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 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:39 pm
"Well...That you go to school, come home safely, give respect to the members of this household, and do whatever is necessary to stay safe. Your safety and happiness are his top priorities." She handed her a cracker, "And if you break them, I imagine that Eric will want to sit down and discuss with you why and what we can all do to remedy the situation and make you more comfortable here."
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:37 pm
That couldn't be all of it, she was sure. Especially because it sounded like something from before...because it was... tempting. "I don't trust him," she said, flatly and honestly.
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:44 pm
"You don't have to trust him right away. Just give him a chance. That's all anyone could ask for, isn't it?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:45 pm
"He's a male used to getting his way, I'm a young girl who he probably assumes should be indebted to him."
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:59 pm
"Eric doesn't think you should be indebted to him. You're here because he wanted to help. No strings attached." She smiled, "Though he is used to getting his way. I'm hoping that maybe you'll shake that up a bit."
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:46 pm
"And when he doesn't like my 'shaking things up', what then?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:57 pm
"We'll all sit down and talk. Nothing more than talking. Eric and Antonio could never raise their hands to a woman or a child."
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:29 am
"I can't just let myself believe that," she whispered.
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:17 pm
"You have plenty of time to learn it for yourself, dear."
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:53 am
She looked away, not answering.
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:06 am
"You don't want to stay?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:12 am
"I want.... I want to be free. Away from males, away from fear, away from having to defend myself at a moments notice, but life doesn't give us what we want does it?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:17 am
Maria's sad smile touched her eyes, "Rarely ever. Though sometimes we can make the best with what we've been given. And we have everything to give you, and we even want to do it."
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:26 am
"I... can't just... trust..." she said softly, not looking at her. I'm tired of every near miss filling me with the fear that next time I won't be able to get free."
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:34 am
"I'm so sorry dear. I'll be very sad to see you leave...as foolish as it is...I had hoped for the chance to have a daughter..." She stretched her hand to the edge of the bed. "Five sons...and Eric. I had thought that maybe, with you, I might get to finally make the dresses and have the talks that I had always longed for." She sighed, "But you don't need a mother...you're practically all grown up as it is."
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