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Word count – 211 Words

The survivors

Rachel raised her hand and started sharing. Her soft musical voice gaining confidence with each spoken word.

“He would hit me with a bat, cut me with a knife – the more I screamed the more he would be aroused. I knew it was wrong but I lacked the force to quit. He was my husband with whom I had shared vows to be there till death did us apart.”

She had come a long way from the quiet shy girl who would sit in her chair meeting after meeting, refusing to talk or share, Jason thought. The bruises on her face had healed leaving faint scars, but the fear and pain in her eyes had taken a long time to be driven away.

Rachel looked at Jason and found his eyes on her. She smiled. If it wasn’t for him, she would have been lost. She would not even have survived. He was her anchor.

Rachel had sparked feelings in him which Jason didn’t know existed. He had supressed them for so long that he had forgotten his real self. He feared all human beings. His stepdad had made sure of it. After years, he had found himself and the capability to love someone. He had found an anchor in her.