𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲 𝑎 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑚𝑢𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑟 𝑚𝑒𝑛. ⓒ-𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 | 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

Once a girl turns fifteen, her name gets put into a raffle. Once a guy turns 18, his name is also entered. The town match-maker chooses a boy and a girl and then on January 1 of each year, the new couple meets. The brides are forced to live in their new 'master's' house for twelve months. If by that time they aren't pregnant or have given birth, they are shunned from the community and some of the girls are killed. Of course, it isn't the husbands fault. Living in a sexist community where women are treated like chattel is disgusting, but more so for 14 year old feminist Jessica Lee. In a society where men rule and woman follow behind, how will Jessica survive holding her tongue through marriage and what is supposed to follow?

Fifteen years. The number of normal every-day life. One day. The number of time when my life suddenly took a 180. 8000. The number of miles I was taken away from my home. Two. The number of parents I will never see again, Two weeks. The number of weeks I lived with kidnappers, rapists, and murderers. Three times. The number of times I lost my innocence to three different men. Four months. The number of months I lived a semi-normal but hectic life with practically strangers. Two. The number of children I carried Two. The number of times I was kidnapped. One week. The number of weeks I was held hostage. Thirty. The number of times I probably passed out or fainted. One hundred plus. The number of times I cried and felt sorry for myself. Six months. The number of months I waited until I got to see my children. Thirty seconds. The number of seconds it took before my life fully crumbled before my very eyes. A moment. How long it took for it all to start over again. Save Them, Please? *Sequel to 'Help Me, Please?*