In the spring of 2018, Townzen met a man named Matthew Gerth at a bus stop. After they started dating, Gerth became physically abusive, and one day set Townzen on fire. This is her survival story.
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Over the next few weeks, we became inseparable. He paid for us to stay in hotels and I became reliant on him—I had nowhere else to go. It didn’t take long before his money ran out and we began bouncing around, staying with different friends and family. Things weren’t perfect, but we were making it work.
On the last night we spent together, I asked him to go to Walmart with me and he refused. Then, when I got home, he was angry because he thought my errand took longer than necessary. I had to show him the receipt to prove I had checked out and come straight home. I could sense something brewing, so I left the apartment and slept in my van.
My gut told me to get out of there fast. Matthew grabbed a knife from the counter. I quickly grabbed a bottle of hot sauce that was sitting on the counter. I knew pepper spray was made using hot peppers. I figured if I could get it in his eyes, it would slow him down. It didn’t work. We started scuffling and he managed to hit me in the face three times, crushing my right eye socket and nasal cavity. I noticed a torch on the table. I grabbed it and managed to give him a small burn.
Somehow, survival mode kicked in and I remembered to stop, drop, and roll. The people who had been watching yelled, “Roll over to us. We’ve got a hose. We’ll put you out. Listen to our voice.” Meanwhile, Matthew had gotten into his car to drive away. The only problem? I was laying behind his car. He got out and dragged me out of his way by my hair. As he got back into his car, I tried to roll toward the people watching.
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