He stood gazing out at the lake in front of the cabin. “I’m glad we came for the weekend,” he said.
“Me too,” she agreed. “Too bad Megan can’t be here.”
He turned around and his face went ashen when he saw the revolver in her hand. “Joanne, what are you doing with that?”
She saw the fear on his face. “This is how Megan felt every time you molested her—powerless.
“She told you that?”
“No. It’s in her diary. How could you, Steve? She’s your daughter.”
“Step-daughter.”
“And that makes it okay?”
“No.”
“Admit your guilt.”
“I didn’t mean to do it but I couldn’t help myself.”
“Did you get that?”
Steve looked bewildered. “What’s going on?”
Just then two police officers showed up. He was read his rights and taken away.
Joanne handed the revolver which wasn’t loaded to the officer.
“You need to come to the station.”
“After I see my daughter.”
Megan was awake. Her wrists were bandaged. “Tic tac toe, Mom?”
“Sure, Honey. I’ll play for you.”
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Shoot him.
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It’s probably a good thing the revolver wasn’t loaded or she might have taken justice into her own hands.
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When he said he couldn’t help himself, that’s the first thought that popped into my head.
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Yes. I think she would have pulled the trigger at that point.
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Oh wow! Thank goodness he was caught and put in prison! Good for her for getting a confession! Great story!
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Thanks, Priceless Joy. Yes, he deserves to go to prison where he will have plenty of time to reflect on how he almost destroyed a young girl’s life.
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Yes! Absolutely!
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Powerful story and a clever trap.
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Thanks, Iain 🙂
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Great use of the prompt, I have no words to describe the despicable step dad.
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Thanks, Michael 🙂 I think despicable is one fitting word we can use to describe him.
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What an inhuman beast. Glad she got him trapped.
Broke my heart, but alls well that ends well, hopefully.
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Yes, and his excuse that he couldn’t help himself was just reprehensible. She did the right thing by trapping him instead of taking matters into her own hands. Yes, it ended well–Megan’s suicide attempt didn’t succeed, thankfully and now that he’s out of the way, she can begin the process of healing. The fact that she wants to play tic-tac-toe is a very promising sign. I wonder, though, how many Megans out there are still being molested and are afraid to tell someone.
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Well I wasn’t expecting that, seems he wasn’t either
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