“Yes.” “How old was Ashley?” “She was six.” “And that’s when you were born?”
“Yes. Ashley was too terrified to face it.” “What happened after that?”
“Father came to her every night and got into bed with her.” The words were pouring out now.
“She couldn’t stop him. When they got home, Ashley told Mother what happened, and Mother called her a lying little bitch.”
“Ashley was afraid to go to sleep at night because she knew Papa was going to come to her room.
He used to make her touch him and then play with himself. And he said to her,
‘Don’t tell anyone about this or I won’t love you anymore.’ She couldn’t tell anyone.
Mama and Papa were yelling at each other all the time, and Ashley thought it was her fault.
She knew she had done something wrong, but she didn’t know what. Mama hated her.
“How long did this go on?” Dr. Keller asked. “When I was eight...” Toni stopped. “Go on, Toni.”
Ashley’s face changed, and it was Alette sitting in the chair. She said, “We moved to Roma, where he did research at Policlinico Umberto Primo.”
“And that’s where you were born?” “Yes. Ashley couldn’t stand what happened one night, so I came to protect her.”
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