ELIZABETH.THIRTY YEARS AGO."You have brought nothing but shame to this family!"Dean was outraged as his eyes wandered over me. I stood in the far left corner of the living room with my hands held tightly together and my chin facing the ground. There were shrill murmurs that echoed in the household and Agnes was the first to step forward."That's enough." She pulled my hands but Dean struck her away. "You stay out of this, unless you want to be sent packing as well." He threw her a death glare and she let go of me as I sobbed. My hands slid over my bulging stomach as I avoided his terrorizing eyes. Dean inched closer and grazed my chin with his cold, callous fingers. "You are carrying a child for a man who's yet to be married—a man who you knew was engaged. Now, what is society going to say about you?" He questioned."What are they going to say about us?" He gritted his teeth, turning my face harshly away. "Dean!" My mother called his name with a scared expression across her face.
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