He turned back for the last time to look at the pretty, but forlorn face.
This is the girl he had gagged and carried inside the threshold of this dingy room. She stayed behind, because she identified with his cause. She looked after him, and protected him from the police as long as she could.
It is not the police who have come for him today, but remnants from his past – his wife and two lovely kids.
It is time to say good-bye, and it breaks his heart to think that he was the kidnapper, and she the kidnapped.
That is definitely a darker spin on this prompt. I like the direction.
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Thank you, Lisa!
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A complex psychological profile in 99 words. I didn’t expect the twist.
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Thank you, Charli!
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What a twist. Very interesting. With potential for more…
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Thanks! I’m already thinking about the ‘more’ 🙂
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they hate domestic
violence
as much as her
man and wife
hate and strife
good golly gosh stop right now!
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