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END OF YEAR TEASER

Embracing The Power Of Changing Her Life

🦋 Marie A. Rebelle
Teaser Tales
Published in
3 min readDec 30, 2022

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Sharon slammed the bathroom door behind her and locked it, snot, tears and blood distorting her face. She cringed when Damian banged on the door.

“You fucking bitch,” he yelled. “Get out here now before I come in there and get you.”

It was an idle threat — one he had made every time she took refuge in the bathroom, hiding away from him. All she had to do was wait it out. He would calm down, and then, when she finally opened the door, would be full of remorse and promises, and back to the loving man he was. Then they would be the happy couple again.

Something was different this time, though.

Not with the situation. With Sharon. How she felt.

She’d had enough.

The assaults came more frequently now, even before the bruises of the previous time were gone.

This was not the life she wanted.

This mansion, the money, the social circles they moved in… none of that made it worth being a battered wife.

She deserved better. She knew she did.

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🦋 Marie A. Rebelle
Teaser Tales

🦋 Writer of raw, open, honest fact & fiction - always about life. | Owner: Serial Stories & The Patient's Voice | Editor: Tantalizing Tales 🦋