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The Love That Drove Her Crazy
Into Folklore #12 — “mad woman”
Jane’s dreams were haunted by the mad woman in the attic. Her dark eyes had looked so tortured as they had stared out from a gaunt face.
As she put on her wedding dress, she paused to look at herself in the looking glass. Her own gaze was haunted by a madness unseen, something buried deep.
Would Rochester lock her up too in time? There was always the possibility. No woman was ever truly safe with someone like him.
Before anyone could stop her, she packed her few belongings.
Then she fled out onto the moors, back into the wild.
Beautiful beginnings can sometimes come from the weeds. Do you appreciate Taylor Swift’s Folklore album? Then follow along for this series of microfiction; this one was based off “mad woman,” track number twelve.
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