The Girl With 100 Scars
19-YO Child Abuse Survivor Suffered Shocking Abuse
“They were always threatening to kill me and bury me under the mobile home in the backyard. I never really believed them. But that one day – the last day I was locked in the closet – I did. I believed them.” – Lilly Manning, now 19
In so many ways, Lilly Manning is your typical teen. She fiddles constantly with her cellphone. She hoards shoes. She frets about having a bad hair day, then obsesses over a missing flat iron. When she laughs, the skin around her eyes crinkles, like a double wink. READ MORE HERE (AND) READ MORE HERE
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