Live to Tell: Sophia's Secret
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- Real people, real crimes, real life drama. - I don't remember much of that time. I just remember thinking, "Am I gonna make it through this?" (upbeat music) - Did I have an emergency? - My mom drove me from my house to the hospital. - The police are at our house and I'm taking my daughter to the emergency room 'cause she's bleeding from her head. - I kept saying to my mom, "I'm going to die, "I'm going to die, I'm going to die." And she was like, "Sophia, it's okay." - Sophia, okay, you're okay, you're okay. (upbeat music) - I just tried to be as calm as I could and tried to just reassure her. She was safe now, Adam wasn't there. What is the male's name that assaulted her? - Adam, he needs to be (beep) away. - Two officers were waiting there for us and then they put the whole hospital on lockdown. They knew that he was still at large. - The police came in and were just asking me questions. Has this happened before? - I just said, "Yes," and that's the last conscious memory I have before my surgery. I remember waking up and I felt, "Oh my God, I'm alive." I just felt there's a reason I'm here and I believe this is what I'm here for to share my story. (upbeat music) I was 14 years old and he had just turned 16. Adam was the typical skater boy that every 13-year-old girl dreams of beautiful blue eyes, flippy hair, he was mysterious. A lot of girls were attracted to him. As soon as he showed interest in me, he became my complete focus. My friends knew something was wrong, but I never told anyone about the abuse. Everyone else loved him. Everyone else thought he was hilarious. - That's (beep) with me. - Nobody would ever believe that he did anything to me. - (beep) (beep) - Thank you. - He did a lot of different things when he was angry. I've seen him get mad, I've seen him do horrible things to me before, but that night there's just something different. He just had this crazy look in his eyes,
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A teen attacked by her abusive ex-boyfriend reveals her emotional story of survival.