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Pillory
He was raised by his stepfather
Who he loved so much
This man treated his mum like a queen and never raised his hands against her
He was a role model, of how he wanted to be as a dad and husband
His biological dad was never in his life
He was known for his violence
He abused his mum a lot and she had to run away
He vowed never to become like this man, though his DNA he carried
But one time during a heated argument with his wife, he did what he had promised himself not to do to any woman
He hit her, not once but twice
Her swollen eye, the pain and in fear in her face, Her tears.....all reminded him of the abusive days of his mum by his biological dad
She, the wife knew his history so well
And there are those days she would remind him of it, and he would shrink like slug being showered with salt
His abuse, his own punishment
His abuse, her strength
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Njeri Hunjeri
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