Theresa and her family sat around in the living room. "Mama, thats the best meal that I've had in a while. My cooking is horrible!" she laughed.
"I don't think its that bad." Pilar said smiling.
"Oh, just wait to you get a taste of it!" she said.
"So, are you going to tell us about everything now?" Luis persisted.
Theresa nodded and sat up, "I guess now is a good time. Well, before I left Harmony you all know that I still wasn't over Ethan, and thats why I left with Tony. Its something that I don't think you could ever understand. So we eloped and moved to New York, he said he could find a job there." she paused and took a sip of her coffee. "We were so happy, well I was content but I wasn't in love. I still hadn't gotten over Ethan. He got this job as head of the police department so the salary was great, but he began to drink...and, he began to beat me..." she said as tears began to roll down.
"I'll kill him!" Luis shouted.
"No, not yet." Miguel said pushing Luis back down on the sofa. "Let Theresa finish."
Theresa began, "I didn't tell anyone because I didn't know what to do. I tried once, I called the police but they didn't believe me. Everyone thinks hes such a nice and sweet man and that he would never do anything like that. Then I got pregnant with little Ethan, he was the only reason why I didn't kill myself." she said looking down at her hands. "I finally decided that I should leave him, so I got him to sign the divorce papers and ran off."
"Does he have any idea where you are?" Luis asked.
"No, I don't even think he knows I'm gone yet. Sometimes he's gone for days, weeks, sometimes even a whole month." she replied.
"Well you're safe here," he said reassuring her, "I won't let that bastard come near you at all. I'll kill him if its the last thing I do!"
Pilar was sadden about how Tony treated Theresa, "I wish I was there for you. I wish you didn't have to go through all that pain on your own." she said pulling Theresa in a hug.
"It's ok mama, you're here now." Theresa whispered as the tears rolled down her face.
"It's getting late." Luis said, "We should all get to bed."
Everyone nodded in agreement and headed for their rooms.
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Theresa yawned as she woke up. She smiled when she realized that she was in Harmony in her old bedroom. She was far away from Tony, he could never hurt her again. She got out of bed and walked over to Little Ethan who was also now awake. "Good morning." she said kissing him as she picked him up. She slowly walked down the stairs and entered the kitchen to see Pilar hurridley gathering her things.
Pilar noticed that Theresa was standing there and said, "Sorry mi mija, I have to get to work. I'm already late."
Theresa took a step towards her, "Uh, about work..." she said drifting off, "do you think I could get a job at the mansion? Like maybe help you with the house cleaning, a maid I guess?"
Pilar was startled that Theresa was asking for a job as a maid. Theresa always had hated cleaning, expecially for other people. "I'm sure I could fit you in somewhere."
"Great! When can I start? Can I start today? I just really need the money." Theresa said excitedly.
"Sure," Pilar said looking at what Theresa's pajamas, "but you definately can't come with me looking like that."
Theresa looked down at what she was wearing too. "Oh! Of course, I'll go take a shower and ask Whitney to take care of Little Ethan."
"Ok, I'll tell my handsome grandson from you now so you can get dressed." Pilar reminded Theresa.
"Right!" Theresa said handing over Little Ethan, and ran up the stairs to get dressed.
"I don't think its that bad." Pilar said smiling.
"Oh, just wait to you get a taste of it!" she said.
"So, are you going to tell us about everything now?" Luis persisted.
Theresa nodded and sat up, "I guess now is a good time. Well, before I left Harmony you all know that I still wasn't over Ethan, and thats why I left with Tony. Its something that I don't think you could ever understand. So we eloped and moved to New York, he said he could find a job there." she paused and took a sip of her coffee. "We were so happy, well I was content but I wasn't in love. I still hadn't gotten over Ethan. He got this job as head of the police department so the salary was great, but he began to drink...and, he began to beat me..." she said as tears began to roll down.
"I'll kill him!" Luis shouted.
"No, not yet." Miguel said pushing Luis back down on the sofa. "Let Theresa finish."
Theresa began, "I didn't tell anyone because I didn't know what to do. I tried once, I called the police but they didn't believe me. Everyone thinks hes such a nice and sweet man and that he would never do anything like that. Then I got pregnant with little Ethan, he was the only reason why I didn't kill myself." she said looking down at her hands. "I finally decided that I should leave him, so I got him to sign the divorce papers and ran off."
"Does he have any idea where you are?" Luis asked.
"No, I don't even think he knows I'm gone yet. Sometimes he's gone for days, weeks, sometimes even a whole month." she replied.
"Well you're safe here," he said reassuring her, "I won't let that bastard come near you at all. I'll kill him if its the last thing I do!"
Pilar was sadden about how Tony treated Theresa, "I wish I was there for you. I wish you didn't have to go through all that pain on your own." she said pulling Theresa in a hug.
"It's ok mama, you're here now." Theresa whispered as the tears rolled down her face.
"It's getting late." Luis said, "We should all get to bed."
Everyone nodded in agreement and headed for their rooms.
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Theresa yawned as she woke up. She smiled when she realized that she was in Harmony in her old bedroom. She was far away from Tony, he could never hurt her again. She got out of bed and walked over to Little Ethan who was also now awake. "Good morning." she said kissing him as she picked him up. She slowly walked down the stairs and entered the kitchen to see Pilar hurridley gathering her things.
Pilar noticed that Theresa was standing there and said, "Sorry mi mija, I have to get to work. I'm already late."
Theresa took a step towards her, "Uh, about work..." she said drifting off, "do you think I could get a job at the mansion? Like maybe help you with the house cleaning, a maid I guess?"
Pilar was startled that Theresa was asking for a job as a maid. Theresa always had hated cleaning, expecially for other people. "I'm sure I could fit you in somewhere."
"Great! When can I start? Can I start today? I just really need the money." Theresa said excitedly.
"Sure," Pilar said looking at what Theresa's pajamas, "but you definately can't come with me looking like that."
Theresa looked down at what she was wearing too. "Oh! Of course, I'll go take a shower and ask Whitney to take care of Little Ethan."
"Ok, I'll tell my handsome grandson from you now so you can get dressed." Pilar reminded Theresa.
"Right!" Theresa said handing over Little Ethan, and ran up the stairs to get dressed.
