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Getting Out |
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A Short Story By |
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Paul Angelino |
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Published By Smashwords |
How many times had Mary sat up waiting for Jeremy to come home drunk, not knowing what to expect. Would he pass out in the living room, or make his way to their bedroom, throwing his drunkenness and anger into every slap and punch as he had countless times before? After seven years of marriage, the fear that gripped Mary each weekend had not subsided any.
As horrible as the situation was, it was not a new one by any means. Her father was verbally and physically abusive to her mother, to the tune of an empty whiskey bottle. She supposed, that a Therapist would say that she was looking for her father in Jeremy. She was just as frightened of her Father, as her Mother was, because the beatings were not always focused on her Mother. If Mary asked too many questions from the “old man”, he would slap the piss out of her, and curse her for being like her mother, whining and ruining his every waking moment. Mary’s life had been a practice in bending, to everyone’s whim but hers. She had never felt confident enough to reach for her own dreams and goals, instead trying to please everyone, by following their lead.