Time heals all wounds. Not for her though. Years had passed, but she could still smell his breathe, hear his anger and feel his hate.
Time had healed nothing. In fact, time had only been lost to her. Time had only made her more afraid and allowed her captor to be freed for good behavior. The courts considered him healed, but she knew. She knew he was coming. Coming for her. He promised to return…for her.
She controlled her limited time now. He would never hurt her again. Never. She just needed the perfect place: peaceful, quiet, in the water…
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Boat photo – © Jennifer Pendergast
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Must be me but I saw her killing him. I guess that’s what I would have done. 🙂
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I’m so glad it can be read different ways! It’s a great eye opener as I wrote it like she was going to her own end. So I had fun writing it, and I’m learning how an audience may perceive it a bit different. A win win for me:) thanks for the feedback!
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I hope she finds some hope.
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Just maybe…
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All too often the victims are left alone, and the abusers treated mildly. So sad that she doesn’t see another choice. Good story.
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Thank you. So true. I’ve heard and seen stories over the years where people just feel so trapped in circumstances. Very sad when there seems to be no other options.
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Excellent story with an end we can only wonder at! Hopefully, she isn’t planning her own demise.
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Thank you. I was thinking she was going off to die, but after thinking, it could be a few different options. May be fun to play with this storyline more.
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Yes, I think you’re right! It could be a very good longer story!
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I may have to play with it more. I did promise myself I’d work on more fiction after all:)
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Yes, that would be great! It should be fun to put it all together.
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I think so too:)
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Hopefully, I will get to read it. 🙂
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🙂
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Isn’t it sad that the only escape for some women is death? Nicely done story.
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Fortunately I have not peronally known this level of abuse, but I have seen and heard enough in life to imagine it quite well. Thank you for your feedback. It means a lot. And yes, very tragic indeed. It is sad what we humans can do to one another.
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Dear Nato,
Very descriptive story although I’m not sure if she’s planning to kill him or herself.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ooohhh, I wrote it like she was planning her own end, but, now that you mention it, I can see it could go that way to. That just may be a better option for my character. Perhaps I can carry out this story line more later!
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