“I'm sorry; Father!”
Dad continues sobbing, “Look what you made me do to you. … How could you go and betray my trust in you; Helena?”
“I'm so sorry, Father; I never wanted to betray your trust like this.”
“Why … how could you? You were this family's pride and joy … so, how could you do such a thing?”
“I didn't mean for it to happen, Father; I swear. … It just happened … I couldn't control myself?”
Dad tries to regain some composure; as he forces himself to hold back his tears, while wiping his face dry. He takes in a couple of deep breaths, before going on...
“What do mean 'it just happened' … that you weren't able to control yourself?”
Helena takes a moment now to try and regain some of her composure, as well. She struggles to hold back her tears, and wipes her face dry; while,
