Christina Eve Vidales with Boyd and Lucinda

At the tender age of 8 years old, I had experienced something traumatic which completely changed my world around. By the time I was 16, I was raped by my boyfriend. He felt that he needed to "teach me a lesson". I had other things going on in my life as well at home that just drew the line with me completely. I was so devastated that I wanted to take my own life. I was tired of being misunderstood, taken advantage of, being abused, mistreated, and hurt. I carried a pain so deep that the hottest shower could not rinse or cleanse off. I took all the prescription medications my mom had. I was found incoherent in my bedroom and rushed to the hospital by ambulance. I had gone into respiratory and cardiac arrest...