stmarysmead
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Here's what doesn't work for me: there are two "Jo's" described here by Tabak.
There is the confident, over-friendly woman who sought him out through the window...waved him to come to the door...and hardly knowing this man, invited him in for a drink. Now that's a woman who feels in control of the situation.
THAT "Jo" would be amused at a a clumsy pass...would smile and tell him "sorry." Her reaction would not be a terrified scream. A scream that so engulfed her that she could not stop it when he removed his hand.
The other Jo is the one very uncomfortable with staying alone. She sought out FRIENDS...she didn't engage the priest on the street in conversation looking for anyone's company. That Jo would never nod to a near stranger once safely inside...never let him further into the "aloneness" of her home. And ONLY that Jo would be so uncomfortable, so nervous at this stranger that "an arm around her waist" elected a scream so anchored to her fear and terror...that she cOULD NOT stop it.
Tabak can't have it both ways. His story is a lie.
There is the confident, over-friendly woman who sought him out through the window...waved him to come to the door...and hardly knowing this man, invited him in for a drink. Now that's a woman who feels in control of the situation.
THAT "Jo" would be amused at a a clumsy pass...would smile and tell him "sorry." Her reaction would not be a terrified scream. A scream that so engulfed her that she could not stop it when he removed his hand.
The other Jo is the one very uncomfortable with staying alone. She sought out FRIENDS...she didn't engage the priest on the street in conversation looking for anyone's company. That Jo would never nod to a near stranger once safely inside...never let him further into the "aloneness" of her home. And ONLY that Jo would be so uncomfortable, so nervous at this stranger that "an arm around her waist" elected a scream so anchored to her fear and terror...that she cOULD NOT stop it.
Tabak can't have it both ways. His story is a lie.