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‘Catch the loop, stupid girl. It’s crochet! Not bloody spaghetti. Pin it, pin it I say.’ My plump finger’s try so hard. My hands ache, my jaw clenched tight. I feel a sigh doop my shoulders. I open my mouth. A taste of metalic bitterness makes me wretch as my tounge wipes my lips. I can feel it pulsating, toothmarked and sore.
‘Useless girl.’ Her palm catches the nearest thing, my temple. I am pinned to that chair, my knickers damp as I flinch. This time I duck and she misses. Now she grunts, stoops eye to eye her spittle sprays my face. A hand as big as my head grasps, thumb in cheek, finger’s squeezing, digging.
Tomorrow I will wear makeup to school, At six, I learn how to change reality with imagination. First task of a Monday, tell the class what you did at the weekend. ‘Mummy taught me crafts’ I say this, standing proud on my chair.
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Thanks for reading kath. 🤔You could be right.
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Obviously this person was put off of sewing for life. I felt her anguish. Excellent.
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great description. I could see and feel the bruise.
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I am so pleased you came. X
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A good story Ellen………. sadly truth for some. Thanks for joining in.
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I was pleased to. 😀
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This post grabbed me and shook me. Childhood can be such a dark time.
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Thank you, for reading, I hope I did not trigger you. The reality is, a bad moment in childhood, can scar so deep, as to leave one with adult trauma. Even if it is a story. X
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That rings a softer bell, but ring it does…My Godmother – a near genius with hand-crafts: embroidery: exquisite; knitting Fair-Isle nearly ‘blind..’ tutted again as she perused my too tight, knitted stitches and frowned, and I sat, rigid and perspiring under her searching gaze. (Afterwards, she enjoyed making my hands ‘more lady-like’ by pushing back the finger-nail flesh to show ‘quarter moons’…I was only ever ‘passable’ with a needle, but recall smiling a soft smile at the memory when my first book was published. Joy Lennick
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Bells are bells. We would prefer them never rung. Thanks for coming Joy affording my writing time.
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Good to see you back here, Ellen. That was a harsh read but very well written. 💜🎶
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Thank you for coming back to it read Willow.
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I really enjoyed the story …well maybe enjoyed is not the right word but I am delighted are back 😁
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I felt every pinch . Your writing is very visual. I love it. All we need is the book. Nice to see you’re still writing.
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Oh boy. That’s rough. Some fiction is true. So. Glad I found your writing. I’m hooked.
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Thank you, I thought it is time I got back to what I love. X
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I am taking baby steps. Today felt like a good one to try my hand ✋️ again, a bit of what you love, does your soul good.
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