Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Sandra Said

"...After a while she didn't even feel them..."

Sandra Said

The beatings
weren't the
worst thing.
After a while
she didn't even
feel them. The
hardest thing
was admitting
to her family
and friends:
what a mistake
she had made.







Article © Brenton Booth. All rights reserved.
Published in the August 14, 2023 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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