Not With My Sister You Don't
Episode Addition
Chapter 1
What if Laurie's date with Lester Braddock went worse than Laurie let on?
A/N-I am writing this in script form. This will be rated M for mature themes. No, I won't be describing much in graphic detail, but I want to use caution. Do not read if stories of rape trigger you or bother you too much.
Keith looks out the front window, searching to see if the car has pulled into the driveway. Shirley turns on the light.
Keith: What are you doing up?
Shirley: I thought I heard a burglar.
Keith: Well, if you thought you heard a burglar, why didn't you come and get me?
Shirley: (Descending the stairs) Because, apparently, you were the burglar! What are you doing up?
Keith: Oh! Uhh, well, I'm... I'm so happy Laurie finally got a date with Lester, I guess uh, I guess I was too happy to go to sleep.
He looks over at the couch and sees something moving.
Shirley: Couldn't be that you're still worried about Lester's reputation, could it?
Keith: Mom, you don't think I'm the type to listen to idle gossip do you?
Danny, lying on the couch, interjects: I'd have to answer that with a definite yes.
Shirley: (Walks over to the couch, outraged) What are you doing up?
Danny: Same thing as both of you. Waiting up for Laurie. Wish she'd hurry up and get home.
Shirley: There's no sense in anyone waiting up. Laurie's in good hands.
Danny: (Sitting up) That's what I'm afraid of.
Keith: Well, I hope nothing's happened. She said she'd be home an hour ago.
Shirley: Oh, they probably got a King sized hamburger.
Danny: I told her to order one with onions, but I bet she didn't listen.
They hear someone knocking on the front door.
Shirley: (Answers the door) She must have forgotten her keys!
Reuben: (Storms in) Now, just be calm! Everybody be calm! There is nothing to worry about! Did you get the ransom note?
Shirley: What ransom note? Reuben, what are you doing here?
Reuben: What? What? Well, Danny called a half hour ago and said Laurie was...
Danny starts to sneak back upstairs.
Shirley: (Annoyed) Danny!
Danny: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
Reuben: Back one day from vacation, and it's starting again!
Laurie walks into the living room to find Keith, Danny, Shirley and Reuben waiting up for her.
Keith: Uh, home already?
Reuben: Where have you been?
Shirley: Honey, what's wrong?
Laurie: I'm sorry I'm late, mom, but I had to walk home. All that "poor, shy, misunderstood boy" routine. The minute I turned my head to sneeze, he was all over me like... like the Tar Baby was all over Braer Rabbit!
Shirley: (Pained) Oh no! Are you all right?
Laurie begins crying.
Shirley: Laurie?
Laurie: Mom!
Shirley: Keith, Danny, Reuben, will you leave us alone so we can talk?
Wordlessly, Danny goes upstairs and Keith and Reuben retreat to the kitchen. Shirley leads Laurie to the couch.
Shirley: Laurie?
Laurie: (Crying) Lester... He...
Shirley: What? He what?
Laurie: He... he raped me!
Shirley: (Gasps, shocked) What?
Laurie: Mom, he raped me!
Shirley: (cups her daughter's face in her hands) Laurie, no!
Laurie: He... He... He put his arms around me and started kissing me. I told him to stop, but he wouldn't! Then, he got on top of me and leaned my seat back. I tried to knee him... you know... where it... it counts. (the corner of her mouth turns up in a grin) But, that only made him mad. Then, he forced himself on me. (She cries into her mother's arms)
Meanwhile, in the kitchen.
Keith and Reuben hear the conversation in the living room.
Keith: (Fuming) I'm gonna kill him!
Reuben: Now, don't do anything rash...
Keith: (Interrupting) Rash? He raped my sister and you tell me not to do anything rash?
He stands up and heads to the door.
Reuben: Where are you going?
Keith: Out.
Reuben: Keith!
Ignoring his manager, he storms out of the house. Reuben walks back into the living room and sees Shirley embracing her daughter. The pained look on her face grieves him deeply.
Shirley: Where's Keith?
Reuben: He left... Probably to clear his head.
Shirley's face falls as Laurie rises.
Laurie: I'm going to bed.
Shirley: Are you going to be okay?
Laurie: Yeah.
Shirley: You can sleep in my room tonight if you'd like.
Laurie: No, it's okay. (She climbs the stairs) Good night.
Shirley: Goodnight.
Shirley sighs, looking toward the stairs. Reuben sits on the couch beside her.
Reuben: Wanna talk about it?
Shirley: I don't know. (She begins to cry)
Reuben: (Holds his arms out) C'mere.
Shirley: My baby girl!
They sit in silence, and Shirley falls asleep in his arms. She stirs and breaks the silence.
Shirley: Keith back yet?
Reuben: No.
Shirley: It's getting late.
Reuben: I imagine he'll be back soon. He said he needed to clear his head.
They hear the kitchen door open.
Shirley: Is that you, Keith?
Keith: (Walking into the living room). Yeah.
Shirley: Where've you been?
Keith: Out.
Shirley: Out?
Keith: (Still fuming) I had to clear my head.
He heads upstairs before Shirley can question him further.
Reuben: I should get going.
Shirley nods.
Reuben: Need anything before I go?
She shakes her head.
Reuben: All right. (He rises and goes to the front door)
Shirley: Reuben?
Reuben: Yes?
Shirley: Thank you.
After Reuben leaves, Shirley locks the doors, turns off the lights, and goes up the stairs. She first peeks in on her daughters. Tracy is splayed out over the covers, clutching her stuffed unicorn. Laurie is asleep, her face still stained with tears. Shirley's heart breaks as she places a light kiss on her daughter's temple. "I love you," she whispers. She then checks on her youngest two sons. They're fast asleep. Last, she opens Keith's door. He is lying in bed, hands resting under his pillow beneath his head.
Shirley: Keith?
Keith: (Looking at the ceiling) Yeah, mom?
Shirley: Can I come in?
Keith: Sure. (Sits up)
Shirley: (Sits beside her son) What's wrong?
Keith: (Spits) Lester! I knew he wasn't to be trusted and I let Laurie go out with him!
Shirley: You didn't let him go out with her. I did.
Keith: (Angry) But I convinced him to take her out again and gave him the ticket to our concert.
Shirley: It's not your fault.
Keith: I'm gonna kill him!
Shirley: Keith.
Keith: I am! He's gonna pay for what he did to Laurie!
Shirley: Don't do anything rash.
Keith stares at his mother, jaw set.
Shirley: Keith.
Keith: (Irritated) Mom, I'm angry! I'm angry that I convinced Lester to go out with her again and I'm angry that he raped her!
Shirley: I'm angry too, but we've got to surround Laurie with our love, not lash out in hate.
Keith: I understand.
Shirley: (Kisses her son on the temple as she stands up) Good, now get some rest.
Keith: I will.
She closes his door as she exits his room. As she walks to the master bedroom, she sees Laurie from the corner of her eye.
Shirley: Can't sleep?
Laurie: No. Every time I close my eyes, I see his face.
Shirley: Would you like to sleep with me?
Laurie: (Biting her lip) Uh huh.
They enter the master bedroom. Laurie begins crying, which breaks Shirley's heart.
Laurie: (Crying) Mom, I feel so dirty! I can still feel his hands everywhere. Can I take a shower?
Shirley: (Feels a tear roll down her cheek) Sure.
Laurie retrieves clean pajamas and a towel, and showers in the master bathroom. Tears roll down Shirley's cheeks as she hears her daughter's sobs. Meanwhile, Laurie slides down the back of the shower and weeps as the shower sprays over her body.
-End of Chapter 1-