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Chapter Three: Lies
Clarice and her soon to be ex-husband are having an intense argument. Clarice had calmed down enough to attempt a normal conversation with Robert, but it had quickly progressed into a heated fight. He was claiming that she hadn't been a good mother, and that Nick would be better off with him and his new girlfriend. That's when Clarice's anger had overtaken her and she had slapped him in the face. She had been wanting to since he told her he was cheating on her, but now she had gotten her chance. In the midst of their argument they stop when they hear Nick crying. He had awakened from his nap, and was scared when he heard his parents yelling. Clarice rushes immediately to him and cradles him in her arms. Robert approaches, and she angrily snaps, "You stay away from him!"
"Why are you mad at Daddy?" Nick asks.
"Because she doesn't love us anymore, son," Robert says.
This sends Clarice over the edge, and she says in a tone Dr. Lecter would be proud of, "You, get the h--- out of my house." Something in her voice convinces Robert to do as he's told.
"Is it true, Mommy?" Nick asks after his father leaves. She hugs him close and replies, "No, baby, Mommy will never stop loving you, know matter what Daddy says. Never forget that." She holds him close, and hopes for some way to keep her sanity.
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Chapter Three: Lies
Clarice and her soon to be ex-husband are having an intense argument. Clarice had calmed down enough to attempt a normal conversation with Robert, but it had quickly progressed into a heated fight. He was claiming that she hadn't been a good mother, and that Nick would be better off with him and his new girlfriend. That's when Clarice's anger had overtaken her and she had slapped him in the face. She had been wanting to since he told her he was cheating on her, but now she had gotten her chance. In the midst of their argument they stop when they hear Nick crying. He had awakened from his nap, and was scared when he heard his parents yelling. Clarice rushes immediately to him and cradles him in her arms. Robert approaches, and she angrily snaps, "You stay away from him!"
"Why are you mad at Daddy?" Nick asks.
"Because she doesn't love us anymore, son," Robert says.
This sends Clarice over the edge, and she says in a tone Dr. Lecter would be proud of, "You, get the h--- out of my house." Something in her voice convinces Robert to do as he's told.
"Is it true, Mommy?" Nick asks after his father leaves. She hugs him close and replies, "No, baby, Mommy will never stop loving you, know matter what Daddy says. Never forget that." She holds him close, and hopes for some way to keep her sanity.