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Show About 1650 words Intended for women, age 25-25 in a women's magazine 1 ike Ms. The Malevolent Seven I spent twelve years in a bad marriage because I didn't have the courage to face divorce. I envisioned a pack of demons waiting to eat me up the moment I called it quits. Then, one night, without conscious premeditation or planning, I told my husband to leave. As he walked out the front door the demons moved into the house and stalked me. They had names: Loneliness, Money, Society, Law, Toolbox, Time, and Motherhood. Loneliness was the first demon to attack. That night, as I lay in that big bed in the master bedroom surrounded by cold sheets and darkness I despaired. "What the hell have I done?" Even though it was a warm spring night, I was numb with cold and ached for his warm body beside me. Memories taunted my mind and I couldn't sleep. I lay there, a victim of the loneliness I had created. After a month of sleepless nights, I finally realized that I could accept that: be a victim and let my fears destroy me; or I could take control and discipline these demons to work for me. |