Today we’d like to introduce you to Antiana Brown.
Antiana, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
With-in the last year, I’ve had a lot of ups and downs. I met this guy friend about six years ago. We were best friends. We did everything together. We went out to eat together. We helped each other thru hard times. We lifted each other. But an unexpected turn happened last year in November, we started a relationship. In the beginning, we thought we were the perfect match for each other. We had a strong bond. Until I have seen another side of him that I never knew. Three months into our relationship, he changed. He became abusive, demanding, controlling, and evil. All the nasty things you can think of. He wouldn’t let me visit my family. He wouldn’t let me leave the house. The only way I could see sunlight is if I was going with him which he forced me to ride along. My family being worried about me because it wasn’t like me to just get up and leave and not talk to then on daily. They became very suspicious. I didn’t have a phone anymore for them to contact me, he ruined everything I had for my family to reach out to me. Weeks and months went by. Nobody had heard from me. He had kidnapped me and held me in a house where nobody would be able to find me. On the days of June the 8th and 9th of 2019, the days I’ll never forget it topped it off. The man that I thought was my other half / best friend had made his biggest strike and almost took my life from me. Hitting me with weapons, choking me, and punching me all over my body, I slowly fell to the ground. Going in and out of unconsciousness, losing air to my lungs, I slowly was dying. Praying and hoping that someone would help me and come get me, I thought there was no hope. For almost 20hrs he assaulted me, brought me back to life with CPR, dragged my helpless body around the house, poured cold water on me, threw me in cold showers, I just knew nobody was going to help me. After he was tired of hitting me, he picked me up and laid me on the bed and went and grabbed ice and a first aid kit to patch me up, he cuddled with me till the next morning and stated that he loved me and that I wasn’t going anywhere. My mom sitting at home stressing wondering why her 21-year-old daughter would just up and leave and not contact her, she suspected that I was in danger. As we woke that morning, he asked me did I want food. I knew that was my way to escape and contact the police. As he got me dressed and carried me to the car, I saw my phone. He handed me my phone and told me to contact my mom because she was calling all day and night. The moment he gave me the phone and we arrived at Waffle House, I shared the location and Face Timed her and told her to help me. She contacted the police and with her tracking me, they followed me back to the house where he had me and I was saved. With five police cars and the ambulances coming, I knew I was going to get the help I needed. The police arrested him and the nurses came to get me. Another unexpected turn happened, I fell to the ground and became unconscious I was rushed to the hospital, when arrived I didn’t know my name, where I was and what happened. I didn’t even know the last thing I did. Sitting in the hospital and listening to the doctors tell me I have a concussion, a broken jaw, fluid near my brain, bruised ribs, swelling to the head. I knew I wasn’t going to make it. A couple of days went by. I could remember my name and birthday. I was wondering why the officers was in my room. The only person I wanted was my mom but she wasn’t there. Crying and panicking about everything the nurses told me to calm down. The officers started telling me what happened. Running all different tests on me, something came up. All the medicine stopped. All the MRI and CT scans stopped, no one wouldn’t tell me why. A month later, they revealed the results with me. I was 13 weeks pregnant.
Has it been a smooth road?
The biggest struggle I have faced was the after trauma and the dreams I have every night. It’s hard for me to get over and forget something like that. Also, being seven months pregnant and dealing with court cases and trail, it’s been very stressful. The migraines I have at night, the blurry ness of my eyesight been hard. I have damage to my eye canal, and my outside scaring to my eye.
Tell us more about your story.
I don’t have a business but I am pursuing my career in criminal justice. I would like to help and start a domestic violence group for all the young and older women who have been involved in events like this. I would like to help because everybody don’t always make it out like I did.
How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
I can see my company growing and setting examples in a positive way. I would like to have a hotline or a walk-in center for females to come just so they can get away and feel safe from the attacker.
Pricing:
- 80,000 in tuition debt
- 50,000 to start the business
Contact Info:
- Address: 1230 timbercrest drive lawrenceville ga 30045
- Phone: 6784809165
- Email: brownantiana@gmail.com
- Instagram: Instagram.com/_itstianaa
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