Just to tell you about my life. It's extremely exhausting I wager no on wants to be me, there is no activity for me. Just getting stuck in an unfortunate situation. I don't see how individuals can live this way.
My own feelings are nothing. I don't have anything to consider, its loathsome. I can't envision how I can live this way...
I require another life...
"Run!!," Mom shouted, scarcely getting any air.
"The End is here!," My younger sibling shouts.
"What?! Not again!," I shouted over the T.V. sounds. I imagined that they were discussing chocolate, and they weren't offering any.
As I look through the stairs, attempting to see a clue of what's happening. I couldn't see anything so I chose to go down stairs. Father was sitting on the ground, Mom looked stunned in the couch, and my younger sibling in front of the T.V. As I give careful consideration I see huge news.
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.