It's sad how the death of one child made the mother neglect the other. Grief does different things to different people and it especially gets worse when a parent loses a child.
I just wish she had payed more attention to the living than the dead then maybe things would have turned out differently.
Nice write up!
Hmm the absolute indifference of the family to the psychological trauma in the child leads to the current situation.
The mother could have a major part in this, but how the community's ignorance adds on to build up her inner conflict and take her to the heights of desperation is the crux of the story.
Thank you so much @blezyn for taking the time to read and respond.