"We began to read into the demeanor of the person who would come to the door, and be able to pick out, “Okay, is this a safe moment or is this a dangerous time? Is this one where we are going to have to huddle?” because a lot of times during abuses, my siblings and I would huddle in the corner. We would just hang on to each other as my mom would take the brunt, as she would try to stand between us and my father."