She
was screaming for daddy and saying I can't stand it, he's a monster, a
murderous little monster and we've got to get out of here before he
kills us all, he knows what we're thinking, he's horrible, and then she
was on the telephone, and she couldn't make the words come out right
when she tried to talk.

I was scared and I said come on Bobby let's lock ourselves up in my room
and we ran upstairs and locked the door. Mommy was banging things and
laughing and crying downstairs and screaming we've got to get out,
he'll kill us if we don't, and a while later I heard the car coming up
the road fast, and saw daddy run into the house just as it started to
snow. Then mommy was screaming please, Ben, we've got to get out of
here, he tried to kill me, and the dog is vicious, he bit me when I
tried to make him stop.

The next minute daddy was running up the stairs two at a time and I
could feel him inside my head for the first time and I knew he was
angry. He'd never been this angry before and he rattled the knob and
said open this door Jimmy in a loud voice. I said no I won't and he said
open the door or I'll break your neck when I get in there and then he
kicked the door and kicked it again. The third time the lock broke and
the door flew open and daddy stood there panting. His eyes looked
terrible and he had a leather belt doubled up in his hand and he said
now come out here and his voice was so loud it hurt my ears.

Down below mommy was crying please Ben, take me away, he'll kill us
both, he's a monster! I said don't hurt me daddy it was mommy, she was
bad to me, and he said I said _come out here_ even louder. I was scared
then and I said please daddy I'll be good I promise. Then he started for
me with the belt and I screamed out Bobby! Don't let him hurt me, Bobby,
and Bobby snarled like a wild animal and jumped at daddy and bit his
wrist so bad the blood spurted out. Daddy shouted and dropped the belt
and kicked at Bobby but Bobby was too quick. He jumped for daddy again
and I saw his white teeth flash and heard him snap close to daddy's
throat and then Bobby was snarling and snapping and I was excited and I
shouted hurt him, Bobby, he's been bad to me too and he wants to hurt me
and you've got to stop him.

Then I saw daddy's eyes open wide, and felt something jump in his mind,
something that I'd never felt there before and I knew he was
understanding my think-talk. I said I want Bobby to hurt you and mommy
because