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and memories all the last 8 years.... TriPs to the beach in North
Carolina where you all looked for sand dollars. Germany, and how all
the people thought you were a little Bavarian girl with your rosy
cheeks and long braids. And as all this time passed, my love didn't
stand still either but rather Ilust kept loving you more. Every day of
our lives (together or not together) whether the experiences have been
painful or pleasureful [sic], joyful or sad, regardless, each and every
one has made me love you more. Neither time, nor distance, not even
the physical seperation [sic] of the last 8-10 yrs. can diminish that
love. For every thing we've endured has only made the bond a stronger
one. The baby I loved became the little girl I loved who became the
beautiful and loving woman you are now. I am so proud that you are my
daughter and I look forward to the many wonderful years andfuture
experiences we'll share....
The letter had thrilled Susan and made her weep. And yet, even back
then the first niggling doubts had already begun, no matter that she
cloaked herself in denial and rationalizations, no matter how many
times she looked away from what she would not see.
Susan's worst dread was that her mother would again want something so
badly that anyone who got in the way would be hurt.
It had never occurred to her that she might be one of those hurt.
Even when Susan herself had two mysterious illnesses that no one could
diagnose, she would not listen to Bill's and Sean's warnings that her
mother was probably poisoning her. She would not, could not, believe
that. Maybe she had only suffered from the flu or something equally
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innocuous. Without specific testing, no one could say. "But I was
lucky at that. I lived," she said later.
"I could have died, like Kent did or the Allansons."
Susan had vowed since 1976 that she would not let her mother destroy
anyone else. And she hadn't, but it cost her.
Her second worst fear was that she would no longer have a family if she
told anyone outside that family about her mother's crimes. Lord knows,
no one had ever acknowledged Pat's dangerousness i . nsi . de the
family; if Susan did the unspeakable, she knew she would be forever
beyond the pale. All she could count on would be Bill and Courtney and
little Adam. She had seen Bobby and Charlotte Porter virtually
excommunicated for far less.
They had only refused to write a letter. Although they had agreed not
to prosecute Pat for her alleged mistreatment of Aunt Lizzie, they
would not write a letter praising her and they had become pariahs.
choice at all for Susan. She In the end, there had been no ooner or
later, her mothcould not live knowing that sometime, stiver's eye would
fall on something she wanted very, very much.
And that disaster would follow. decades of Boppo had been Susan's
ideal for more than three her life, her support, her rescuer, the one
person she had always believed she could count on. But when Susan's
presence in Boppo's house had irritated Pat, she was out on the street
in no time.
Susan had no illusions that she would still be part of the family
ted.
But she could not have after her mother and sister were arres realized
that she would never be allowed simply to walk away, to begin a new
life. Banishment was merely the first increment of her family's
revenge.
From the moment they left Boppo and Papa's on Thanksgiving Day, 1990,
the Alfords had been on their own. Susan no longer had a sister, a
brother, grandparents, great-aunts, uncles, cousins (save the
discredited Bobby and Charlotte), or nieces. Her son, Sean, remained
estranged-but she learned that he was encouraged to come to Boppo and
Papa's house once a week. It was almost primitive. Susan and Bill had
betrayed the pack, and the others would never forgive them. Whatever
Pat had done, she had always been taken back, not only forgiven but
supported and carried above all of them on arms of love. Susan had
spoken up only to prevent her mother from doing harm and she was
exiled. Main Street in The Alfords were becalmed for a year on [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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and memories all the last 8 years.... TriPs to the beach in North
Carolina where you all looked for sand dollars. Germany, and how all
the people thought you were a little Bavarian girl with your rosy
cheeks and long braids. And as all this time passed, my love didn't
stand still either but rather Ilust kept loving you more. Every day of
our lives (together or not together) whether the experiences have been
painful or pleasureful [sic], joyful or sad, regardless, each and every
one has made me love you more. Neither time, nor distance, not even
the physical seperation [sic] of the last 8-10 yrs. can diminish that
love. For every thing we've endured has only made the bond a stronger
one. The baby I loved became the little girl I loved who became the
beautiful and loving woman you are now. I am so proud that you are my
daughter and I look forward to the many wonderful years andfuture
experiences we'll share....
The letter had thrilled Susan and made her weep. And yet, even back
then the first niggling doubts had already begun, no matter that she
cloaked herself in denial and rationalizations, no matter how many
times she looked away from what she would not see.
Susan's worst dread was that her mother would again want something so
badly that anyone who got in the way would be hurt.
It had never occurred to her that she might be one of those hurt.
Even when Susan herself had two mysterious illnesses that no one could
diagnose, she would not listen to Bill's and Sean's warnings that her
mother was probably poisoning her. She would not, could not, believe
that. Maybe she had only suffered from the flu or something equally
Page 337
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innocuous. Without specific testing, no one could say. "But I was
lucky at that. I lived," she said later.
"I could have died, like Kent did or the Allansons."
Susan had vowed since 1976 that she would not let her mother destroy
anyone else. And she hadn't, but it cost her.
Her second worst fear was that she would no longer have a family if she
told anyone outside that family about her mother's crimes. Lord knows,
no one had ever acknowledged Pat's dangerousness i . nsi . de the
family; if Susan did the unspeakable, she knew she would be forever
beyond the pale. All she could count on would be Bill and Courtney and
little Adam. She had seen Bobby and Charlotte Porter virtually
excommunicated for far less.
They had only refused to write a letter. Although they had agreed not
to prosecute Pat for her alleged mistreatment of Aunt Lizzie, they
would not write a letter praising her and they had become pariahs.
choice at all for Susan. She In the end, there had been no ooner or
later, her mothcould not live knowing that sometime, stiver's eye would
fall on something she wanted very, very much.
And that disaster would follow. decades of Boppo had been Susan's
ideal for more than three her life, her support, her rescuer, the one
person she had always believed she could count on. But when Susan's
presence in Boppo's house had irritated Pat, she was out on the street
in no time.
Susan had no illusions that she would still be part of the family
ted.
But she could not have after her mother and sister were arres realized
that she would never be allowed simply to walk away, to begin a new
life. Banishment was merely the first increment of her family's
revenge.
From the moment they left Boppo and Papa's on Thanksgiving Day, 1990,
the Alfords had been on their own. Susan no longer had a sister, a
brother, grandparents, great-aunts, uncles, cousins (save the
discredited Bobby and Charlotte), or nieces. Her son, Sean, remained
estranged-but she learned that he was encouraged to come to Boppo and
Papa's house once a week. It was almost primitive. Susan and Bill had
betrayed the pack, and the others would never forgive them. Whatever
Pat had done, she had always been taken back, not only forgiven but
supported and carried above all of them on arms of love. Susan had
spoken up only to prevent her mother from doing harm and she was
exiled. Main Street in The Alfords were becalmed for a year on [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]