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The lying, Jane could endure. The cheating, Jane could endure. The suffering, Jane could endure. What she couldn't endure was a single bit of that suffering daring to reach her son. When it did, she had only one choice, one option left. Even if it was hard. Even if it was the hardest thing she ever had to do.
Even if fleeing halfway across the country from her abusive husband with her ex-best friend by her side was most certainly NOT on her bucket list.
(This is set in the 1950s American South. For the sake of period accuracy, it will contain certain words and slurs used in those time periods. I do not condone the use of any of these words in the modern day, ironically or unironically, and their usage does not reflect my opinions about the words or the communities they reference).
(Cover art by p4ntry-d3m0n on Tumblr).