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Post by Vianne Giry on Dec 16, 2007 17:54:03 GMT -5
"You will come to understand him better--as I did."
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Post by Pina on Dec 16, 2007 17:59:06 GMT -5
*Pina nodded.*
"If I go back... That depends on my mother."
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Post by Vianne Giry on Dec 16, 2007 18:03:40 GMT -5
"Will you not tell her how you feel? A mother ought to truly care for her daughter's feelings and wishes--and you are old enough to know your own mind on such matters. Erik is not a bad man..." like Gerard "...there ought to be no cause to keep you apart."
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Post by Pina on Dec 16, 2007 18:08:31 GMT -5
"It's hard to. If I tell her that I want to live with Erik, she'll think I love him more. And I don't. It's just..."
*She sighed.*
"I'm not used to this. Going out and pretending to be normal."
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Post by Vianne Giry on Dec 16, 2007 18:14:52 GMT -5
*Giry patted Pina's hand.*
"It will come, with time."
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Post by Pina on Dec 16, 2007 18:16:46 GMT -5
*She smiled, though she wasn't sure she believed her.*
"Thank you."
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Post by Vianne Giry on Dec 16, 2007 18:23:42 GMT -5
"I may be frank on the subject as I have a daughter very much like you. I made mistakes, now, in some ways, I can see that, though I was right in other instances. You would be well enough with Erik. Does your mother fear him?"
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Post by Pina on Dec 16, 2007 18:28:36 GMT -5
*Pina frowned.*
"I don't know if she fears him, but I know she hates him. He..."
*She cringed, knowing how terrible she was for loving him, after what he'd done to her mother.*
"Mama was going to leave a year ago. To keep her from taking me he took her to an asylum and told the doctor she was crazy..."
*She bit her lip.*
"But he did it because he loves me. To keep me and him and Julian together."
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Post by Vianne Giry on Dec 16, 2007 18:33:14 GMT -5
*Giry frowned sharply.*
"Why did she hate him? Do you know? Was he cruel to her?"
Perhaps her mother is right to remove her from the situation...
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Post by Pina on Dec 16, 2007 18:37:59 GMT -5
"I don't think so. They shouted, sometimes, but..."
*She shook her head with a frown.*
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Post by Vianne Giry on Dec 16, 2007 18:49:34 GMT -5
*Giry sighed. She believed Erik would never harm his own child--but if the child's mother sought to take her away, permanently...well, it could hardly bode well for anyone, knowing Erik's history.*
"Adults...and their relationships...well, they can be very complex, my dear." *She sipped her hot chocolate with a reflective expression.* "You mustn't ever believe that their anger at one another is due to you. Your parents care for you. Each wants what they believe is best for you."
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Post by Pina on Dec 16, 2007 18:55:42 GMT -5
*She nodded.*
"I know that... but which one's right?"
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Post by Vianne Giry on Dec 16, 2007 19:01:43 GMT -5
"That's the difficulty--they both are."
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Post by Pina on Dec 16, 2007 19:06:14 GMT -5
*Pina set her hot chocolate on the table and crossed her arms.*
"That doesn't help," *she said glumly.*
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Post by Vianne Giry on Dec 16, 2007 19:15:30 GMT -5
"Yes. But it is important to tell your mother these things."
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