Feeling completely broken and thinking of giving up
Assalamu alaikum. I know Islam says it's wrong, and maybe it's not the solution, but nothing feels okay anymore. Life's been so unjust. My parents have serious issues-they get angry and abusive over tiny things, and it's draining me completely. I got accepted into a great university far away, one I always dreamed of, but I ended up at a local one just to please them. I regret it every single day. On top of that, I got stuck with the worst lecturers, my grades dropped terribly-and I used to be a top student. I lost almost all my scholarship. Now I'm lying to my parents about tuition, using my dorm money to pay for classes, sleeping around campus during the day, and wandering the streets at night because sleeping rough is illegal here. I only go back home on weekends. I can't tell them the truth-it's impossible. They both have high blood pressure, act impulsively, and are manipulative and abusive. I know they love me, but honestly, I don't even care anymore. I've been praying every day, but I'm also losing my faith bit by bit. I'm trying so hard to keep it together, but I end up crying most nights. Recently, at the start of last semester, I was assaulted. I was still a minor then. Ever since, I've felt awful. People say it's not my fault, but sometimes I wish I stayed silent and never reported it. The police made my parents travel across the country in the middle of the night just to sign papers. Then I had to go to court for weeks, missing classes-though alhamdulillah, the man was jailed. Now I've got Cs and Ds, can't afford tuition, and can't stand being at home. It's all way too heavy. I don't know, brother. Forget putting a price on life-I just don't see anything worth holding on to anymore. I want out. I want to leave this behind.