Although Sonny was eleven years old, Margret still babied him and knew she'd never stop. She had to spend time with him, because Edward was unbearable. Throughout the years Edward had become an alcoholic and had started to become physically abusive as well. Margret couldn't stand it any longer. She worried about spending more time with Edward, now that Sonny was leaving for prep school soon.

"Well I'm glad Sonny will finally go off to prep school. It's about time that boy learns to become a man. No more of this wanting to read, write and act once he gets to prep school. He'll probably join a sports team. That'll toughen him up!" Declared Edward.

"I don't think he wants to play sports, though", remarked Margret.

"He will one he goes to prep school and if not I'll see to it that he plays a sport!"

"Must he, Edward?"

"Yes he must and he will Margret!"

"I'll go see if he is ready."

Margret began to walk towards her son's bedroom where he heard him cry as he talked to his nanny.

"Diana, I don't want to go away to school. I want to stay here with mother, you and my friends." Margret opened the door.

"Oh Sonny, darling I know you don't. I don't want you to go away either, but father insists you go." Margret ran to her son and hugged him tightly.

"Your mother is right, besides I was going to be leaving when you started school in the fall. You are a young man now. I'll still come to visit you, though. You won't be too far from home. Your father isn't sending you to Eaton", said Diana whose last American family she worked for had sent their son to Eaton in England.

"Sonny, dear I want you to tell me if any of the boys bully you. I want to protect you darling." Margret was sobbing now. Edward barged in his son's room.

"Are you all ready Sonny?" Edward asked.

"I'm all packed father, but I wish I could stay here."

"That wouldn't be good for you, you know. You need to go away to school it's the family tradition. We must uphold that tradition." Edward stated.

"Yes Father." Sonny walked out to the limousine with tears streaming down his face. He didn't want to go away from his mother and play lacrosse and become a man, whatever that meant. He decide that he was going to excel in his studies and join the Drama club and forget the sports.

Margret couldn't let her darling Sonny go. She'd see him again in five days, but she was worried about how Sonny would do away from home.

"Call me every day Sonny, dear. Mother will always be a phone call away."

"Now Margret, pull yourself together. Sonny enough of those tears. Go on to school and make your father proud. Good luck son!" He shook his son's hand.

Margret couldn't stop crying and thought she was ill again. She had another doctor's appointment to go to soon.

"I don't want you do waste your allowance on another one of those appointments Margret. You are a hypochondriac! Nothing is wrong with you. You are not going anywhere!" He forcefully grabbed her wrists. She cried out it pain and when he released his grip a bruise was beginning to form. She had to leave. She couldn't take it anymore! She ran up to her bedroom and ordered a maid to pack her things. She called her dear friend with a heart of gold, who she knew would help her, Lovey. He friend was still single and living in large penthouse on New York City's Upper East Side.

"Lovey I.. I'm leaving Edward. He hurt me again and I've decided to divorce him. May I stay with you until I can find a place to live?"

"Oh you poor dear, that dreadful, horrid man. Of course you can stay with me.",said Lovey starting to cry.

"Thank you so much, darling. You're such a blessing."

"I'll be there in a few hours Margret dear. We'll be roommates again and we can stay up and talk again." Lovey said, thrilled at the prospect. Margret was so thankful that she was able to find refugee with Lovey.