Chapter 510 - Dominic, let me help you to understand (5)

28 May, Matthew's on-base accommodation, City K

After a couple of minutes, Dominic pulled back from hugging Monica and looked her in the eyes again. He broke the silence and asked, "Aunty Monica would you have done what Mummy did?"

"Dominic I was not in the same position as your Mummy, but I think I would have made the same decision. My children are one of the most important things to me and I would do anything to protect them. That is what your mummy did she did what she could do to protect you so I think I would have done the same thing."

"Auntie Monica it sounds confusing," came Dominic with a little chuckle.

Smiling, Monica responded "At least I can make you laugh a little."

"You just said it's so funny Aunty Monica like you were confused," came a cheeky reply from Dominic still laughing.

Observing that he was not as upset Monica said "Why I might have sounded confused Dominic it's not because I was confused it is just because this is not easy to talk about. In the end, we are not just looking at the facts, but we are talking about people, their emotions, feelings and how they respond to things. That is not easy to talk about, as not even you are a simple person."

Monica reached over and ruffled Dominic's hair before continuing "Just think about how you have reacted to this. You are angry and upset. As you have said repeatedly to me even while we have been talking, you hate that people lied to you. That is your emotions talking. Let me put it another way for you. You know how some of your friends at school can be easy to deal with at times and other times they hate you?"

"Yes," came a somewhat hesitant reply from Dominic.

"A.d.u.l.ts can react like that at times. We do not mean to, but we can. How we react is driven by our emotions. But when your friends act like that it does not mean that they hate you and do not want anything to do with you. It is about something going on for them but working that out is not always easy, either for them, or for you. Do you talk to your friends about what is wrong?"

"I do, but that does not make it easy," came Dominic firm and quick response.

"I would not think so. But you do talk to them about what is going on. You may not like what your friends have to say, and they may repeat themselves in various ways. One thing, and you do not realise that you do this is that you listen to what they say and try and work out what you can do to help them. That is something, I know you do because I have watched you as we have talked. You have not liked everything that I have said, but you have listened and try to understand what happened."

"But why should I do that when Mummy and everyone else lied to me."

"Have I ever said that you have to forgive that?"

"Not really," came a slightly hesitant reply.

"I have not asked you to just forgive them Dominic. That is something that I cannot force you to do, not can anyone else. All I want you to do is to try and understand why things happened as they did. Trying to do that will not be easy, and it is something that is an a.d.u.l.t thing to do. It will, however, tell your Mummy, Daddy Matthew, and the rest of your family that you have at least heard what they have to say. That is more important that forgiveness, if you cannot do that at this time, because it shows them that you respect them."

"How Aunty Monica?" came a quiet and confused reply from Dominic.

"Dominic, respecting our parents, even if we disagree with what they say and what they have done is always important. If can, regardless of how long time goes, heal wounds of the past, because it allows us to be open to talk about the past. It may not be as easy as we like, but it is the first step, but as children we need to make it, because it will feel forced if it comes from our parents. Doing that, makes working through those past issues worthwhile, even if it takes time. I know that you can do that, because I have seen you work through things with your Mummy and Daddy Matthew over the last few months. Yes simple things, but you can do it."

Dominic looked at Monica, with a confused look, and Monica said "Do not be confused Dominic. The situation is not simple, and maybe I have made it more confusing for you. But your Mummy and Daddy Matthew know that. What they want you to do is talk to someone, tell them how you feel, and to get you the help that you need to work through how you feel, because they want you to be happy and healthy, both emotionally and physically. That includes me, and I can promise you all I will tell either of them is that we spoke, not about what we spoke about, unless you ask me to."

Dominic nodded his head hesitantly and Monica added "Just remember that I am always here if you want to talk. You simply have to ask me."

Before Monica could react Dominic jumped up an ran out of his room, back down the stairs and loudly said "Aunty Monica told me Mummy that I should speak to you. You, Daddy Matthew, Daddy, and everyone else lied to me, but I promised her that I would give you a chance to explain why you did that."

Monica, as she climbed down the stairs, observed at those words a look of relief pass over Lexi's face, so without saying anything she left via the front door, hearing Lexi say "Dominic, I am sorry you feel that I lied to you, but you are the most important thing in my life."

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