In McKnight Malmar’s short story, “The Storm” she illustrates a neglected marriage between a wife and husband. Janet Willsom returns home from visiting her ill sister during a torrential storm hoping her husband, Ben, would be waiting for her. When she arrives home, Ben is nowhere to be seen and the storm’s intensity will not allow a cab to reach their house from where Ben works in the city. For the next few hours, Janet putters around waiting for her husband’s return. Throughout the evening, she hears heavy footsteps on her door step and claims to have seen a man peering through her window. These occurrences put her on edge but she tried to believe her eyes were just playing tricks on her. As the storm continued its rage, Janet ventured into
