NUTS!
Moira crept round the shops, hiding her bruises behind
her hair. Derek had ordered macadamia nut ice-cream – where on earth did he
imagine she’d find that?
After an increasingly frantic search she tracked some
down in the deli, and finished her shopping. At home she added a few more nuts
and made a curry – he liked it hot enough to sear his taste-buds.
When Derek collapsed, gasping for his Epipen, Moira
slipped along the back lane to throw the tub in a skip before calling an
ambulance.
It arrived far too late, of course, but that was
hardly her fault.
I guess Derek had it coming to him.
ReplyDeleteGuess he did.
DeleteI can't feel much sympathy for a man who beats his wife. Whatever in his own background drives the behaviour, he could identify it as wrong and seek treatment. Strong sentiment in your story, Liz.
ReplyDeleteI believe it's a powder thing, but there's no excuse.
DeleteBut why would Derek order a nutty ice-cream if he had an allergy? Maybe it was a strange sort of suicide!
ReplyDeleteOne can be allergic only to peanuts.
DeleteYou made us sympathise with a murderer
ReplyDeleteMwah-ha-ha!
DeleteAt least he had what he ordered.
ReplyDeleteSo he died happy?
DeleteLike an episode of Midsomer Murders!
ReplyDeleteHere's mine!
Perhaps I should get a job script writing?
DeleteI know we're not supposed to applaud Moira but too late! Way to go, Lady! Sorry (not sorry) Derek
ReplyDeleteThe power of writing to change the reader's mind about morals!
DeleteDear Liz,
ReplyDeleteNo tears for his loss.
Shalom,
Rochelle
None here either.
ReplyDeleteHa, love the last line. None of it was her fault at all, just a tragic accident :-)
ReplyDeleteOf course!
DeleteJustice served with a smile. I love it. Well done getting rid of the evidence as well.
ReplyDeleteShe did well on the spur of the moment.
Deletepoor chap, he had gone nuts... i felt sorry for him, though.
ReplyDeleteI suppose even wife beaters deserve a little sympathy, though they.wont get any from me.
DeleteA clever woman, though shouldn't be cheering for her. It's extremely difficult to feel sorry for an abuser. Cleverly written!! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Brenda!
DeleteGood one for Moira. So sad for Derek, not. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're on the side of the majority, Susan 🙂
DeleteStories that involve abusing one's wife always push my therapist button. I'm glad she finally found a way to rid herself of the brute. Hope she lives happily ever after.
ReplyDeleteI hope so too, despite the inescapab;e fact that she murdered him!
DeleteAlthough I feel he deserved it, perhaps it might have been better if she'd acted sooner and in a less drastic way. (Although having never been in such a situation, I admit that I've no idea how hard it is to take any action, nor how I might behave.)
ReplyDeleteMy gut reaction is that I wouldn't put up with abuse, but I am fortunate never to have been in that position.
DeleteNot really a dish served cold...
ReplyDeletebut he so deserved it.
Moira will have to hope she gets my commenters on her jury! If she is caught, of course!
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