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Chapter 1: Best Of You /b
Jude Harrison had hit rock bottom. In just one night, she had managed to gain everything, and then slowly have it ripped away. She had lost her love, her innocence, her reputation, and possibly her sanity, all in one night. She could still see the car drive away, carrying the love of her life far away from her, probably never to come back. She could still feel the rush as she left the party she was supposed to perform at, to go to a club. She could still feel the sickness from the guy's hands traveling her body and the alcohol in her system, the pain as her innocence was stolen away, and lastly the terror as everything around her faded to black…..
She let out a deafening scream as a hand hit her shoulder, and her eyes shot open to meet a pair of familiar brown ones. "Mason," she breathed, tears falling from her stinging eyes.
"Jude, what's wrong?" Mason asked as he put his arm around her shoulder and sat down next to her on the couch. Jude looked at him, wiping away a stray tear.
"It was just a dream…it was a dream?" Mason nodded, concerned for his best friend and mentor.
"Yeah…you're in the studio. You fell asleep a while ago and woke up screaming. Is something wrong?" She took a deep, shuddering breath.
"Mason, what do you do when the love of your life leaves you, you have a total nervous breakdown, get smashed and lose your virginity to a random guy you've only known for a couple hours, and then hit number one and have everyone expect things are fine?" She let out a small sob. "'cause I could really use some help." Mason patted her back soothingly, trying to soak in what she had just told him.
"Wait, Jude that guy….he raped you?" Jude nodded as she pressed her head against his chest.
"Yeah. I-I was drunk, and I told him to stay with me…..and I couldn't fight him…he took pictures of me, Mason. He's threatening to send them to the media." She let out another sob. "I'm such an idiot!"
"Shhh, calm down, Jude," he told her, taking her shoulders to make her face him. "How…could this have happened? I mean, I came up after the party, I would've seen the blood." Jude shook her head.
"No, I…I took a shower, so you wouldn't see…and I switched the sheets. I didn't want you to get mad at me." Mason shook his and sighed.
"Jude, I wouldn't have gotten mad at you. I would've helped." He paused. "But right now we have to figure out what we're gonna do."
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