Thursday 4 July 2013

Vis Dare challenge. Word this week was Bruised



MUNCHAUSEN
She stared blankly ahead as doctors shone torches into her eyes and poked and prodded at her bruised skin. She hated this part, too many questions.

She had no explanation for it, but she felt too big for the life that she had chosen.
Handling her emotions, all of them (there were so many) had never been her strong suit, so she began wearing them on her flesh, like badges of honour, or shame, she wasn’t sure which.

She knew what they thought ‘battered wife’, but they were wrong. ‘Just battered’ she laughed to herself while she tried to hide the marks on her knuckles.
What would they do if they knew? If they ever suspected that her elusive abuser didn’t exist. At least, not in any form that they ever imagined.

She sat on her hands, winced from the pain, and smiled. 

2 comments:

  1. Good use indeed... I came here from Twitter.. I don't think you have added this to the Linky on the VisDare page. xx

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  2. Thank you! No didn't add the link in visdare but did post my piece im thw comments. Thanks for yhe comment! Feel.free to browse the rest of my blog!

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