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When Mary got back to Elizabeth's house, she could see Jimmy
sitting on the porch with a glass of wine.
"How's Elizabeth doing" he asked as Mary got out of the
car.
"She’s okay considering.
She went upstairs to rest while I came here. It's just going to take her some time.”
"It's going to take everyone time. I still can't believe Mitch is gone. It was like one minute he was there and the
next he wasn't. He would be so upset
that he can't be here for Elizabeth to help her through her treatments. He was a very devoted husband all these
years”
Mary didn't say anything.
"You never liked him much did you? And why all those years
did you stay away?”
"Jimmy I don't think now is the time to get into it.”
"When will be the time Mary? I have so many questions.”
Mary suddenly said "The night before his wedding Mitch raped
me.”
"He what?”
"Mitch raped me. It
was the night of the bachelor party.
Remember, it was at our house. I
came and had some drinks with you all. The
next thing I knew, it was morning and I was in the barn lying next to Mitch and we were both naked. He must have raped me.”
"Do you remember it?”
"Not really, did Mitch ever say anything to you about
me?”
"Come to think of it, before the wedding he told me he had a
dream about you and him but never got into it.
Did you ever confront him about it?”
"No, when I saw him at the wedding he acted like nothing
happened and I was too shocked.”
"Mary, why didn't you tell me?"
"I just felt like I couldn't at the time. It happened the night before the wedding
besides he was your best friend. He was marrying my best friend. I was drunk and didn't know exactly what
happened. I didn't think anyone would
believe me".
"Mary you are my flesh and blood. If you would have told me, I would have
believed you and confronted him about it.”
"Oh, Jimmy" Mary started to cry and they hugged.
"Why wouldn't you come home?”
"I guess all these years, I was afraid and ashamed. Elizabeth was my best friend and I felt like
I betrayed her by not saying anything.
If I didn't come home I didn't have to face everyone and feel the guilt
of what happened.”
"Sis, you had nothing to feel ashamed of or guilty about. I love you. I never would have taken his side over yours. Are you going to say something to Elizabeth about this?”
"No, and I'd like you not to say anything either. Jimmy, you are the only other person besides
me that knows this. I've never told a
soul. Was he really a good husband to
Elizabeth?”
"Yes, from all I could tell, he's been a faithful and good
husband to her.”
"See, that's what I don't get. How could he do that to me and then be such a
good husband to Elizabeth all this time.
It almost seems like two different people. Maybe he was so drunk that he did it but
didn't even remember. Or maybe nothing
happened and I've just imagined it all these years. I'm just trying to come to terms with this in
my mind now that he's gone. I think now
that he's dead I'm never going to figure out exactly what happened, I'm just
going to have to end this chapter in my life and move on from it somehow.”
"Have you ever gone to a counselor?”
"A counselor, what do you know about them?”
"I went to one when Donna had the breast cancer. I really needed someone to help me
through. You might consider going to
one.”
"Yeah, maybe I will" and she looked at Jimmy in
astonishment.
"Don't forget, you can always talk to me
about it.”
"Now about Ma and Pa. I know it's my fault that they died and
I'm really heartbroken and sad about it.”
"Mary, it's really not your fault. I've been so depressed about losing them. The only person's fault it was is the person
that ran into them" and he grabbed Mary and they hugged again.
Jimmy's cell phone started to ring. "Hello yeah Donna, I’m here with Mary at
Elizabeth's. I'll be home soon" and
he hung up.
"Why don't you go Jimmy?
I have to go and get Elizabeth's clothes then I want to stop at the
store and I don't want to leave her too long.”
"Okay, if you’re sure.
I'm glad we talked about this Mary and you trusted me. I love you Mary, don't forget that.”
She hugged him and said "I won't big brother. I love you too" and she meant it with
all her heart.
She waved to him as he pulled out the driveway and gave a sigh of
relief. She felt like a weight had been
lifted off her after all these years. She felt she finally had a
bond with her older brother and that she could trust him.
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