PROLOGUE

She had been battling constant sadness for long now. Devoid of the strength to fight, she feels that ending her life is the only remedy that will end all the woes.
Hurt and injured she looks at her sores. When she has almost given up, when the haunting disappointments of past have eclipsed all her courage, when the expectations of today have drenched all her strength, is there anything that can save her now?

This is a free story. It is an entry into the “Tomorrow” short story contest.