The door slammed as the King left, Alice heaved a sigh she always dreaded when this horrible man showed up at her place. He'd brought nothing but bad times to her, he'd stripped her of her joys and left her desolate.
She got a disgusted irky feeling in the pit of her stomach so she headed to the lavatory and spit it out then rinsed her mouth.
It had been many many years of her caught up and locked in this tiny home.
She'd missed her son and often wondered if he had managed to flee with his wife.
Alice walked back to the living room with her walking stick in hand.
She placed her teacup on the coffee table and plumped down on the couch.
The years had gone by so fast, she began to wonder if really all of this was in vain. She missed her family and the hopes that one day they'd sho
