Violence against women is all too prevalent in society today. It is not acceptable that many women still live with that reality every day and we must all work together to eliminate it. Unfortunately, scenarios like the one in my #weekendwritingprompt are all too common.
Content Warning: Strong sexual and violent themes implied, including violence against women. Content could elicit strong emotional reactions, reader beware.
Blind Rage
The room stopped momentarily as the exquisitely dressed Ella made her provocative entrance. Not 48 hours earlier she had dumped me insisting I was a small spiteful man and now this, as if to mock me.
“Who’s the vindictive one,” he thought, his blood boiling as he slipped into the restroom behind her. “Let’s see how that dress looks coloured in red…”
Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #256.
Prompt Word: Provocative
Date: 2022-04-23 | Tags: #weekendwritingprompt
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He is, indeed, a small spiteful man.
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I wonder how often this happens. I hope it’s not as prevalent as it’s fictionalized.
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You are probably right Chel, and when it does happen the media tends to sensationalize it like in the Lacy Peterson case. That said, even once is too many times.
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Agreed. At the same time, I wonder if I’m naïve to hope.
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