It was a Monday night when Mollianne snuck into the house through the back door. It was late so she was quiet because she didn't want to accidentally wake Henry or Regina. She made her way to the stairs in the front of the house where she was stopped by Regina.

"Where have you been, young lady?" Regina asked

Mollianne jumped and then turned around to face her foster mother, "Regina, you scared me." But in her head, she thought, 'What are you doing awake? Surely, you waiting up for me.'

"You were gone for a week. I've been so worried about you." Regina told the girl "Where did you go?"

Mollianne took a breath, "My boyfriend was in the hospital in a coma. I had to be there for my friends. They needed me, and I didn't want to leave until I knew that my boyfriend would be okay."

"You can't just leave, Mollianne. You can't come and go whenever you want. You're only twelve years old, which in my opinion is too young for a boyfriend." Regina explained

"I made a judgement call, and I stand by what I did." Mollianne stated "And if you want to send me away because of what I did that's fine. It's completely up to you, but I won't apologize for being a good girlfriend." She ignored the comment about her being too young for a boyfriend. She and Buck had been dating for a year.

Regina furrowed her eyebrows, "Send you away. I would never do that, Mollianne, but you know what I will do. Ground you, because you are grounded for an unknown amount of time. Once I know the particulars of your little 'adventure' I will decide how long you need to be grounded for."

"Fine. I don't care. I'll never tell you anything." Mollianne yelled as she ran up the stairs

"You also have a session with Dr. Hopper on Wednesday after school." Regina called after the preteen.

Tuesday seemed to go by really slowly for Mollianne. School went fast though, but everything after was a drag. Between trying to dodge Henry's million questions and trying to avoid Regina, it was a long day. However the preteen was able to make it through the day without answering any of Henry's questions and without talking to Regina. Mollianne wasn't afraid to tell Regina what she did, she just didn't think it was any of the woman's business, or that she should be punished for her actions.

'Why should I be punished for being a good girlfriend and friend?' Mollianne thought

Wednesday morning and afternoon when by fast too. School went by faster than Mollianne would have liked. Not that she liked school, but she was dreading her appointment with Dr. Hopper, and soon she found herself sitting in the one place she hated to do the other think she hated. Dr. Hopper's office to talk about her past.

"So Mollianne, during our last session you mentioned that you were abused both physically and sexually. Would you like to tell me more about that?" Archie wondered

"No, not really." Mollianne replied.

Mollianne didn't actually want to think about her past when all she could think about were Trixie, Buck, and Hero. 'Would they be okay in their new foster homes? Would Trixie be alone? Or will she have either Buck or Hero to protect her?' Mollianne thought. Sure Trixie was only one year younger than Molllianne, but she was also tiny. At eleven years old, Trixie was only weighed fifty pounds and was 4'11. She was basically a walking twig.

Archie nodded, "That's completely understandable. It's a hard topic..."

"Can we talk about something else?" Mollianne interrupted. She'd much rather talk about Buck, Trixie, and Hero than talk about her past and what had happened to her. What Papa had did to her.

"Of course." Archie told her "What would you like to talk about?"

Mollianne took a breath, "I had a rough week. The week I was gone. I left because my boyfriend was in the hospital. He got beat up by his foster parents while protecting our friend Kathleen. She's like our little sister. She's a year younger than I am."

"How did you feel?" Archie asked

Mollianne paused briefly, "Seeing Buck...that's my boyfriend...anyways seeing him laying helpless in a hospital bed..." She shook her head as a tear spilled from her eyes, "It broke my heart. It was so hard to see him lying there and not being able to do anything to help him, especially since he's always been there for me."

"You felt helpless?" Archie clarified

Mollianne nodded, "Yeah. You're damn right I felt helpless."

"Have you ever felt helpless before?" Archie inquired

Mollianne froze and then she shook her head, "No. No, why would you ask that?"

"Are you sure you haven't felt helpless before? Like maybe when you were younger when you were with that man who made you call him 'papa'?" Archie questioned

"He is my Papa!" Mollianne snapped, but in her head she was thinking back and Archie was right. She did feel helpless every time she allowed Papa to hurt her. She felt weak every time she didn't at least try to fight back.


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