Chapter Four:
"Oh God, Abby," Tony whispered.
She just smiled at him.
"I… I really didn't know."
"I know, Tony. That was kind of what I intended. If I just go and tell everyone, I'll only get pity. I don't want pity. It was a long time ago."
Tony looked at her and opened his mouth to say something. He was interrupted by a strange noise near the window.
"Abbs, get behind me," he called.
Abby just smiled. "It's a bird, Tony. Wow, you're really freaking out here."
Tony let out a breath. Abby was right, he was freaking out. He mentally cursed himself for that. He was supposed to be the stronger one right now.
Abby stared at the window. "Birds must have a great life. Just fly away to a better place if they don't like it here. Do you know the scene in Forrest Gump, when Jenny starts praying?"
Tony nodded. He knew exactly what scene she meant. "Dear God, make me a bird, so I can fly far, far away from here."
"I tried that, too," Abby whispered, again on the edge of tears. "Never worked. I guess God was busy."
"You bitch! She's just a child! You can't go and slap her around."
"She needs to learn this now, David, or else she never will. Monsters are no good in her dreams, when there are also monsters in her life."
"Why? Why can't she just imagine? What's so wrong with that?"
"You know damn well what's wrong with that. All you do is imagine! Imagine another child that will take my place when you… when you…"
"Just say it, Jessie. Just for once speak your freakin' mind!"
"I won't let you do it again, David. Not with her. Not with my sister's daughter."
"Well, you're not really helping, are you? Maybe I'll just tell your sister that you hit her. That you hit your own niece!"
"O, for God's sake David, don't make me the bad guy here!"
"Are you implying that you're the GOOD guy then?"
"I was wrong, David. Monsters do exist. Monsters underneath her bed, but God forbid, ON her bed. I won't let you do it again David, I won't let you become the nightmare of another innocent child."
"O believe me, Jessie, you will. You always have and you know exactly why."
The little girl didn't know why her Aunt and Uncle were yelling. She just wanted them to stop and be quiet. She didn't have a clue what her Aunt meant. She was way too young for that.
"Your Aunt knew?" Tony asked, stunned. "She had known all the time?"
"I think so, yeah," Abby answered.
"But why didn't she… Why didn't she do something about it? Why did she let it happen?"
"I think she didn't even know that," Abby answered, deep in thought. "I mean, she loved him. They were married and she had sworn to be on his side until death parted them. I think she was ignorant, just that. Not unethical or anything, just ignorant."
A/N: Plz let me know if it's still interesting. Next chapter will be longer and finally tell (nothing explicit) what Uncle David exactly did and why Aunt Jessie didn't react.