he loves me he just needs time is what the bruised girl said as she tries to explain why her face looked like it was spray painted red and why it  looked like a black dot was colored around her eye and why she explained  all her mother could do was cry because she felt it was all her fault  because in her past she slept around with more then two dudes and was left with no clue who to call on cause she a'int know who her baby father was so to help the pain she got strung out on drugs and left little pearl with no one to turn to so pearl found her someone to cling to so she would not feel alone. pearl felt loved like she was on top of the world into her man went ham and started throwing her around and hitting her like she was a punching bag and he was about to go in the ring and do a couple of rounds. after it was all said and done pearl just seat there weeping instead of fleeing the scene because she would rather get beat then go out in this cold world alone with no one to tell her which way to turn.