A war with a 98% victory

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A war with a 98% victory

I know we're violent, but we have to be. The government won't just listen to us, so we have to take action. We won't wait for the Suffragists to get women the vote, they are too tender hearted. Our actions are having to become more desperate. All of the Suffragettes are meeting today to gain justice. We do the usual, arson and attacks on property. It's the only way we can bring attention to ourselves, and make headlines in the newspapers. We don't like creating dancing balls of fire, being responsible for shattering glass, and chaining ourselves to buildings. It is our duty to the campaign, and we are pressured to live up to the reputation that the public put upon us.

Everyone starts rushing out of the flames. I stay still watching, being mentally dragged into Rowley Regis Church. I see it trying to cough out the smoke, suffocating and dying. Someone grabs my arm. I'm being pulled away from the orange monster. "Come with me," grumbles a low mystery voice from behind me. I can't see the face of the man; I can only feel the strength of his