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Shedding the rich fabric of his elegantly tailored tuxedo and stepping away from the darkened stage, Dr. Timothy Dixon could easily pass for one of the Messiah College students he teaches with such aplomb.
Miranda stared at her daughter in amazement. From all appearances, she looked perfect. Her eyes were robin’s egg blue with dark lashes and hair the color of honey. The little girl looked down as strands of golden locks softly fell against her face and she began to fidget with her hands as she became visibly uncomfortable. Miranda reached behind her and picked up “Muffin,” Molly’s favorite stuffed animal. The little girl took the bear and began to gently pet it. Her fingernails were painted party pink and her white ruffled socks were the perfect accent to the white smocked dress sprinkled with yellow daises and her black patent leather Mary Janes, size 3. Something was wrong though. Horribly wrong. When Miranda reached over to gently touch her daughter’s shoulder, Molly reeled back, her body stiffening in fear. “It’s ok honey. But you have to tell me what happened. What has you so frightened, sweetie?” Molly continued to pet Muffin, only this time with more intensity. She also began to rock back and forth, as if to comfort herself. Miranda leaned down and whispered into Molly’s ear “Sweetie, you can tell mommy. Did someone do something bad to you? Molly’s rocking became more pronounced. Like any parent, all Miranda wanted to do was protect her little girl. Protecting and teaching her about harmful things like not running with scissors, looking both ways while crossing the street and not talking to strangers was the easy part. This was much harder. Memories began to flood Miranda’s mind along with anger and fear. In her heart she knew. Just like her own mother knew so many years ago when someone did something bad to Miranda. The only difference was the age when it happened. Miranda had been twelve. Molly just celebrated her fourth birthday. Only this time, it wouldn’t last 3 years. It was going to end now.