Disclaimer: I still don't own the Bible. I mean, seriously, people, come on. I ahd to take some stuff out of this because it was 30 words too long. It was probably better before but, oh well.

Banished- King Xerxes and Queen Vashti

"How could he do this to me?" The thought circled endlessly through Vashti's mind. She had known Xerxes for years, grown up with him.

She knew, when she refused his summons, that he would be angry, furious. Somehow, even so, she had never imagined this.

Banished. She would never see him again.

Vashti pressed a hand to her stomach. The child growing within her would never know its father. She hadn't even had a chance to tell Xerxes she was pregnant.

She drew a deep breath. She would keep this baby safe and happy.

"Who needs him?" She thought defiantly.

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