Trembling, fluttering, ragged--a single word flies from her lips with the tearing sound of a thousand women's hearts. "Animal!" she screams. The sound rips through my paper ego.
There's more to the story, but it's then that I died.
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No one should ever have to go through this.
ReplyDeleteEver.
Not even in fiction.
What about men that give in to their animal instincts? How much forgiveness or sympathy do they deserve? How much is she at fault for her pained retort?
ReplyDeleteWhat makes you think I'm talking about him, in particular? Anyway, the truth is that no created human being deserves forgiveness or sympathy.
ReplyDeleteWe ask for it, anyway.
I just-- well. Never mind. I stand by what I said. Situations like these shouldn't happen, and the fact that they do breaks my heart.