Hi Cassie Reynolds

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This is a beautiful little story. It is about a woman who finally comes back home, gathering courage to leave her abusive husband, whom she had married against her parents' wishes.

What I liked:

This is a very realistic plot and there are quite a few instances which we have heard of in our life. I particularly liked the way you have described the protagonist's dilemma as in how to leave the abusive relationship and go back home, especially when her parents are orthodox. She does not know if they would welcome her back after admitting her mistake or if they would ask her to stay away.

In few words, the protagonist's emotions of distress is poignant in the way she reasons out what to do.

The action is fast moving, as it should be in a flash fiction piece.

It has been ended well also.

Suggestion

This is just my view.

The starting sentence of the story gave me the impression that this was about the 'she', who is the mother of the protagonist. Well, she is an important part of the story, but it is more about the heroine coming home. The plot revolves around the narrator, rather than the mother. So maybe you could rephrase that sentence like, I knew mother cried the night we announced our engagement

Final thoughts:

This is a wonderful piece and I could totally relate to it. Thank you for writing and sharing it with us on WDC. Keep writing.

Soh


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