A Menacing Choice
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Darcy took the elevator and reached Pilar's floor. She stepped off, walked to the front door of her apartment and rang the bell. Pilar opened the door, then walked straight to her bedroom, yawning. Darcy could not believe the condition in which her sister treated her place. All over the dwelling, there were signs of depression, and anxiety. As she walked, she was picking up laptops, clothes, old foods, and lots of paper bags. She thought to herself – “It’s official…, she is guilty….she is just acclimating herself to how life will be for her in the slammer…..I will not say a word about what I am looking at…” She walked around wondering what happened to the over-achiever that everyone in the family loved and respected. She walked toward the bedroom, but, her sister was asleep, softly snoring. She decided it was best to let her sleep. She set aside her purse and jacket and began to clean up the place. She felt it was a mandate to somehow step into the mess and try her best to set standards. After cleaning what she could, she decided to call Ingmar, who immediately sensed some type of vocal discomfort. “I received your text, and feel so relieved that your bundle of joy, arrived early” Ingmar sounded elated, except that because of her closeness to her sister, she sensed that something was wrong. “Why do you sound like that?....I thought you would be happy about the good news”. “Of course, I am happy. I just don’t want to dwell on my senses right now. I am at Pilar’s” Ingmar did not understand. “So? Is she ok?” “She is asleep. She let me in, and went straight to bed”. Ingmar slightly laughed, and stopped abruptly. “What do you think about her behavior? She never did that before..” Darcy kept her silence about the mess she cleaned up, and felt extremely sad. Ingmar knew better, not to trigger a response from her sister. She too, became saddened by what she sensed. Darcy kept her cool, and stated, “I can’t wait to see AZ, and hold him. I will be there in
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This story is inspired by the fortitude necessary in the sacrament of marriage, representing an endless endurance in certain couples’ life experience. It offers an analysis of a woman’s buoyancy in maintaining emotional strengths in her philanthropic endeavors. Darcy, a married woman, and mother of 2, is not only a philanthropist, she has developed a great deal of compassion in her line of work, which consists of oversights of various non profit programs. Life, as she knew it, kept derailing leading to misunderstandings that impact her family bonds. With numerous patterns of endless obstacles presented, she began to realize that one last choice stood menacingly within the confines of her marital vows.
About the Author
Maryse Augustin, an Author, since 2010, with emphasis on fictional writing since 2012. The writer holds a BBA/MBA - graduated with a Summa Cum Laude designation for the graduate studies. Divorced, since 1990, but passionate about marital vows that are redeemable to a reasonable mind, the writer holds an irreversible mantra of faith above all else, when imagining the corrective aspects of salvageable unions. Writing has created space for the imagination to heighten to levels deemed aspirational; hence linking real life experience to an optimal possibility of fulfillment, rendering the story palpable to a mature mental state. This writer also holds a Notary certification, and remains engaged in various activities, such as creation of Artworks, which involves various types of exhibits.