Beaten, Abused And Neglected...this is the story of a little girl who went through hell but refused to let it break her... "He began to beat me mercilessly...first with his fist, then a chair, and finally an army style boot...As if that were not enough, he retrieved a hammer from the kitchen and hit me in my head three times as I attempted to scurry away. Finally, as I laid there with no strength to actually move, his size 10 work boot came down on my face, crushing my nose..." Emerald had a very hard life growing up. With a very abusive father and a mother who couldn't care less, there...