A Cold Dark Secret This story is about a young woman's journey into the dark abyss of religious upbringings', how one person's beliefs can insightfully change another's attitude and the consequences of those demands. Although fictional, this tale has been known for its truths throughout time, only never discussed in polite society. Likely, not as severe as the author has taken this tale to reach a climactic ending, the story uncovers the darkness hidden within us all, but then who knows what goes on behind closed doors. Who of us knows if there are bodies buried in the wreckages' of families who experience the true horrors life sometimes brings to our doorstep.