"No, Susannah please! Save daddy! No!" As the doll Sissy, stabbed him in the chest, he heard Julia's voice.

"William, wake up" as she shook him awake

He woke up in a sweat and saw her, "Julia"

She caressed his cheek, "your fine, just was a bad dream"

"More like a nightmare. I must have dozed off after putting Susannah down for her nap"

"Because of what you're wearing?" She asked and sat down beside him on the couch, holding in a laugh

"What?" He asked in confusion, looked down and saw he was in Julia's dress, and jewelry, "oh, Susannah wanted to play a game of king and queen"

She couldn't stop laughing, "so, she was the king?"

"She demanded it, but please get me out of this"

"Of course," as she helps him out of the dress she says, "you were a pretty queen though" and continued laughing

"Not funny" as the dress and jewelry came off he handed them to her and asked "anyway how was your conference?"

"It was ok. I only got 2 small donations for the hospital. But I'm not giving up" she said and began unpacking her bag

"I'm glad," and saw the doll Sissy on the table, "Julia…the doll?"

"Oh, yes, I saw it in a store and bought it for Susannah." And showed it to him, "look you pull the string…"

The doll laughs and says, "London bridge, is falling down"

"Julia, get it away from me. I don't want Susannah to have it"

"William?"

"That doll, Sissy. It's evil"

"How did you know the doll's name is Sissy?"

He tells her of his nightmare, which she understands, "William it was just a bad dream. The doll is harmless"

"I don't know." As he grabs the doll and looks over it

"Let's see how she likes it. If anything happens we'll put it away"

"Ok, Julia."

Once, Susannah was awake, and excited to see Julia, she asked to play, "kig and quee"

"Not right now, mama has a surprise for you" and revealed the doll to her

Susannah took the doll, and looked over it, and threw it to the floor, "scary"

"Even she doesn't care for the doll" he says and picks it up

"William." As she grabs the doll from his hand, "see, Sissy is nice doll" she turned her head away, "no bad doll"

"Ok, darling, when you're ready, you can play with her."

As the day went on Susannah still wouldn't play with the doll, only with her teddy and blocks.

"Julia, she doesn't like the doll."

"You're right, and I'm not pushing it on her. I'll take it to the pawn shop, and use the money to get her another toy."

"Sounds like a plan"