Fran left the plane. Her heart beat. The dream she had just had had scared
her very very badly. It was around five am and she got a cab and arrived at
the Sheffield residence. Maxwell was waiting in the kitchen for her. She
jumped into his arms and gave him a long, passionate kiss.
"I'm so excited Fran, there's going to be a parent's party! I'm going to
ask C.C. to bring her father!!" said Maxwell joyously. Fran's face went
pale with horror.
"Fran?" Max asked her. "Don't invite her, just don't. Please?" she said. Maxwell hung his head and said ok. He went up to bed, but getting enough sleep on the plane Fran sat there in wonder. A couple of hours later, CC came through the door in a black miniskirt and white tanktop. Fran said she looked great but then sat her friend down. "I know" said Fran in a devastated tone. "What? You know what?" said C.C. playfully. "A-about your father......a-and w-what he d-did to you." Said Fran. C.C.'s face turned a bright shade of red. "How?" she said, tears running down her cheeks, "H-how do you know?" "I-I just f-found out recently" said Fran, thinking if she told C.C. it came to her in a dream she would believe she was insane. Niles just then walked by the door, eager to eavesdrop. "Do you want to talk about it?" said Fran in a comforting tone. "N-no" C.C. replied, crying. Fran hugged her, but partially happy that she was able to prevent C.C.'s death. "Don't tell anyone" she said in a shaky tone, "no one needs to know...................Oh Fran, let me tell you this much about him. He's a strong man, and if I ever brought it up and people confronted me, he w-would come and do I-it again. I-it all st-started when I was six. He came home drunk and then h-he had a gun, a-and th-then, y-you k-know, h-he did it again when I was ten, twelve, and fourteen! No one needs to know my father raped me!" she began to sob into Fran's arms. Niles nearly fainted. He clutched his chest and fell back on the couch. C.C. raped? By her father? That's why she was so bitter all the time!! He just wanted to run In and hug her, and he could hear her weak, muffled, sobs coming from the kitchen. He quickly dashed upstairs once he heard Fran about to come out into the living room. He went into the upstairs hall and pretended to be dusting a painting. Fran took C.C. into the bathroom and washed her face. "Why don't we go out for the day. I'll tell Maxwell you need a day off." She said. Fran ran upstairs, informed Maxwell, and the two women headed out the door. Maxwell and Niles were left alone in the house. Maxwell summoned Niles into his room and said he needed some company. Niles was very weirded out. Maxwell was sitting there, wondering why C.C. had taken the day off when Niles said, "I think she needed it, since what her fath- " he stopped in mid-sentence and slowly turned toward Maxwell. "Niles?" he inquired, "do you know something about C.C.?" "Yes, but I heard it over eavesdropping and it is very serious so I shouldn't mention it." He said quickly. "Her father what?" said Maxwell with a look in his eyes, "Niles...you need to tell me."
"Fran?" Max asked her. "Don't invite her, just don't. Please?" she said. Maxwell hung his head and said ok. He went up to bed, but getting enough sleep on the plane Fran sat there in wonder. A couple of hours later, CC came through the door in a black miniskirt and white tanktop. Fran said she looked great but then sat her friend down. "I know" said Fran in a devastated tone. "What? You know what?" said C.C. playfully. "A-about your father......a-and w-what he d-did to you." Said Fran. C.C.'s face turned a bright shade of red. "How?" she said, tears running down her cheeks, "H-how do you know?" "I-I just f-found out recently" said Fran, thinking if she told C.C. it came to her in a dream she would believe she was insane. Niles just then walked by the door, eager to eavesdrop. "Do you want to talk about it?" said Fran in a comforting tone. "N-no" C.C. replied, crying. Fran hugged her, but partially happy that she was able to prevent C.C.'s death. "Don't tell anyone" she said in a shaky tone, "no one needs to know...................Oh Fran, let me tell you this much about him. He's a strong man, and if I ever brought it up and people confronted me, he w-would come and do I-it again. I-it all st-started when I was six. He came home drunk and then h-he had a gun, a-and th-then, y-you k-know, h-he did it again when I was ten, twelve, and fourteen! No one needs to know my father raped me!" she began to sob into Fran's arms. Niles nearly fainted. He clutched his chest and fell back on the couch. C.C. raped? By her father? That's why she was so bitter all the time!! He just wanted to run In and hug her, and he could hear her weak, muffled, sobs coming from the kitchen. He quickly dashed upstairs once he heard Fran about to come out into the living room. He went into the upstairs hall and pretended to be dusting a painting. Fran took C.C. into the bathroom and washed her face. "Why don't we go out for the day. I'll tell Maxwell you need a day off." She said. Fran ran upstairs, informed Maxwell, and the two women headed out the door. Maxwell and Niles were left alone in the house. Maxwell summoned Niles into his room and said he needed some company. Niles was very weirded out. Maxwell was sitting there, wondering why C.C. had taken the day off when Niles said, "I think she needed it, since what her fath- " he stopped in mid-sentence and slowly turned toward Maxwell. "Niles?" he inquired, "do you know something about C.C.?" "Yes, but I heard it over eavesdropping and it is very serious so I shouldn't mention it." He said quickly. "Her father what?" said Maxwell with a look in his eyes, "Niles...you need to tell me."