She slammed her fist on the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd when everything was done \u2014 she wasn\u2019t needed anymore. That\u2019s all!\u201d<\/p>\n
The silence that followed was more terrifying than a scream.<\/p>\n
The wife wasn\u2019t cruel. Not insane. Not jealous or evil. She was greedy.<\/p>\n
And for money, she locked the old woman in the shed, waiting for her to \u201cbreak on her own.\u201d<\/p>\n
But she made one mistake \u2014 sometimes soldiers come home earlier than expected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
She slammed her fist on the table. \u201cAnd when everything was done \u2014 she wasn\u2019t needed anymore. That\u2019s all!\u201d The silence that followed was more terrifying than a scream. The wife wasn\u2019t cruel. Not insane. Not jealous or evil. She was greedy. And for money, she locked the old woman in the shed, waiting for…<\/p>\n