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.

on, grinning knowingly, Damn,

that kind of

Celine fled

she dialed Lucys number from a

the call connected, tears streamed down

sobbed and said,

please save me… But the voice

is my

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

your birthday today! Come see the pearl

are here

perform that dance for them later, okay?

day was Carlys

Larrys house, so she wandered aimlessly until she

was where she found

hed

no one else wanted her,

they held onto each other for

by dawn, Adam was burning

muttering, Water Water… She left the cave alone to find herbs and water to

She waited for him in that cave for days, convinced that he

he

her first He had been