The council was sitting around the table, Dale at the head of it.
“Come in” he barked. The door opened and Mr. and Mrs. Parker entered the room. They looked down, ashamed. “Do tu know why you’re here?” he demanded angry.
“Yes, sir” Mr. Parker nodded; Mrs. Parker was too choked up to speak.
“I am astounded that something like this could happen” Dale growled.
“You are absolutely right” Mr. Parked agreed, nodding heavy. “Debra should’ve never ran away. Her actions are unforgivable”
Dale quickly walked up to the pair and punched Mr. Parker in the face. “Don’t tu dare pin this on a fourteen año old girl!” he shouted hysterical. “The only one that’s to blame is the two of you. I told tu to prepare her. tu failed miserably, because if tu hadn’t she wouldn’t have been so afraid of my love”
Mrs. Parker dropped on her knees and grabbed his legs. “Please” she cried hysterical and remorseful. “Tell us how we can make it right. We’ll do anything!”
Dale kicked her away and looked down at her as if she was some piece of junk. Mrs. Parker wiped the blood of her lips and looked up scared, her eyes wet from tears.
“Stand” he commanded. “You’re not a circus act”
Mr. Parker helped his wife up. “We’re willing to do penance, Dale” he said.
Dale nodded, thinking of a suitable punishment. “Empty your room. You’re moving to the barn” he decided. “Except for Beth. She’s staying with me. She will be my assistant. Normally I would’ve dado that privilege to Debra, but since her parents are such failures I will have to settle for less”
“What do we tell Beth? About Debra?” Mrs. Parked asked trembling.
“Nothing” Dale answered fast. “I will tell her what I believe is the best version of the story. She belongs to me now. From this moment on tu have no children”
Mr. and Mrs. Parker bent their heads like two children who had been audacious.
“You can go now” Dale said, turning his head as if the sight of them burned his eyes.
“Come in” he barked. The door opened and Mr. and Mrs. Parker entered the room. They looked down, ashamed. “Do tu know why you’re here?” he demanded angry.
“Yes, sir” Mr. Parker nodded; Mrs. Parker was too choked up to speak.
“I am astounded that something like this could happen” Dale growled.
“You are absolutely right” Mr. Parked agreed, nodding heavy. “Debra should’ve never ran away. Her actions are unforgivable”
Dale quickly walked up to the pair and punched Mr. Parker in the face. “Don’t tu dare pin this on a fourteen año old girl!” he shouted hysterical. “The only one that’s to blame is the two of you. I told tu to prepare her. tu failed miserably, because if tu hadn’t she wouldn’t have been so afraid of my love”
Mrs. Parker dropped on her knees and grabbed his legs. “Please” she cried hysterical and remorseful. “Tell us how we can make it right. We’ll do anything!”
Dale kicked her away and looked down at her as if she was some piece of junk. Mrs. Parker wiped the blood of her lips and looked up scared, her eyes wet from tears.
“Stand” he commanded. “You’re not a circus act”
Mr. Parker helped his wife up. “We’re willing to do penance, Dale” he said.
Dale nodded, thinking of a suitable punishment. “Empty your room. You’re moving to the barn” he decided. “Except for Beth. She’s staying with me. She will be my assistant. Normally I would’ve dado that privilege to Debra, but since her parents are such failures I will have to settle for less”
“What do we tell Beth? About Debra?” Mrs. Parked asked trembling.
“Nothing” Dale answered fast. “I will tell her what I believe is the best version of the story. She belongs to me now. From this moment on tu have no children”
Mr. and Mrs. Parker bent their heads like two children who had been audacious.
“You can go now” Dale said, turning his head as if the sight of them burned his eyes.