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Email What Phyllis is going to do about JD

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Sunny du Pree
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Email What Phyllis is going to do about JD

Dearest Sunny,
I do apologize for falling silent these last few days. I have been deep in
thought. As usual, you have seen through to the heart of the situation. I fear Douglas is indeed tangled up in some very nasty business and he is venting his frustrations on me. Confronting him about it is not, however, a very wise thing to do. I am safer remaining ignorant of the details so that I can honestly claim no complicity. With this Grand Jury investigation going on, if I were to kick him out right now it might look like I know something and I really don't. All I have are vague suspicions, no hard proofs. But, the appearance of knowing something might get me called in for questioning and the resulting publicity would forever leave me tainted. Not to mention putting myself at mortal risk from some of Douglas' apparent associates.

As I think it through, looking at the various ways events could unfold, I think I am safest in my role of dutiful but, empty-headed spouse. If Douglas is implicated, I can join the chorus of the shocked and outraged and kick him out of my house with the support and understanding of my neighbors. Perhaps, he'll be taken away in handcuffs and I'll be spared from changing the locks. I don't know but, making a break prematurely exposes me to a variety of dangers I don't care to risk.
You recall my telling you about that phone call Douglas got the night before the last Council Meeting. Then, he completely reversed his attempts to have Dale booted from the Council. Well, one doesn't have to be a genius to figure out that he was told to change direction. He has received additional phone calls since then and yes, I've taken the risk of listening at the door. All I hear is, "Yes, sir," and "If you think that's best, sir." It is clear from the tone of his voice that Douglas is afraid of this person. The other night, he raised his nerve and protested, "I'm not taking the fall for this!" But, quickly shifted tone and stammered, "Of course, not. I would never. No, sir, you can rely on me." Oh dear, I'm afraid Douglas has gotten himself into something from which he will not escape unharmed. I find myself wondering how Dale might be involved in all this and how what happened to Diana and Meaghan could have been something more than a tragic accident...

The other reason I can't move against Douglas at the moment is money. I know that sounds crass but, we must be practical, my dear. I've been a fluffy little lap dog all of my life; I really don't know how to cope without a high degree of comfort and financial security. I've done a lot of soul-searching lately and I've come to terms with what I am and accept my limitations. I have no significant income at the moment, no way to pay the utilities, buy groceries, et al. I need Douglas' income to cover the overhead. The shop has always been little more than a hobby. You see, all of my money � the money I brought with me into my marriage � was spent on the house and its renovation and the shop and its inventory. So, I'm strapped at the moment. I do look forward to receiving the insurance money from the stolen manuscript page but, who's to say if that will arrive in a timely fashion. To cover my bases, I've contacted a couple of dealers in New York City about buying my inventory and also made some
inquiries about employment opportunities in the auction houses there. I am preparing for life after Douglas as best I can.

Then, of course, there's my beloved home and the bulk of my fortune sunk into it. I must say that after all the high strangeness and traumas that have occurred here, I am feeling quite willing to walk away from the house and this town without a backward glance. But, I do have to laugh over the prospect of some real estate agent showing the house to a prospective buyer while the boojums thump, lights flicker and crockery flies through the air! Ha! What a scene that would be! To resolve that problem, I have contacted someone with expertise in this area who is expected to arrive in the next week or so.
Perhaps, they can drive the devils out or put them to rest. Then, I will be
able to sell the house or rent it out and thereby provide for myself until I
can secure employment.

Hopefully, all of these issues will be resolved over the next few weeks and I will survive to begin a new life. Till then I find comfort in imagining myself in the City entertaining others at cocktail parties with my adventures in the wilds of weird New Jersey. I dare say I shall be very much in demand on the social circuit.

Fondly,
Phyllis

Quoting Prettycolors62SPLATaol.com:

