Short Story: Don T You Ever Disrespect Me?

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Martin pointed a finger in her face, “Don’t you ever disrespect me? Could I make it any clearer? When I hit you, it’s always for a reason. You cannot interfere with my affairs. “Is that clear?”
“What is clear to me is that I have wasted a lifetime hoping that you will be the husband, I always dreamed you would be.” Michelle wondered out loud, “Did you ever love me at all?” She had given her body up and everything in it including her time and energy to elicit love from him, hoping that when he got through with all his theatrics, he might become a better man.
“You know why I married you, whore?” He smiled. He always took pleasure in her pain.
Tears rolled down her eyes. That had been a stupid question. She had dared to believe that maybe somewhere
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Bradford walked over to the door and opened it.
The Chief of Staff who also happened to be Michelle’s sister looked at her sister’s swelling lip, the purple bruises on her neck and face and ran to her. ”Not again! You bastard! Michelle, you don’t have to put up with him. I don’t even understand why you stayed with him so long.” Maxine walked over to Michelle and touched her
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Our best troops have proved to be more than useless.” The Chief of the Army stated.
“Our last squadron has been lost.” The Chief of the Department of Air Force, William added. ”With all due respect, sir, I suggest we surrender, there is not enough of us left. It was a poor decision to attack Constel•lació.”
“I do not make poor decisions.” Martin shot him a cold look. ”Are you questioning my patriotism?”
To hell with patriotism. It was getting out of hand. He used patriotism to control everyone.
“No, sir, I am questioning your judgment. I think we need time to think about what we are going to do next.”
Martin shot William in the head. ”I don’t.” And then he turned around. “Does anybody else have something to say?” Martin asked. Everybody in the room looked at each other discontent, but said nothing. ”I thought not. This is how everything is going to work from now on. I will be giving orders to the army.”
“But sir………..”Callahan didn’t finish what he was going to say before Martin shot him in the chest.
“I hate people who do not listen. I am the law around here, right here and right now. Everyone listen to me carefully: Do not speak unless spoken to.” The next

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