The Plan

by Heather Fahy Serrano

The Plan
Hi, my name is Maggie, and I have a story to tell. It’s about my man and my marriage. Well, it’s about a lot of other stuff too…but it all ties in. When the whole thing started, with him, the husband I mean, I had a dead mamma and a gay daddy. I loved daddy but I rarely saw him. He left the dry heat of Texas to go live in a different kind of heat in Los Angeles with his new man.
I was alone. I had been on my own for years. But even before that, living with my folks, I felt alone. Then one fateful night I met Bruce and he began to sweep me off my feet with the biggest broom you ever saw. Girls, he was handsome and flaunted his money and promised a grand life. My coupon cutting days were over!
Only it didn’t turn out like I’d hoped. He turned out to be a real rotten peach. And so were most of his family. To the outside world we looked perfect. Behind closed doors it was a whole other story with emotional and physical abuse. I’ll leave it at that for now to keep this “G” rated.
When I begin my story, I was approaching my tenth wedding anniversary…and I knew it was going to be my last. I had a plan. I had been working on it for some time. Solid plans do take time and wasn’t about to just walk away with nothing! So please take a look at my story. I want you to know I made it! I am happy now!
And the funny part is, it didn’t happen quite the way I’d planned…

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First published September 21, 2015

Reviews

[Lynn P · Rating 4 out of 5]

I agreed to read this short novella in return for an honest review.
The plot of this book intrigued me - an abused women who gets her own back on her husband. The plot didn't let me down and it had some great little twists along the way. I loved reading about although not wanting to meet the family matriarch Judith. The little twists she had down for the family were something else!
I did enjoy the book, however, I wasn't prepared for the abuse to be described in such detail and I read to escape not witness pain. Just be prepared for this to be in places light hearted but also very gutsy when it comes to the actual abuse.

[Summer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a delightful quick read, with a very likeable heroine. Stuck in an abusive marriage, she plans a way out. I cheered and laughed at the satisfying ending to her trials and hope there will be more treats from this author.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fast entertaining read. You need to take this as it - a short story. Not a lot of depth but a well-fleshed out story in which a man gets what's coming to him. Does the woman? You don't really know, which is why I gave the story 3 stars rather than 4. This was more of a prelude to a bigger (and based on Serrano's writing story) better story. I wanted to know more about Maggie Hathaway.

Maggie Hathaway tells the story two weeks after arriving on her daddy's doorstep. She tells the story in her unique story, sometimes going a bit off-track but getting the facts in without too many detours. She tells of her relationship with her husband, his family and their staff. It's not all bad livin' but some pretty bad moments but in the end the man gets his, as does his family. But I really wanted to know more - what's the story after the story. I guess I'll have to hope for a sequel.

[Patricia Romero · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were some good descriptions of the characters outward appearances, there was not a lot of in depth information about them.

Abuse is a serious situation . With only 86 pages, this is more a short story and at the end of the book I had more questions than answers.

I believe once Ms. Serrano hits her stride, we'll see a more fleshed out work.