He tickles her, making her squirm.
My brave daughter shouts, “No!”
If he doesn’t stop, she’ll kick him hard— right where it hurts. I taught her that no means no. I taught her to fight. But I’ll never tell her my secret. That if I’d defended myself, she wouldn’t exist.
Fiona H Evans is a retired mathematician. She lives on Noongar Boodja in Perth Western Australia and is hoping to publish her first novel this year. You can read more of her writing at fionahevans.com.
oofta. that ending lands hard…
Thanks for reading!
powerful!
Thank you.
Wow! So powerful.
So glad you think so :-)
Brilliant. Funny. True.
Both…. the author and the story
Good work
Powerful, real, human. Complex.
Thanks, Debbie?
Oops, that was meant to be !
Powerful!
Thanks for reading, Mary.
Can’t wait for your first novel, Fi. Love your work.
Awesome! It won’t be long now … :-)
I like this one. Good job
Thank you :-)