Once upon a time… there was an intelligent, creative,
beautiful woman. This woman was envied
by all other women, and wanted by all of the men. Considering it was back in the day, she had
so much going for her, but her only aspirations were to marry a handsome man
and live in a pretty house. She had
never believed herself to be capable of much more.
Growing up, she was told to always stand by and look
pretty. No one ever took her
seriously. She had been laughed at so
many times when she suggested plans of becoming anything more in the
future. Everyone underestimated her, and
because of that, she began to underestimate herself. She began to believe the criticism, and
forget any other serious dream.
As the story goes on, she meets a very handsome man at a
local club. They began to see each other
more and more often. They always seemed
to meet at night and have a night on the town with his friends and some of
hers. She was so caught up in the
excitement, that when asked to be married after only a few months, she agreed.
She fancied her fiancé very much so. He bought her pretty diamonds, expensive
purses, and finally, an enchanting house to live in. She was so consumed with his showering of gifts
and parties, that she never took the time to time to fully get to know her
husband to be. All of friends
congratulated her on finally reaching her happily ever after. Yet, somehow, there was an emptiness she felt
when the thought of being his “forever” crossed her mind.
She came to the conclusion that maybe something was missing
in her life. Maybe there was something
wrong with her marriage. Maybe it wasn’t
right. Maybe she didn’t know him as well
as she thought she did. Maybe she wanted
more out of life. She had planned to sit
him down, shortly after, to share these feeling that she couldn’t help but
feel.
He arrived home after a long night of poker. She had been waiting up for him. He wreaked of alcohol and cigar smoke. She began to worry that tonight wasn’t the
night to tell him how she felt. However,
her compulsive mind kicked in and she shared how she felt regardless. She shared how she feels that she needs to do
something for herself to feel complete, and that they should take a break. He was stunned, and he was angry. In response to her proposal, he back handed
her and continued to throw and kick her around until she was unconscious.
When she finally gained consciousness, she looked at herself
in the mirror and began to panic. She
had to escape, but she didn’t know how.
Could she really survive on her own?
Could she really be independent for the first time in her life? She felt that she had no choice. She had to.
That day, she packed her bags and finally gained the courage
to do things on her own. She was free of
men controlling her. She decided to
follow her dreams consisting of independence and capability. She decided to begin her dream life all by
herself. She picked up an ax and began
to get to work on building her dream home without needing the approval of a
superior male figure. She was strong and
capable.
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