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had heard, until Father Jerome sent him to the East. Yes this happened
soon after Father Nicolas came to the school and Father
Jerome gave him the administrator’s role.”
“Why don’t you leave this, baby?” Anton asked her, “leave
this facility, the job, your position here; this isn’t a place one
would like to work; I’m thinking of it too, although I’ve been
here for such a short time…”
Mary looked in Anton’s eyes as if to read his reassurance
that perhaps they could both leave, they could both go someplace
else, start a new life, a new page on their lives.
Anton felt her question. He didn’t hear it since Mary didn’t
utter it aloud, but he knew at once her mind’s wondering.
“Yes, I could do the same and we could be together. This is
a big country sweetheart. What do you expect to happen to this
School when the press will get a whiff of this diary?”
“You think of sending it to the newspapers?” Mary said
and brought her hand in front of her mouth.
“This is something the world has to be informed about;
this is what Dylan would want me, us, to do. This isn’t meant to
be kept secret.”
“What would come of this place when the newspapers
start writing?”
“It would be impossible for the place to keep open. I’m
sure the Federal Government will take action, some action definitely,
but we also need more proof, more examples of abuse,
physical and sexual and mental abuse…” Anton added.
“How can we do that?”
“We’ll keep our eyes open and come to think of it, when
the days become shorter come October I’ll spend some nights
here. I have in mind to get a new bed and mattress, throw away
all the old stuff Dylan had and after I clean up the place
Mayanaam
vequinox
Manolis 