by FinalStand
Very strange but tender. Some elements did not sit right with me but would ruin things if removed so I try to accept them.
The first was the two of them fleeing. After how she was described, I really think it would have been hard to make the case against Tamara stick. She was clearly not entirely competent to stand trial and was under emotional/physical duress from her 'brother'. If they had just said that she let him go as soon as she knew they would be safe and he testified for her, I doubt any jail time would have been coming.
The other was in her running off from him. I understand that she probably did it to 'protect' him when she discovered she was pregnant. But she was emotionally dependent on him. And given her simplicity, I am not sure how she could have survived even 10 months without someone to help her.
I liked the way this story turned out.
Sorry for the long absence RW; Tamara is simple at the start but the love he shows her gives her the strength to grow more confident and self-assured. Unfortunately this gives her just enough Will to decide she must leave and not ruin his life. She can and does strip for a living long enough to keep her fed and housed when the becomes to pregnant. Everything else is done with civil assistance. The thing is, she really can't raise a child on her own so she decides that her child deserves better and plans to drop him off and leave. In the end; she is just smart enough to get back 'home', though she doesn't know it yet.
In the end it is a story about what would you do for love and what do you do when you get a second chance?
Read this right before I went to bed, hope some of them good, wholesome vibes follow me to sleep.
Your comments are so on point and accurate. Her coming to him was a perfect reunion.
Fun read with just the right amount of humor imbedded. Really enjoy your writing style. Keep em coming.
By the way, for fear of staying the obvious... but Debra is a REAL bitch.