<i><b>There’s a whistle in the wind.<br>And the sound doesn’t just belong to me.</b></i><br><br>I became my own version of The Greatest of the Great when an injury stole my dream.<br>I found a healthy alternative for my <i>rage </i>so I can still swing my bat.<br>If someone has the unfortunate curse of being on the other end of my swing, they’ll hear a whistle before they die.<br>And it’s how I’ll kill any men who dares raise a fist to a woman.<br>It’s the vow I made a long time ago, but when I meet Charlie, I learn a vow won’t ever be enough.<br>The second I speak to her, I know. When I shake her hand, I feel her screams in my bones.<br>The way she acts sets off every alarm inside me.<br>She’s terrified.<br>She flinches at every move and sound, every promise.<br>And her husband is to blame.<br>Physical, mental, and emotional abuse, yet she finds a way to love him.<br>That’s when I learn it isn’t about love for her, it’s about survival.<br>While she figures out a way to live, I figure out way to get her out of there.<br>And I’m nearly too late.<br>Loving her means defeating him.<br>She has no idea what kind of man he truly is. He’s got a secret.<br>And I’m going to set it free.<br><br>Charlie is stronger than she realizes, but the moment she does…<br><i>I hear it in the wind.</i>