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Lillie McFerrin Writes: Five Sentence Fiction – Villainous
Adam stepped from behind the closed door, “Where the hell you been, woman?”
She squeezed her eyes shut against the spew of anger and drunken spittle, cowered against the counter, and waited for the inevitable.
“You mark my words, Norma Jean, a tiger don’t change his stripes,” her mother warned.
“He’s changed, mama. You don’t know him like I do.”
The back of his hand landed hard and she tried to think of happier times; he hadn’t always been this way.
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Very well done – the justification to herself and others, the blindness to his real nature, great presentation of the common themes occuring in stories of abuse and abusers .
Great stuff.
Cheers
KT
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Thank you for such a good critique. I wanted to convey the meaning of villainous without using the word. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Excellent. Sadly true in way too many cases. Even one is too many.
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Absolutely and everyone should be attuned to the signs because most victims can’t speak up.
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That’s true.
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What a shame that he should change into an abuser! A sad reality well expressed in a few sentences.
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Thank you. Unfortunately, I agree this happens far too often and in silence. Thanks for the comments.
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What a shame, a sad reality well expressed in a few sentences.
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Nicely done showing the villainous character without any need for the word.
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Thanks. Appreciate the kind critique. 😊
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This is a sad fact of life for so many. Wonderfully written.
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Beautifully penned of such a sad reality of such behaviours.
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Thank you so much. You are correct, it happens way too often. We should all be viligent and when we see the things that don’t seem right with family, friends, or acquaintances, speak up. So happy you stopped by the Cow Pasture and thanks for commenting.
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Ahh.. that villainous streak in him. Superbly crafted :D.
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Thank you so much for your kind compliments so happy you stopped by the Cow Pasture
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