Sam stared distantly into her cup of coffee. She was sitting in the canteen of Sun Hill Police station and it was empty apart from the cleaner. Everything had gone so horribly wrong for her and she sat trying to piece together the last couple of days. Stuart her boyfriend who supposedly loved her had raped and beat her two nights ago when she admitted the relationship wasn't working for her. She still had the bruises on her face to prove it. When DCI Jack Meadows had asked what happened she just said she was mugged and left it at that.
The canteen doors swung open and Phil walked in. He noticed Sam sitting in the corner. He got himself a coffee and sat down in the chair opposite Sam.
'Hey' he said softly
'Hey' she replied still staring into the coffee'
'Sam how did you really get those bruises, come on there was a time you used to tell me everything'
'I was mugged' she replied not convincingly
She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes. Should she trust Phil? She knew she could but she didn't know if she was ready to face up to what happened.
'Can we go for a walk' Phil asked
Sam nodded and they drove down to the canal and began walking along the edge of it. They reached a bench and sat down.
'Are you ready to talk yet'
Sam couldn't control the tears any longer and they fell down her pale cheeks. He pulled her close but couldn't help noticing she flinched when he touched her. This wasn't the Sam he knew.
'Sam has someone hurt you'
She nodded as the tears continued to fall.
'What happened?'
'I… I didn't want it to…to happen but he didn't stop when I asked him to'
'What are you saying Sam, did someone rape you?'
He felt anger surge through him when he saw her nod her head.
'Was it Stuart'
'I've… I've got to go' Sam said hurriedly jumping up and walking away from Phil
'Sam talk to me' Phil tried to grab her arm but panicked her.
He watched as she ran feeling guilty. He ran to his car and started trying to find her. After half an hour of hunting he headed back to CID.