CHAPTER THREE
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"Emily none of us is infallible. That characteristic was left to our Lord alone."
"That's true," she said and managed a faint smile.
"Would you like me to stay a little longer?" Jonathan asked, solicitously.
Emily shook her head. "I'll be fine, thank you." As she walked to the front door with him, she said, "I'm sorry you had to be drawn into a family problem. The melody sound was supposed to have helped soothe your tumultuous day."
"Perhaps just being with you has helped me get my perspective once more." He took her hand and squeezed it. "Try not to worry, Emily. God is going to work it out."
"Thank you." Emily bit her lip, then said, " I am so glad you knocked on the door tonight."
"So am I. See you tomorrow night and thank you for very special interlude. I could listen to you play for hours."
He bent down and kissed her forehead, as she said softly, "I'll have to give you a concert one day."
"I would like that, " Jonathan said, looking directly into her eyes. The mood was broken and starts walking.
Jonathan turned to wave to Emily.
As she shut the front door, her mixed emotions caused the tears to flow. So much had happened today.
Jonathan and Emily didn't know each other that much but they both felt a strong strange feeling.
Jonathan's surprise visit had made her happy with his attention, then the telephone call from her aunt Catherine that had shattered her illusions about her uncle Douglass. She thought of Jonathan and the tenderness he had shown and she thanked the Lord that he had been there at that moment.
Walking back to the kitchen and remembered her parents death. In spite of her tears, she felt a surge of happiness. Jonathan was becoming very special to her and it seemed so right....
In spite of the late hour that she had finally fallen asleep, Emily was on a taxi by 7A.M. going to see Maureen.
She reached at at her uncle's place and found Maureen and aunt Catherine waiting for her.
"Emily!" Maureen happy to see Emily.
"Maureen, how are you doing today?"
"Fine...."
"How are you Emily?" Asked aunt Catherine.
"Fine aunt Catherine and how you?"
"Fine." She huge Emily.
"I am sorry how I left yesterday." Emily said apologetically.
"I understand your pain my child..."
While they are still talking Emily's phone rings and it was Jonathan calling.
"Hello?"
"Hey , how was your night Emily?"
"Not that bad..."
"Anyway , I called to tell you that I want to help you in your case."
"Can I call you letter, I am busy right now."
"Okay , take care of yourself, Emily."
"Thank you, you too Jonathan."
"Who was he?" Asked aunt Catherine.
"Just a friend I met."
"Ah mm Emily I have something I want to tell you ."
"Yes go ahead Aunt Catherine."
"Not here let's go inside."
Emily was wondering what it could be the problem, because aunt Catherine looked worried and it looked like she was hiding something from Emily.
Aunt Catherine open the door to Maureen's bedroom.
"Well, come in Emily." Said aunt Catherine.
Douglass saw them and listen from the door what they were talking about.
Emily heard her aunt's distraught voice.
"Ah mm, Emily I filing for divorce." Whispered aunt Catherine.
"I don't understand , why aunt?" Asked Emily, with lot of thoughts running on her head.
"I cannot be stay with a monster who doesn't respect you and himself."
"No aunt please don't do that, please..."
"There is more to this than you think." Aunt Catherine was about to say something very important then stopped.
"What tell me aunt."
"You uncle was the one who...." Interrupt by Douglass.
"Catherine, come with me right now."
"I am coming."
"You didn't hear what I said?"
"I will be back." Said to Emily.
Emily shook her head.
Douglass waiting for Catherine in the hallway.
Douglass knew that Catherine know something important about him that she was about to say to Emily.
"Catherine what were are you going to say to Emily."
Asked Douglass.
"Douglass, you think I don't know what you did to Emily's parents, how can you do that to your own family Douglass?" Tears begin to form.
Douglass killed Emily's parents because they couldn't let him see Emily after what he tried to do to Emily when she was just a young.
Douglass wondering how Catherine find out about it. But evening knowing that, did not stop him from admiring and pursing Emily.
"You evil man, I will make sure you lock in prison." Said Catherine.
Douglass obviously in shock said, "no sense how can you say such a thing to me, you cannot do such a thing. if I can kill my own brother and his wife what about you." Walk's two steps and paused and said, "don't make me kill you Catherine."
Catherine stood there completely dazed by their conversation. In tears.
"God please help Emily."
She went back to Emily and Maureen.
"Hello aunt Catherine, you wanted to say something important?"
"Nothing serous my child." Emily could see that her aunt was hiding something from her.
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