only five, too young to understand any of this. She found him in the

softly, her heart achi

wary. He didn't run to her. H

own, trying to keep her voice

"Aunt Sarah says you went away because you were a bad person," he said, his

e," Olivia said, reachin

re you going to be bad again? Are

of her. He had been poisoned against her. Before she could answer

self near the top of the two short steps that led down into the living room. As Olivia stood up, Sarah let out a sharp cry and suddenly tumbled s

tomach!" s

He didn't ask what happened. He didn't even look at Sarah on the

long strides and shoved her, hard. Her back slammed against

to kill my baby?" he screamed, his face in

r!" Olivia gasped,

so fast. She was just standing there, looking at me with so much hate... and then I fell. Oh God,

everything. You're unstable, Olivia. You're sick." He turned his back on her, rushing to Sarah's side, cooing and