[Report This]Date: Feb 23, 2020 10:05 am Title: Chapter 17 - Inferno of Rage
Well, I'm a little at a loss for words.
I guess my main question is HOW did they disrespect Ethan? The kitchen messed up his order. Not the waiter, not the manager... the kitchen made an honest mistake, and seeing as the fact they DIDN'T know who was getting that specific burger... well, he can't say they targeted him.
Ethan is a bigoted racist and a chauvinist pig! And how dare Justin stand up for him and put his BEST FRIEND on the back burner?
So, who's bed is Ethan warming today and working through his frustration?
HUGS ~Cathy
[Report This]Date: Feb 20, 2020 4:54 pm Title: Chapter 17 - Inferno of Rage
Whoa! What a disrespectful and racist jerk! He dares demanding respect after treating everybody else like shit!
I'm so happy that Daphne didn't let him denigrate her freely. She is going to have a hard time getting Justin see the light; he still is on Ethan's side.
I hope he will ask to have his money sent to his account, no more Ethan's or will he fear too much the reaction and won't do anything?
I really feel bad for you, having to live such a nightmare. You are a very talented writer, there is doubt about that, but the way you detail Ethan's behaviour, shows that it's your guts that are leading your muse. Even years after, it's still in your mind and I hope not as powerful as before. Cathartic writing?
Author's Response:
VERY catharitc, actually. I feel like a weight is being lifted off me as I write. TAG
Date: Feb 20, 2020 2:31 am Title: Chapter 17 - Inferno of Rage
I absolutely cannot stand when people treat wait staff and servers so disrespectfully. I have friends that sometimes make me cringe with complaints about simple things like the wrong salad dressing... but that's nothing like what Ethan did. I don't think I could have sat through that. It was actually really hard for me to just read it.
I said it before, Justin is in survival mode. Alive, but not really living. And Daphne is in a tough best-friend corner. Wanting to be supportive of Justin, but not really knowing exactly how to help. Because stepping too far over the line will cause Justin to shut down, like he did here.
I mentally slapped Ethan right across the face when he proudly displayed his racism. And gagged a little with Justin's comments about that "soul patch" and his balls. Ewwww!
Author's Response:
Unfortunately, the screaming fit in the middle of a restaurant is a real world example from my own past… TAG
PS. The thing about Ethan's chin rat made me gag too, and I was writing it.
[Report This]Date: Feb 20, 2020 12:53 am Title: Chapter 17 - Inferno of Rage
What an amazing chapter. Could feel all the tension and it reminded me of things in my life. Too bad that Daphne had to be dragged into the world of Ethan, but it will help Justin in the end to see just what Ethan is. Wonderful writing.
Author's Response:
I thought about how to respond to your reviews. I know it's taking me a while, but I wanted to really think through my answer.
First of all, I'd like to thank you for all of your support and all of your amazing reviews. I'd also like to thank you for taking the time to read this story considering that it obviously has some issues which might cause you pain. Those Readers who have never been there, probably don't understand some of the nuances of the story. I really appreciate a reader does understand everything.
Secondly, something you said in a prior review really resonated with me: The feeling of freedom when you read this story after you've already escaped this kind of abuse, is almost overwhelming. It took me two years to get to the point where I could finish the story, and that was after four years of therapy. It's a long journey. But I share your sense of joy at the freedom that comes now.
Thank you again for all of your amazing comments and thank you for reading about my journey as seen through Justin's eyes.
TAG