Hello, my name is April, thank you so so much for reading. Here is a little backstory: On August 20th I was the victim of a really bad hit and run car accident. Someone parked on the left side of the freeway suddenly pulled out perpendicular to the road when I was maybe about 10-15 feet away and going 65 mph. They somehow left the scene of the accident. My car is completely totaled and my job as a delivery driver is gone, leaving me with no way to get around and no income. I'm also injured and dealing with chronic pain ever since the accident, making it even harder to work even if I did have a car.

I currently rely on my boyfriend for rides to and from college, but the problem is he's very abusive to me. Every chance he gets he degrades me, makes fun of me, and/or gets mad at me for tiny things like not offering him something at the store when my money is extremely limited. He tells me that I need to be perfect and that I've "lost all privileges" to act any way other than perfect. I'm not allowed to go over to friends' houses when I want, eat what I want, dress how I want, or speak how I want. I'm constantly put down and reduced to nothing. I can't keep relying on him when every day we have an argument over something I've done that's wrong in his eyes. It's breaking me down, and all of my friends see the massive toll this is taking on me.

I hate asking others for help, but I don't see any other option right now. I need to get to school but I just can't put up with the abuse anymore. Uber isn't an option currently as I have no income and it's really expensive to take two 30 minute rides every day, especially during the times that I need to leave for school.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading this. If you're able to help, I would appreciate it more than I can express, thank you so much.