Sheila and Andrew couldn't have been more in love as they fell deeply, both at the age of eighteen. Sheila and Andrew were the perfect couple. They were in total bliss. Sheila just knew that she had found her Prince Charming and she was his Princess.

Bruised Fruit is the story of Sheila and Andrew Johnson, two people who fell in love at the tender age of 18. They were very happy together until the day that Andrew decided that in order for his marriage to be perfect he needed to control every thing around him. That meant Sheila. Sheila was his possession and his possession only. She would learn to do what he said otherwise there would be consequences. After one year of marriage one child was born into their union with numbers two and three to follow. This didn t make Andrew happy. Andrew wanted to have children when he was ready. He did not plan for it to happen so fast. With each new addition his feelings for Sheila began to change. He began to acquire jobs in the field of Law Enforcement in order to fulfill his fantasy of power and control. He became a policeman in the worst precinct in New York City s history, where he became a deceitful and corrupt cop. Andrews s treatment of Sheila boarder on inhumane, she became his at home guinea pig. Andrew would treat Sheila worst than he did any man. Bruises were the results. Everyone who knew her knew of her intended doom. As time goes by Sheila learns to fight back. Her children become her life. They are the things that she lives for. One day she gives in to her own demons which cause her to lose everything that she loves. Bruise Fruit is a story about domestic violence. It is the story of a young, sweet, beautiful and tender woman who wears bruising as her badge of honor.