my friend,

I never met you, but from the very first day, I knew that she was too good for you. She falls so quickly and has such a giving heart, I just wish I could have seen your betrayal coming sooner. I wish I could have saved her from you.

But you hurt her. You behaved how no man, no decent human being, should behave, and took advantage of her kindness and forgiveness. I can only say thank God she escaped. She escaped your wandering eyes and your vulgarity and your abuse.

She is now a stronger woman because she must recover from the pain you put her through. She now knows her worth because you treated her like she was worthless. She now knows that she deserves a man who gives her everything because you gave her nothing.

She’s such a gentle person, but when she discovered your lies and your true character, she transformed. Her eyes were opened to the damage you inflicted upon her, which was inexcusable, and the harm you’ve done to other women in your community. She thought that she was safe with you, that she was at home with you, but you were the most dangerous person in her life. She fell for you, but then she hit the ground. Hard. She hit the ground and realized that while the fall had made her feel weightless, nothing but rock-solid reality waited for her below. But she landed on her feet, standing tall in the face of everything you put her through.

She will go on with her life and get her degree while you have been forced to return home without a college education.

I never met you, and to this day I know that she is too good for you.

Now that you’re gone forever, she can begin to heal. But you will always be a man who needs to hurt women, and you can go to hell.

If you or a friend are ever in need of help:

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

National Sexual Violence Resource Center: 877-739-3895

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233