The Young Rebels (2012)
“A secret is not a secret if you tell. Besides, the Pearses trust me and I will never betray their trust.
With Christmas approaching, I am growing anxious. It is too much to hope that my father has forgotten about me. This year surely he will demand I come home, and if he does, Mr Pearse will have to let me go.
Roger is going to leave the school a few days early to spend more time with his family. ‘The holidays will be awful,’ he moans, ‘with James still at the front and Donald …’ He can...’t finish the sentence.
‘At least you have both your parents,’ I say consolingly. For a wild moment I’m tempted to ask if I can go home with him. But how could I explain? I have not told anyone but the Ardmháistir about the things my father does, and I never shall. The years of beatings and the fear that never goes away – those are my secrets.
Yet in spite of them, I can never betray my father.MoreLess
With Christmas approaching, I am growing anxious. It is too much to hope that my father has forgotten about me. This year surely he will demand I come home, and if he does, Mr Pearse will have to let me go.
Roger is going to leave the school a few days early to spend more time with his family. ‘The holidays will be awful,’ he moans, ‘with James still at the front and Donald …’ He can...’t finish the sentence.
‘At least you have both your parents,’ I say consolingly. For a wild moment I’m tempted to ask if I can go home with him. But how could I explain? I have not told anyone but the Ardmháistir about the things my father does, and I never shall. The years of beatings and the fear that never goes away – those are my secrets.
Yet in spite of them, I can never betray my father.MoreLess
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