Date: September 23, 2021 03:54 pm Title: Chapter 44
Still absolutely gripping. Great work.
Date: September 21, 2021 03:52 pm Title: Chapter 44
I had a feeling that Roy was from an
abusive childhood.
It was because he thought that what he did to Pam as more of a punishment, which in his mind she brought on herself.
Plus in Pam’s memory Roy was saying that
she is just like all the other girls he had been
with, so there is a clear pattern of abuse
with Roy, and Pam wasn’t the only girl he hurt.
Unfortunately the in typical abuser fashion,
Roy is trying to make himself the victim, and there could be people on the jury that would agree.
I can understand why Pam would lie about going to Penny’s parties. Roy didn’t like Penny because she didn’t think he walked on water, like the parents did, so he tried to isolate the two sisters.
Roy talking about Jim’s pranks was pretty funny, even though it didn’t put Jim in the best light.
Date: September 21, 2021 01:26 pm Title: Chapter 44
You've continued to do really well here digging into Pam's fear, and how much it persists even in this context - publicly, when there's security and they're physically and emotionally separated. Her scars come through clearly.
Date: September 21, 2021 10:02 am Title: Chapter 44
The thing I got out of this chapter is that Roy, in his inept attempts to defend himself, just gave the prosecution a huge gift. He admitted he came from an abusive family. Abused people often go on to become abusers. Add to his prevoius outbursts, I think any chance he has of aquittal is in the toilet at this point. Lock him up and throw away the key if you ask me.
Gotta feel for Pam. She's assaulted by memory after memory here. Makes sense some doubt and second-guessing would worm their way back in. But she also has other memories now too. Memories of Jim holding her and keeping her safe. Nice job with that part.