Pastor reminded her that he was her only friend and that Sylvie would be furious if she didn’t please him. “You aren’t scared of me, are you, sweetheart? I would never do anything against God, and scaring you would make God very angry. Why are you afraid to sit in my lap?”
She choked. How would she tell him?
“Honey, we’ll talk about your fear of being hurt.” Right
away, his arm was around her.
She wanted to scream for him to sit in his chair and talk to
her. She was too overwhelmed and shocked to be properly scared. Suddenly, she
remembered how often he’d touched her. She guessed he was just touchy as a
means of affection.
“Now, now,” Pastor said. “It’s all right. Give me your hand,
honey. Yes, that’s it. Let me soothe you.”
She cried, and he told her sweet things he’d noticed about
her. At one point, she realized that her hand was on his thigh and was unsure
of how it got there. He saw her looking and removed it, only to put his hand on
her thigh. Surely, he was just being kind and wanting to father her …
Thank goodness, it was time to go.
ReplyDeleteIn the Rag Princess to be out soon, we see the psychodynamics of the pedophile pastor-who attempts to groom twelve year old Celeste Dusty who is living with abusive socilaite aunt, Sylvie, in Lincoln Ne.