Behind Closed Door

This is a story that can be a little angst-y, but over all it's alright. It also has a little romance in it. (Sorry no O&E) This is just rated for the subject

of rape, and especially the young victims. It is a Law and Order SVU fan fiction, but it kind of focuses on the after math of abuse. It is my first

fan fiction ever, so no flames please. R&R, also please!!!

Disclaimer : Alright, this is based Law and Order SVU. I do not own L&O SVU or any of their characters, except on for most of the characters

that don't sound frimilar. Hey- I have a large imagination!!

"I keep thinking that he is staring at me."

Eleven year old, Anna Jennings, said while shaking. "I can't stop. I just feel that someone is watching me all the time. Bad people are watching

me." Anna held on to her arms as she pushed one strand of blonde hair out of her face. A single tear fell from her brown eye. "Oh, Anna, come

here." Anna rushed into the arms of Raina Delicart, the only grown women in the room. She opened her arms wide as the little girl came running.

Raina slowly patted her back as she let the girl sit in her lap, crying."How many of you feel that way?" She questioned as Anna continued to cry.

Out of the twelve kids who's ages ranged from 6 to 15, almost every single one of them raised their hands. "Everyone come close in for me." All

the children came off of there seats and walked to her. "Listen, most of the people who are looking at you, are looking over you, like your g

guardian or the police. They make sure you are safe so the bad people who maybe watching you will never hurt you. Believe me, many people

will be looking over you to make sure you are alright. Doctors and even me, watch you because we love." Anna's head had turned up to watch

the woman who was talking.

A soft dark red curl fell into Raina's face as she looked down at the girl. She had been hurt before. Many times actually before anyone had

caught on. Raina had been running the Strenghth for the Strong, support group for sexually abused kids for almost three years and still she

couldn't get over their stories. Anna's had caught her attention before. The Eleven year old had been sexually abused by her baby sitter and next

door neighbor since she was eight years old. Her parents never found out until a teacher complained that she had been acting sexually toward the

other ten year old boys in class, and she showed signs of paranoia at such a young age. The case was brought over to the attention of the New

York Special Victims Unit, where Detectives Stabler and Benson were placed on the case, and after an investigation the man who had been

abusing her, Damien Witherspoon, was convicted only that year. Anna still had reaccuring nightmares and episodes of fits from the experience.

Raina never believed that everything was alright after the trial and the person responsible was convicted. She had found that out the hard way

after her nephew was abused by the man her sister had loved, Josh's step father. Luckily, they had stopped him early, unlike poor Anna. But

Josh hadn't recovered yet, although it had been close to six years. He couldn't get close to anyone. His mom and herself had recieved brief hugs

and that was it. He was abused when he was 13 years old, and he had never had a girlfriend before or after the abuse. He had gotten better

through out the years after his step father was convicted, but she still could see his suffering.

Some weren't as lucky to have their abuser convicted. Like Amy Jorlen's case. It was still open and the police had no leads, nothing at all

besides an hurt sixteen year old. She was assulted on the way home from the grocery store, where she had to pick up formula for her baby

brother. Raina knew that no words could help these kids, but she had to try. She had worked loosely with the Detectives from the New York

SVU before and she knew tommorrow she was doing an orientation about sexual abuse during childhood and how it will follow them into

adulthood.

She gazed over the head of the brown eyed girl, as her own green eyes looked over at the clock. Alittle after ten of six. "Alright, kids, it's

about time to go home. I want you to remember that you are strong and can do anything. You all have my phone number and if you need to talk,

just call whenever. You remember that you are always needed and well cared for." The twelve abuse victims nodded their heads as Raina placed

Anna on the floor and went to open the door where the guardians were waiting to take them home or to family therepy. One of the boys in the

class, Ryan Dellaquo, the youngest in the class smiled at her once as he was the last one to leave the room. She closed the door as she waved

good bye and continued to pick things up. It had been a hard meeting this time, but it wasn't the most difficult. Most of the kids were now regular

so they knew what to expect. It had actually been close to two months since her last new child had entered. It was actually becoming nice and

that almost worried Raina.

Oh, you just know something bad is going to happen, don't ya? Well, read the next chapter and see. R&R