The Scoop MAY 2017 | Page 51

On one of those late-night shifts, Amy had an affair with one of the doctors. Leaving her pregnant with a third child that was later named Gabe. Amy told Bob that Gabe was his child, which is not true. It didn’t make any sense for the family because Gabe was a little different. He looked like he was from another race, everyone in the family including PJ was Caucasian and blond, all except Gabe. His skin was darker and had black hair. Although doctors said it was because of genetic inheritance, it did not completely convince Bob.

Bob would go out to drink every day, turning him into an alcoholic. Every time he came home drunk, he will take Gabe by the head and beat him. After torturing him enough, he would turn to beat Amy. After all that, he would fall asleep on the couch while Amy, Gabe and Teddy cried. But what Bob didn’t know, is that Amy was pregnant with another one of his children. One day when Bob was beating his wife, someone knocked on the door. It was the police, they came in by force and after seeing Amy and the two kids crying on the floor, they arrested Bob.

Eight months later, Amy had her last child, Charlotte. This was another financial burden to the family. With Bob in jail, Amy was the only one working to put food on the table for the family. Amy ended falling in love with a doctor, and leaving her family behind. Without any other options, Teddy was forced to mature very fast; she became the parent figure in the house. Years later, Teddy realized that she couldn’t take it anymore, she wanted to die. One day, she decided to record herself saying: "Hi Charlie, I'm your sister Teddy, I am making this video to clarify the mysteries of our family, I hope you're old enough to understand what I'm going to tell you next.” Teddy ended the video saying “GOOD LUCK, CHARLIE.” She left this video behind for Charlie’s adopted family and asked them to give it to Charlie when she turns 18. Teddy then took her own life.