Title: To Protect

Author: Winter Blaze

Chapter 14: Unnecessary

POV: Daniela

"I told you both to get out of here; Lizzie is supposed to be here in five minutes." I said from the living room. "Mrs. Gordon it's just me, the door was left unlocked." "I'm sorry, Lizzie please let's get started."

She sat across from me. We didn't say anything for least two seconds. "Just to let you know things will be confidential unless I feel like Melina's mom needs to know something," She just nodded her head so I continued, "Do you love my son?" "Mrs. Gordon that was an unnecessary question." "You are right and I'm sorry, so how are you coping?"

She seemed to be coping all right but appearances can be deceiving. I knew I shouldn't have asked that question, but I was just curious if she loved David or not. "I guess I'm doing okay. I had a dream last night. I was back in my old house, but no one was there or so I thought. My dad had come back and then I woke up." I knew she was lying, but I didn't want her to know that. "Why do you think you are still afraid of men, except for Matt?"

I could tell she was thinking about it because probably came into her mind once or twice. "I don't know. I mean I know there not going to hurt me, but if they come towards me, I picture my dad. He's in jail, so why do I do that?" "I think what your dad did to you, even though you know you where protecting Matt. I think your brain or conscience remembers what he did, and until you over come that then you will suppress it into picturing you dad when other men, look, talk, or walk by you, so I think you need to remember the pain to be able to get past your fear."

I looked at the clock realizing my husband and son would be home in a couple of minutes. "Lizzie are time is over, if you want you can come over tomorrow and we can talk or you can work on remembering with me." She didn't like this idea I could see it in her eyes, but then I saw the spark of hope of getting her other best friend back. "I'll think about it, and I might work on it tonight."

I watched her walk out the door. I wanted her to have happiness again, but I wonder by her doing that would it kill her to go back in the dark water of her suppressed conscience. As I was thinking these things, the door opened again breaking me of my thoughts. "Mom, we waited until Lizzie went past Miranda's house, before we pulled into the driveway." "Hello dear, how did things go?" "Nice try, Frank."