Mercy
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Benton put his arm around Mercy and tried to feel her breast and she brushed his hand off. Next, he was trying to go up her dress and she had to keep him at bay. It was hard to contemplate what his next move would be, but she kept up with him. She could feel that he was starting to get angry with her. She was starting to get angry with him, and finally told him. “Please, just take me back to my aunt's house.” She wanted to get back to her aunts house before Benton became too drunk to drive her. It was also 10:30 and she promised her mother that she would be home by midnight. Benton just kind of laughed at her and said, “I'm not leaving the party now, I'm having fun with my friends, you need to just let go a little bit.” She tried to fit in by making conversation with the other kids while Benton just kept drinking and getting louder. Finally, she decided that she would just get back to her aunt's somehow, without Benton. When she got up to leave, Benton said, “Why are you leaving when we are just starting to have fun?” She replied, “Benton your drunk and I don't want you to drive me so I'm just going to get a ride back to my aunt's house. Benton looked at her funny and replied, “Go ahead then, you are not going to ruin my night. My friends were right, I shouldn't have brought you. I'll find another girl who would love to be with me and give me what I want.” Benton went back into the house like he didn't have a care in the world.
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About the Book
Mercy is the story of a girl who begins high school during the 1970s. Mercy goes through many trials and has issues that a lot of young girls still go through today. Mercy comes from a large family with very little money. She is raised by a very strict mother who keeps a close eye on her, an alcoholic father, and six siblings. The popular kids at school are mean, and they bully her and say she comes from “the wrong side of town. She is trash.” Mercy is in love with the most popular boy in school, a senior, and tries to get up enough nerve to ask him to go to the prom with her. She thinks he doesn’t even know she exists. But she knows that if she doesn’t ask him to prom, he will be off to college next year, and he will never know how much she loves him. Mercy doesn’t have anything to give but her virginity to the one she loves. She is trying to save this for the man she marries. This novel is about how hard it is for a girl to hold on to her virginity and morals when everyone else seems to be “doing it.” Her best friend, Madison, has been with a lot of guys in high school and is jealous of Mercy. Madison is jealous because she is unable to hold to the high standards that Mercy has, and she betrays her in the worst way possible. The guy that Mercy has known for most of her life, went to school with, played with, and grew up with is Travis. Travis has loved Mercy for so long. Mercy knows that Travis loves her, but she just can’t get past the friend zone. Mercy loves Benton, and Travis will do whatever Mercy asks of him because he really does wish her true happiness.
About the Author
Ms. Tolliver grew up in Cincinnati during the 1960’s and 70’s. Mercy is her third novel. and she is very excited to bring this novel to young women. Ms. Tolliver has four grown daughters of her own. Ms. Tolliver is a wife, mother, sister, grandmother, nurse, artist and novelist. Despite her hectic life, she has always made time to develop her many creative talents. She hopes that you enjoy this story of a girl named Mercy.