His Dream, Her Nightmare

Our romantic choices do not always serve us well. This is even truer when duty or tradition, rather than authentic love, compels one to stay in a toxic relationship or marriage.

Winnie is determined to stand by her man Nelson, even though he doesn't value her worth as a woman or her loyalty to him. To honor her vows, she is committed to him despite his criminal past, infidelity, and controlling ways. At her tipping point, when she is ready to finally leave their imbalanced union, Nelson won't let her. Winnie disappears suddenly after they celebrate his milestone 30th birthday. With the help of his crafty lawyer, Nelson is able to stave off the suspicions of her family, friends, and most importantly, the authorities, for years. He is able to live his happily ever after as a free man until he meets his karmic end.

©2021 Marla Morris (P)2021 Marla Morris

Well Done!

Great short story.. amazing from first word. Nelson put me me through a range of emotions...Woo Chile!!

GREAT STORY!

I'm a school yard friend of the author, and she has always had a knack for storytelling. As a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor, it was refreshing to listen to fiction where the author demonstrates a keen understanding of the nuanced criminal justice system. I couldn't wait to press play on my drives to court. John Grisham better watch out!

Not to my liking.

All I can say is, I'm disappointed that justice was not served. I was really hoping for ends to be tied up. The huge jump in time in the last 3 minutes of the book at first was confusing. But to find out it how it ended was quite lacking