Reading Changed My Life - Townsend Press

Julia Burney was afraid of many things as a child.Mostly, she was afraid of Fridays.Fridays were the days her parents headed out tothe bars. Julia would go to bed but lie awake forhours, too tense to sleep. Eventually her motherand father would return home, and then the brawlingwould begin.Voices would grow louder. Crashes would echothrough the apartment. There would be the soundof blows and cries.“Call the police!” her mother would oftenscream. “He’s killing me!”59