The Divorce Prescription

As a little girl, Celine had to take over the chores of Larrys late wife.

Each day, she washed clothes, cooked meals, and bore the brunt of his bearings.

Larry would yank her hair, kick her, and whipher with a belt.

Those days were almost unbearable.

As Celine grew older, her beauty because strikingly evident in the countryside.

But with her beauty came an even greater nightmare.

Larrys lecherous gaze turned predatory.

He would force her onto his lap, pressing his alcohol laden, sweatdrenched face against hers.

Bathing at night, shed lock the door with trembling hands.

But when she glanced back, she would only find his leering eyes peering through the crack, a sick grin spread across his face Those memories haunted her childhood like a recurring nightmare.

One day, Larry brought two of his drinking buddies home.

They teased him, saying, Tarry, why dont you find yourself a new wife? Larry chuckled darkly.

My new wifes already at home, just need a little more time to grow up.

friends immediately caught on, grinning knowingly,

for that kind of

Celine fled

she dialed Lucys number from a village

the call connected, tears streamed down her

sobbed and said,

the voice that answered was

This is my moms

mom only has one daughter, and thats me Celine troze Moments later, Lucys soft, doting

your birthday today! Come

are here and asking for

that dance for them later, okay? Carly nodded with

was Carlys birthday, Celine hung

wandered aimlessly until she

where she found the gravely injured

told her hed take

her that if no one else wanted her,

they held onto each other for

Adam was

cave alone to find herbs

for him in that

believed he

found her first He had been searching for her the entire