Suicide

Eliot took her out and wanted to get her a cup of hot tea to warm up her hands, but she grabbed his arm in panic, "Where are you going?"

"I'm not going anywhere. You can tell me now." Eliot took her to a bench in the park. It was freezing cold, and no one wanted to sit there for long.

They sat down on the bench, "There's no one here. Now, tell me."

Elsie's mood was unstable lately and she began to talk nonsense. Maybe she was shocked by the fact that Beverly was in jail now.

Eliot didn't believe what she said. He thought she was just too frightened. He wondered if he should take her to the hospital or send her home.

"One day, at home, I was bullying Emily, and then Dad came back and saw it. He locked me up and even beat Mom...."