Chapter 1

"Nathan! Nathan! Help me Nathan!" she cries

She's woken up screaming for the fourth time this week…shaking uncontrollably, her face tear streaked, and her eyes distant and filled with fear.

"Jess, are you… baby, what's wrong?" I ask coming over to her bed.

She doesn't hear me….She doesn't even see me; the only thing she hears or sees anymore is the eyes and voice of the man that has taken her innocence away.

I take her in my arms, "Jessie, tell me what's wrong."

"I…dreamed…about him" she chokes out between sobs.

"Shhhh…its ok I'm here now…he's not gonna hurt you again." I say stroking her hair and letting her cry.

It's been two weeks since she was raped and she's still a complete mess. She clings to me whenever she goes anywhere with me and my wife Haley.

"It's my fault Nate….I was weak." She says looking at the floor.

"Don't you dare say that Jessica Marie Scott!" I say cupping her face in my hands.

"Jess sweetie talk to me." I try to comfort my baby sister, but she starts crying even more and talking under her breath….so soft I have to strain to hear her.

"He goes to Tree Hill High Nate….He goes to Tree Hill High" she says

I finally get her to go to sleep…hearing her calm breathing for the first time in these two weeks soothes me enough that I walk back to my bedroom and get in bed trying not to disturb Haley, but that girl doesn't miss a thing, stirring as soon as I sit on the bed.

"Hey Nathan." Haley says planting a sweet kiss on my lips. "Is she okay?"

"She just told me that the asshole who raped her goes to school with us Hales..." I say playing with the blanket on the bed.

"Well…that explains why she clings to you and Luke for dear life at school." Haley says taking my hand off the blanket and placing it around her body.

"Do you remember when we found her Hales?" I ask

"Yeah…she seemed so scared…little and helpless." She says snuggling into my chest.

Flashback Nathan's POV

I call Jessica's phone for about the billionth time standing in Karen's café with Luke and Haley, where she'd promised to meet us after her Amnesty International meeting at school.

Finally there's an answer, but not the one I'm hoping for.

"Why do you keep calling this number?" a strange voice says.

"Where in the hell is my sister?" I ask trying to sound stronger than I really am at the moment.

"Oh, the little blond haired girl with eyes like the Ocean?" the man says snidely "She went home crying to her mommy a couple of minutes ago."

I hang up the phone and look at Haley and Lucas with fear in my eyes.

"Nate, what's wrong?" Luke asks seeing my shaking hands.

"Something's happened to Jessie." I say

We get to the apartment; I open the door and run inside.

"Jess! Where are you!" I yell praying to god that what I think happened to her is just a horrible nightmare

I find her in the shower curled up in a ball on the floor…freezing cold water hitting her face. I run and grab a towel "Lucas! Get your ass in here!" I yell scared out of my mind.

I pick up my shaking sister and take her over to her bed where I hold her until she finally warms up.

I kiss the top of her head…something I've been doing since she was born…it would always make her smile, but this time she looks up at me and I see nothing but fear all over her face.

"Jess…Nate is she ok?" Lucas whispers

"You ok baby?" I ask her

"No" says tears in her eyes, "Where's Haley? I wanna talk to Haley."

"I'll get her, but first you need to put some clothes on ok?" I say putting her down and going towards her dresser.

"Nathan, can I wear one of your shirts?" She asks me looking at her toes

"Yeah, why?" I ask pulling shorts out of her drawer and setting them on the bed beside her.

"You'll protect me from him and if wear something that you wear he won't hurt me again." She says …eyes not leaving her toes.