harley_quinn

16 Apr 2014

The Quality of Mercy, part 2

Whose mercy do I need most?

I was absolutely shocked. Baffled. Bamboozled. Confused. Non-plussed.Any of these words, and more besides, described me. I was sitting on the toilet. That was not why I was so shocked and confused. I knew how I had gotten there and why I was there. What I...

harley_quinn

13 Apr 2014

The Quality of Mercy

The Quality of Mercy is not strain'd, said Shakespeare, I once tested my emotions on that.

My name is Jennifer. I suppose I am what you would call normal, for the most part. I am twenty-four years old and I work in admin for a textiles company. It's not the job of my dreams or anything, but it gives me the finances and freedom to fulfill my hob...