Personal Narrative Essay: The Murder Of Karen My Wife

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Karen my wife was former alcoholic and drug addict. She used them as often as 6 times a week. It started to get out of control and I decided that she should be sent to rehab. My kids didn’t deserve to watch their mother fall apart. A couple of months later and she came back to become the mother she should’ve been.

“Get up,” a voice said.

“Once again,” I said, “the oh-so perfect rehabilitated Karen is trying to give me not wanted advice.”

Looked up and saw wide open eyes paired with lips stretched into a straight line.

“Darren, get up or leave. You’re scaring our kids.”

I slowly stood to face Karen. I gripped her and brought her close enough to whisper in her ear.

“And you didn’t scare our kids when you were stumbling through the

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