The Abandoned Children - PART 3

"Anyway, she had an accident in the forest. Nobody knows what happened, I think she fell and hurt herself. She managed to get to the hospital all by herself."

"She must have suffered severe physical injuries", Felice mumbled.

"Well, everybody thought so. But that wasn't the case. Margaret got off with a few scratches. But her brain.... Her speech went wrong. It probably was a psychic smash too as well. She had a strange behaviour."

Mark stopped speaking.

A couple of days later, Felice took a walk in the forest with her grandfather Joe. He wanted to see the notorious children.

"We're almost there", he eagerly said. "You can see the hovel from here. They'll come out, you'll see."

A red ramshackle building appeared. Felice and Joe hid behind a stone. They heard distant sounds but didn't see anything. The door suddenly opened. Two little children came out, a boy and a girl. The blonde hair of the girl was sleazy and probably hadn't been combed for years. The boy was red-haired.

"They have food", said Joe. "But not much."

"We have sufficient. Why can't we give it to them?"

"Look at them", Joe snorted. "Those kids need a good thrashing, then they'll learn to speak decent."

"Strangls", said the blonde girl. "Da-a-a!"

The boy nodded.

"They've seen us", Joe noted. "Let's go."

"I want to stay", said Felice.

"Are you completely out of your mind?" Joe exclaimed. "There is nothing more to see."

"I agree with Dad", said Mark. "Those children are of no use."

"I've never heard anybody talk like that", said Felice.

"Neither have I", said Janet. "The children most likely embraced Margaret's speech."

They were sitting at the dinner table. Felice didn't like the hostile tone.

"If I could, I would take the gun and shoot the kids", said Joe and smiled contentedly.

Felice shuddered. Her own grandfather....

"I actually think they're cute", she said.

Mark stared into space. Janet shut her eyes.