In The Offenders Defence
I have always had strong morals. As a child, I was repulsed by cheaters, sickened by liars, and puzzled by women in pernicious relationships. I would often question to myself “Why wouldn’t you just leave the relationship? If someone treats you badly, then you leave them!” As if it were all that simple. Sitting on a pile of dirty clothes, hands shaking, tears streaming along my scarlet face, I laugh to myself. In a way, I understand. Someone I admired and loved had hurt me. In my anger, I could only see them as a villain, as unforgivable. I have come to realize, one cannot simply treat the darker parts of a person as their whole to forget the previous good.
