Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Read an excerpt from "Delve Into Twelve"

When asked about him, she easily rattled off his many flaws.

She recounted many episodes of abuse, her frequent accounts to police, his inability to support them, his dwindling affections for her. She pointed out his vices, his betrayals. The children were in the way, unruly and disobedient just like their father.

It helped her to blame him, and she assumed everyone saw the victim she was, the limited choices she had, therefore justifying her need for meds. They would see she did not belong; they would assure her she was o.k.

She was wrong.