Amy Frazier — The Monarch Review

The Threshold – Amy Frazier

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 12:28 — 8 Comments

“Click.” The abrupt sound of a cocked pistol aroused her from her slumber. She opened her eyes to a dark silhouette hovering over her, an oppressive weight bearing heavily down on her. “Puta! Pinche Vieja! This is the last time you’ll make a laughing mockery out of me!” snarled a man with a sinister voice, whose breath reeked of alcohol and cigarettes, mingled with the stench of sour sweat and cheap men’s cologne. “boom-Boom, boom-Boom, boom-Boom, boom-Boom!” The deafening sound of her heartbeat, pounding in her ears, nearly prevented Vanessa from recognizing her ex-husband’s voice. It took several seconds for […]