A BETTER MAN

When they arrived they seemed a normal couple.
She was pregnant.
Then, for nothing, she started beating her up.
She lied still: he left. He thought she was dead this time.
It took her more than one hour to stand up again. Slowly, with faltering steps she walked away praying:
- Dear Lord, please, help me to make my baby a better man than his father is.

(The Olive Tree Tales)