Now let's get back to The Betrayal by R.L.Stine!
Chapter 7
Susannah Goode is excited that Edward Fier is visiting her. She thinks that him coming to see her must mean that he has a way of freeing both herself and her mother. But her dreams are dashed as he turns out to be just the kind of jerk I thought he was.
He asks why she thinks he would want to save her as she has betrayed him. As I said before, he didn't show the ability to realize that his father is a monster. Even when arguing with Benjamin he still had respect for the man. So why would he finally make that connection now? Sure it would be a happy ending, but it takes some time for people to make that kind of change.
Susannah is shocked and asks how she betrayed him as he lied about the engagement. Though she should realize the fact Benjamin is having her burned at the stakes that if Edward knew about the engagement, he didn't agree with it.
Edward angrily responds that he was never engaged. Like Susannah would know that and not assume a rich boy would want to marry a rich lady. Before continuing to talk he looks around to make sure no one is about to walk by him. Which makes me assume that he isn't supposed to be there or else he is going to say something embarrassing.
When he knows no one else is coming, he tells Susannah that he was never engaged and told his father he loved her. He then goes on to say that she betrayed him with the Evil One. This boy is really dumb if he believes all of 'the proof'.
Susannah tells him that she is innocent and he replies that can't be the case. Yeah, that seems like true love there. Thinking she's guilty is one thing but to say there is no possibility that she could be innocent is another thing. One proves Edward looked at the facts and the other proves he never actually loved her at all.
She points out to him that they know each other so well and then demands that he tell her why he's so certain of her guilt. Edward says that he told his father his feelings and his father would never betray him after knowing his feelings. Um...yeah...so how utterly angry he was at you not only loving a poor person but loving someone at all wasn't a clue? Like...that is not how a good person reacts. You are a dumb piece of *string of expletives*.
He continues saying that his father would never put him through this much pain. On one hand I loathe Edward, but on the other I can understand desperately wanting to believe your parents have your best interests at heart.
Susannah continues to desperately plea. Edward then decries how stupid he was for believing that she was a good person and even defying his father for her. She finally has enough of his BS and screams that his father is wrong. Instead of listening he says for her not to speak of his father and basically breaks up with her. If this took place in modern day I am sure he would've broken up via text.
Susannah cries out to him. But he goes without saying another word. She cries and doesn't care if the spider bites her. All of her hope is lost.
The book cuts to William in the Goode house. He is watching the embers in the fireplace and doesn't care that it is now extremely dark in the house. Why would he care about the dark when his wife and daughter are about to burn and there is nothing he can do about it?
He imagines his wife, daughter, and son in the house. As it was before. As it should be. But he knows that is all in the past as his wife and daughter will burn. His son is in the care of a neighbor so he doesn't even have him.
Someone knocks at the door and William doesn't bother to move as he doesn't hear anything. He is too lost in his despair. After the mysterious person knocks loudly enough he notices. He wonders who would be visiting him at this late hour. William mentions that the person who is visiting him must know how he will be replaying the night's events endlessly in his head.
When the knocking doesn't stop, he finally gets up. He looks at the dying embers and remarks that everything he knows is dying. Even though he yells at the person to go away, he opens the door. Due to the bright light of the person's torch it takes awhile for William to recognize Matthew Fier.
He thinks that the Fier brother has come to take him away too.
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