My Wife Was Seven Months Pregnant When She Stopped Leaving Bed—Then I Lifted the Blue Blanket and Realized My Mother Already Knew What Was Underneath
“Stand up.”
Clara refused.
Brenda accused her of making me work myself sick.
She grabbed Clara by the ankle.
Clara kicked free.
Brenda struck her lower legs with the iron.
Not repeatedly for hours.
Not some theatrical torture chamber.
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