No More Tears: The Avenging Wife

The whole town was gathered on the community grounds, th

ld, I saw Brenda. She was scratching at her neck, a frown on her face. Th

n ivy was

er, one of the town' s

ooks like you' ve got hickeys all over you!"

y welts were already visible, inflamed by her scratching. People started to stare, then w

rmance wa

turned and walked toward the town Sheriff, a man named Bill, who had kn

most worried

ut I was near the community storage barn earlier, and I thought I heard noises. I' m worried some

Stealing from the community was

, Sarah. We can

es in the town. I faded back into the crowd, my h

s cutting through the darkness. I saw them pau

e, then shouts of

sity like the other townspeople

aleb and Brenda, naked and tangled on a pile of hay

rical sob, making sure

other' s wife! You' ve brought shame on

tly. The crowd murmured in sympathy for me, their eyes bur

had bee