"They made me sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. Treated me like a live-in housekeeper, and they'd lock up and starve me for days if they felt I'd stepped out of line. My arms were covered in improperly cared for burn scars because I was too small to use the stove or oven safely. They made me wear their son's old clothes. I was underfed and underdeveloped for my age. I was supposed to be taller than this, you know? But I never caught up."  