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Post by Judge Turpin on Aug 27, 2011 0:41:03 GMT -5
"What were you doing outside? Without my permission. Especially with that man. While I wasn't even in town?" He said, distrustingly. "Do you know what horrors may lie with that man? Do you have any idea?" He said. He stopped asking questions and let her think and maybe respond.
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Post by Johanna Barker on Aug 27, 2011 0:45:25 GMT -5
Johanna knew it wasn't her fault, but she couldn't let herself he punished for what had happened. The Beadle even said that he was allowed to take her out on a walk. Like a dog... "Mr. Bamford said that... I could go out for a walk..." She said, feeling her face get red.
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Post by Judge Turpin on Aug 27, 2011 0:50:06 GMT -5
He stopped after hearing this. The beadle let that happen. His own assistant that he trusted. Oh well. I guess he couldn't see why she shouldn't be allowed out and he couldn't have known that Antony would be around. That was just pure luck. He thought about the torture he was probably he was receiving. That should teach him. Or, so he thought
"Okay darling. But, that only answers half my questions." He said kindly even though he was slightly aggravated.
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Post by Johanna Barker on Aug 27, 2011 0:54:59 GMT -5
She looked at the floor, her lips slightly pursed in a tight line. She could just imagine what was going on that very moment. Her poor Anthony... She felt as she was about to cry. Id she could have just not looked at him, maybe this wouldn't have happened.
She didn't say anything in return, she just sat by the window with her head facing opposite him, a few silent tears sliding down her cheeks.
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Post by Judge Turpin on Aug 27, 2011 0:59:02 GMT -5
The judge started getting angrier at the girl. Why was she avoiding his question? He thought about it for a minute. "Johanna. You are 15, you don't know what you want. You still need time to think. You still need me to watch over you. You AREN'T an adult. I am your father. You will obey me" He said. He honesly didn't know why he was saying that she had always obeyed him. Maybe it just made him sound more convincing.
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Post by Johanna Barker on Aug 27, 2011 1:04:45 GMT -5
Never had Johanna ever cried in front of the judge. She had always contained her emotions deep inside of her. She never showed her true colors to him, she was afraid to. The tears, like rain, came pouring out of her eyes, which made her make a little whimper. "I'm..." She sniffed. "So, so, s-sorry, Father-r." She said, not facing him, before swallowing. "It won't happ-pen again..." She said, barely holding herself together.
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Post by Judge Turpin on Aug 27, 2011 1:13:41 GMT -5
The judge felt bad. He didn't mean to make her cry. Why was she crying. She had never cried before. At least, not to his knowings. He looked at her. He resisted the urge to hug her. "Johanna. I forgive you. Stand by your word. Don't EVER let it happen again. As for the beadle, I will talk to him sometime when he is free." The Judge said, trying to be discreet.
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Post by Johanna Barker on Aug 27, 2011 1:19:54 GMT -5
"Yes..." She said, nodding. She turned to face him. Even as she was crying she looked so... vulnerable. "Papa, I'm sorry..." She said, dabbing her eyes with her handkerchief. She didn't bother hiding her tears in. He knew she was crying. She sensed the awkwardness between them. "I don't know what influenced me to be such a horrible person, really, I don't!" She said. "Oh, god, I'm a..." She flung herself on the bed, sobbing into her fluffy, goose feather pillow. "I'm such a bad daughter - I embarrass you!" She sobbed, it being muffled by the pillow.
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Post by Judge Turpin on Aug 27, 2011 1:23:50 GMT -5
He just didn't know how to react to this behavior. Why was she getting so emotional all of a sudden. "Johanna, You are not a bad daughter. You are a human. You made a mistake and I have to learn to accept that. I should be the sorry one" He said, trying to get her to calm down. He hated seeing her cry, It was the worst thing in the world
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Post by Johanna Barker on Aug 27, 2011 1:28:13 GMT -5
She sat up on the bed, sniffing every other breath she took. "You don't understand, and you never will." She blurted out. She bit her lip. She didn't mean to say such a thing to him, she was thinking about how he cared for her when she was little; he would take her to the park, play with her and read her bedtime stories and tuck her into bed. Those days were long gone now.
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Post by Judge Turpin on Aug 27, 2011 1:30:48 GMT -5
He was appalled by the sudden bluntness that she had just directed towards him. He flinched at it actually. "W-what do you mean Johanna?" He said, kindly.
He missed the days when she was so young. So carefree. So cute. So trusting. He could never get those days back. Never
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Post by Johanna Barker on Aug 27, 2011 1:33:34 GMT -5
Johanna looked at him. "I'm no longer a little girl, Father." She said, her face still stained with tears. Her last tear slowly rolling down her cheek. "I'm a woman, and I'm starting to have an... attraction for the sailor." She admitted.
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Post by Judge Turpin on Aug 27, 2011 1:48:29 GMT -5
He raised an eyebrow. He didn't like this but, somewhere inside of him, he knew it was coming. How could she have an attraction to that man. Wasn't he enough for her? "Am I not doing something right Johanna?" He said, worried. He strived to keep her happy.
He stood up and began pacing.
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Post by Johanna Barker on Aug 27, 2011 1:52:01 GMT -5
"Father, I love you." She bit her lip, she looked at him, knowing he wasn't pleased. "But, I'm... I think I want to marry him. You understand, Papa." She rose and stood next to him. "You are a wonderful father, and I couldn't ask for more... but, I need someone who can love me in such... a way, different from a family love."
She say in her window seat, waiting for him to settle down. "You want me to be hapy, don't you?" She asked.
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Post by Judge Turpin on Aug 27, 2011 1:59:44 GMT -5
"Johanna, I love you, yes I want you to be happy" He said, slowing his pacing down a bit more. "But" He said, stopping his pacing and walking over to where she was sitting, he sat down and faced her. "Do you know what guys like Anthony will do to you? He will use you. He will show you off like you are a trophy. He will take advantage of your money, he will rape you" He said, looking her in her pretty eyes.
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