Daughter Of The Slain Luna
At first they came slowly, but within seconds the present around me faded completely back on the night everything started breaking apart.
The muffled sound of a woman’s moan coming from my parents’ room, the bed creaking in a rhythm that made my stomach twist, and my mom stood at the door, frozen, her hand still on the handle, her eyes wide before the pain settled in, tears gathering slowly as my dad’s voice followed, low and filled with pleasure, and she turned away, step by step, like each movement cost her something, her tears finally spilling as she walked down the hallway.