Battered and Bruised Does Not Mean Love

Kristina started her night off excited about spending what she thought would be quality time with Ethan. She convinced her sister, Molly, to hack into Ethan's e-mail to prevent him from going on his date with Jennifer.


Kristina didn't get what she was hoping for though when she showed up at the Haunted Star. Not only did Ethan tell Kristina he wasn't interested in her; he also called her a spoiled brat and grabbed her arm to the point of bruising it.


That's not even the worst part, basically up until she got home with her sister Sam, Kristina's ego was the most bruised part of her body, well, until Kiefer showed up that is.


Kiefer claimed he was humiliated by Kristina's actions and thought she and Ethan were laughing at his expense. Kiefer didn't just scream though, he raised his fists and more than once.

Adding to the drama, the scenes were shown in slow motion.

Battered, bruised and frightened, Kristina lay curled up on her floor as Kiefer screamed it was her fault that he hit her in the first place; she made him so mad he hit her and it was her fault.






After getting a good talking to by Sam, Ethan actually felt bad about the way he had treated Kristina and went to the Lake House to apologize to the young girl. Ethan couldn't believe what he found when he arrived.

Kristina, thinking Kiefer came back to hurt her some more, lashed out at Ethan and literally clawed his face. Ethan looked genuinely scared for Kristina and carried her out of the house in his arms and brought her to the hospital. Ethan looked scared as he waited outside the curtains when Patrick asked him what happened. Obviously Ethan had no idea what had happened to Kristina but due to the nice gash on the side of his cheek, Ethan looked like the guilty party.



What I didn't understand about what transpired next was that Patrick called Sonny and not Alexis and it was Epiphany that called Alexis. Patrick should know Kristina and Sonny's relationship is rocky at best. I did however like how the writers tied in Sonny feeling that Dante was looking at him like Deke and remembering what his mother went through when Deke used to beat her.
Even if I hadn't read the spoilers, I wasn't surprised that Kristina named Ethan as her attacker instead of telling the truth. In most cases of domestic abuse, the woman more often than not blames herself for the beatings and protects the one that's actually hurting her.

Kristina is no different - she is protecting Kiefer; the boy who is actually hurting her.

When Lucky, Alexis and Sonny all asked her who did that to her, Kristina said "Ethan." This story line is only going to get better. What I think is the most important part about this story line is they are in fact using the teens on the show and not the adults. This story arc is something mothers and daughters should watch together. Even fathers and sons - it really is an important lesson to be learned. Women do not have to be afraid to tell the truth about who's hurting them and men do not have to raise their fists whenever they get angry.

There is help for both, but the first most important step is to realize it's not your fault and you can prevent it from happening again. One thing is for sure, Lexi and Christian did a phenomenal job with the scenes, I was just as scared as Kristina was as I watched it all unfold.


What do you think the most important part of this story is? Where would you like to see it go?