Garnet or Garnets Curse

she has a mole on her chin. Is this the Harriet you know, Garnet? ”
    “ You have described her perfectly, ” I replied.
    Maria smiled, “ I think you might recognize Ellen as well. This woman is not only broad-framed, but also a fatty. Her reddish hair is fine and thin. It is balled up in the back, but chopped off short in the front. Her bosoms are flat, but her rump is like a giant bowl of jelly. ”
    “ That is Ellen, ” I assured her.
    “ There is just one more thing I think might be of importance, ” Maria said. “ While I was helping dress Ellen, a man burst into the room without knocking. He was a reasonably handsome man, but his face reflected anger. He began digging through the dresser drawers and pulling things out on the floor. “ Where are my glasses? ” he asked Ellen. She responded with, “ I do not know, Paul. ”
    “ Paul! ” Robert said, jumping to his feet. “ Are you sure she said Paul? ”
    “ I am certain she called the man Paul, ” Maria restated.
    Robert all of a sudden was beside himself, pacing the floor back and forth and slamming his fist in his hand. “ Garnet, does this man sound like the man that claims to be your father? ” he asked me.
    “ Yes, sadly the description matches, ” I said.
    “ I think I know exactly who our villains are, ” Robert declared. “ They are Paul and Ellen Gagne. They worked here, but my mother fired them for stealing. ”
    “ Are you sure? ” Aaron asked.
    “ I will bet money on it! ” Robert said.
    Maria looked around at me, “ Garnet dear, by the grace of God you are free of the curse. ”
    “ Curse? ” Robert asked looking at Maria wildly.
    “ Go on, Garnet, tell them the treacherous road you have traveled. The great fear that this awful man unleashed upon you, ” Maria said, with tears in her eyes.
    Slowly I began to tell them the whole story. They listened patiently as I explained how my father claimed he had to hide me from the curse of Aurochs. If he could not find a way to break the curse, it would destroy the Dragos bloodline ending with my death.
    “ My logical mind tried to deny the curse, but in time I was consumed by my fear, ” I explained, biting back my tears. “ Everywhere I turned something new gave birth to more horror. Those lonely days at Nell ’ s nearly drove me to the cliff. I was afraid to sleep for fear the beast would attack me in my sleep. ”
    “ This Victor or Paul is a lunatic, ” Aaron said angrily. “ I promise you, justice will be done. All of them are guilty. ”
    “ Oh, he is no lunatic! ” Robert shouted. “ Sadly it was a brilliant plan. He is doing the devil ’ s finest work by using one of the greatest powers on earth to destroy her. The power of fear. If it had not been for the divine intervention of Maria, I hate to think what may have happened. ”
    Robert walked over to the shelf and poured me a glass of brandy. “ Here Garnet, ” he said. “ Please keep talking. It is time to release the burden you have been carrying. ”
    I took up the glass and drank it all and then I continued. “ At first I thought the curse was Nell, then later Ox. I feared it would toy with me, changing its shape with the wind, bringing death and destruction to all around me. The night the wild man came and set fire to the woods, I prayed that the curse would take me and spare Maria. ”
    Maria reached up and took my hand. “ God looked after us both and delivered us here. ”
    “ Yes, ” I said, looking at Robert. “ But you spoke of the golden ones and the curse on the Auro family. There were things here which forced me to reflect back to my fears. What about the tapestry, the seven warriors with their golden daggers and garnet stones? See this garnet necklace my father left to protect me against the curse of Aurochs! ” I proclaimed.
    Robert reached in his pocket and pulled out a pair of garnet and gold earrings. “ Here dear, I was going to give these to you tonight. I think you will find they are a match to your necklace. ”
    I compared the workmanship. It was a perfect match. “ How can this be? ” I asked.
    “ Garnet, forgive me for being frank. My mother once owned the necklace and the earrings. When Paul and Ellen worked here, the necklace disappeared. My guess is Paul sold the necklace to your father. ”
    “ Oh, then I must return it, ” I said, extending the necklace and the earrings to him.
    “ Garnet, I shall appreciate them more on you than storing them in a chest, ”