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When she turned twenty one my mother had been a single mother
for five years. In that time she had completed
high school diploma, worked two part time jobs and yet managed to look after a
child.
She wasn’t looking for a relationship when she met big Jim,
the charmer with a booming belly laugh that filled the room.
Ten years later I held a knife to his neck as he once again bashed
her repeatedly with a pan.
The thing about violent relationships is they tend to decay,
crumble and die, leaving behind ruins of a once happy life.
Written for Friday Fictioneers Word Count : 100.
I was tempted to put in another fractured fairy tale but went a light bit darker instead for this week. I am still canvassing support for my entry in the Indian Blogger Awards 2017 run by Indiblogger. Please vote for me by either liking, tweeting or commenting on my entry page here.
To read the other stories this week click here
Written for Friday Fictioneers Word Count : 100.
I was tempted to put in another fractured fairy tale but went a light bit darker instead for this week. I am still canvassing support for my entry in the Indian Blogger Awards 2017 run by Indiblogger. Please vote for me by either liking, tweeting or commenting on my entry page here.
To read the other stories this week click here
Not a good catch after all...
ReplyDeleteNot in this case. Thanks for your comments Dale.
DeleteA lovely metaphoric take on this one.
ReplyDeleteThanks YS I am glad you liked it.
DeleteI wonder if the knife made a difference.... after all houses can be rebuild again.
ReplyDeleteThe knife was the breaking point. Houses can be rebuilt but sometimes relationships can't. Thanks for reading and commenting Björn.
DeleteSo grim! A lot of people have been deceived by a laugh and "a great sense of humor."
ReplyDeleteAppearances can be deceiving indeed. Thanks for your comments Christine.
DeleteDear Subroto,
ReplyDeleteThis is a masterpiece. Sad and powerful at the same time.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Oh wow! Thanks for that compliment Rochelle, I am glad you liked it.
DeleteThis is heartbreaking. Great writing, there's so much in this sad story.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Gabi, I am glad you liked it.
DeleteSo tragic that a woman achieve so much on their own, to then meet such a vile bully and end up so diminished by him. Well told.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Sarah, I am glad you liked it.
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