> Dear Phyllis
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> Oh dear you have certainly been under the gun here lately havent you. And > then to find out that your lifes partner does not see who you really are and probably never did. It is so heartbreaking to hear how he is treating you Phyllis!
That is emotional abuse! Dont let him treat you that way. You are made of sterner stuff and it looks like your "husband" may be in some hot water if he is taking it out on you like a scape goat. Dont let him drag you down to his level. I know that there is more to you than meets the eye! Use the strength that I know you possess and dont become a victim. Come out of that Ivory tower that your father and your husband has forced you into and fight for your rights! Your husband is a bully and bullies are cowards. Break out of the years of "training" and show them who you really are! I would do some detective work of my own and see what he has been up to if I were you. I would start with his checkbook and credit card statements. Do you have access to his office? He would not be expecting this from you. I am sure you know his rythmns when to look and when not to. I do have a friend that helps abused women and I would be glad
to set you up her if it gets worse. But know this...he was wrong to treat you that way. Dont let him get away with it again. It is the Queen that has the real power and dont you ever forget that!!!!
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> hollowneedleSPLATaglauranj.org writes:
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> > I have lost my positive frame of mind, dear friend. The other night Douglas came home before the Council Meeting and was in such a bad mood that tea cups ere jumping off their hooks and smashing on the kitchen floor. I rushed in and told him, please, you must think happy thoughts, you’re feeding the poltergeists. He huffed up and started yelling at me! He told me I had no idea what’s really going on and to keep my silly drivel to myself. Of course,while he was shouting, china was sailing through the air, smashing against walls and exploding on countertops, and I ran out the back door in terror. I was crying, I couldn’t help myself, and he grabbed my arm and yanked me around.
Behave yourself, Phyllis, he said, in a most cold and cruel tone, don’t make a fool of yourself in front of the neighbors! Well, that made me gather my self-control in an instant and I glared at him, saying, How dare you speak to me that way!
He replied that he would speak to me any way he choose and said other
things that were �" I’m having trouble writing this because my eyes keep blurring with tears. Sunny, it was horrible! It was like those times with Dale and Sam when it seemed that all I’d known of them before was a mask and underneath was someone I’d never seen, someone vicious and sinister. As he was jerking me back into the house, he was speaking in a low tone, like a growl, telling me I am only an ornament like his Rolex, a decoration befitting a man in his position; I’ve been acting like a fool and embarrassing himand he’ll have no more of it! When we got back inside, the kitchen was quiet and still. He was so coldly furious that even the poltergeists were intimated, I think. He forced me down into a chair and lectured me exactly the way Father always did! I must be elegant and regal, perfectly groomed and attired; I have
an image to project, a place in society to uphold, a responsibility to maintain our prestige and respect in the community, my duty, our honor, on and on, until he looked at his watch and rushed out to the meeting. When the door slammed behind him, I realized that I was shivering with cold and
fear and dread. I didn’t move; I couldn’t. I could not judge whether I was in one of those damned cold spots or if I had become one! Then, I felt so very tired. I pushed aside the broken china �" my grandmother’s china, priceless and irreplaceable �" and laid my head down on the table and cried. I cried like I haven’t cried since I was a teenager when Father forbade me to see my first
love because he was “unsuitable.” I don’t know how long I wept and then it seems I dozed and was awoken by loud knocks in the wall. I looked up andsaw the time on the kitchen clock and realized with a start that Douglas would be home soon! I hastily swept up the debris and ordered the kitchen, rushed upstairs to wash my face, put on fresh make-up and restored my coif. I wasprepared, arranged, propped up in bed with a novel to be pretending to read, ready for his return home. You see, I really do know what’s expected of me. I have been trained.
Of course, we have not spoken about this flare-up since. We have returned to our “proper” roles. I do see the irony in all of this. I have been so startled when people have dropped their masks and shown what is underneath all the while wearing a most perfect mask of my own. But, under my mask, I am not cruel or violent, I am timid and afraid. There may be something truly evil happeningunder the surface of this town and I am beginning to think that Douglas knows what it is -- he may even be a part of it. The whole house is full of cold and fear and dread now or, perhaps, I am carrying it inside me wherever I go. Don’t be worried about me. I know my place; I know what is expected of me. Like Father always told me, Phyllis, you’re a princess, you’re entitled to the best and you’ll have it.Well, I should like to tell him now that I’ve become a queen, an ice queen, and ask, is that the “best” you promised me?

Your friend,
Phyllis

this last letter from Phyllis was the one she sent me before this last one. She has never sent the previous letter before with her answer and as you can see there is some wierd writing. Might just be typos but cause I am so new to these games i didnt want to make a mistake and leave it out. So for those of you who know let me know. lelellelele

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Grace and Peace
Sunny Du Pree
I dreamed a dream and now that dream has come for me

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 1:49 pm

Barbarellany
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Joined: 12 Nov 2002
Posts: 245

Hurray for Phyllis! I hope she dumps him before she becomes a "prison widow". Then she will be stuck with his dregs for much too long. I have a feeling she may be ripe to work with the boys soon. Wonder what family she comes from and who that first love was she spoke of before?

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 4:38 pm

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