I stood.
“That is a serious accusation.”
Brenda followed me.
“Did he?”
“Constantly.”
I opened the screen door.
The house filled with laughter again.
And as I stepped inside, I did not feel like a woman returning to the life she had before.
I felt like a woman walking into the life she had chosen.
There was room for me after all.
I had simply learned that I was allowed to decide where.
The End
