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Chapter Two: The Truth is out.

Jan – the next day woke up, for the first time feeling well rested. For the past couple of weeks, she had been having a hard time sleeping. She looked to her left, seeing that Cindy was gone. Off to her first day of first grade. A small smile spread across Jan's lips at the thought of Cindy. She loved her little sister to death. She would do anything to protect her.

The smile faded as reality set in. Tears filled the eyes of Jan as she quickly wiped them away before they escaped her eyes – knowing that if one tear fell, the rest would not stop from falling. Jan then realized it seemed pretty late, she glanced over at the clock beside her. It read 12:30pm. Jan gasped as she jumped out of bed and rushing over to her dresser and quickly getting dressed. Why hadn't anyone woke her for school?!

Jan quickly slipped on her shoes and grabbed her book bag – not caring if her hair was presentable or not. Jan raced down the stairs meeting her parents sitting down in their usual spots, reading the morning newspaper. Only it wasn't morning anymore.

"Why didn't anyone wake me for school?!" Jan slightly yelled.

Mike and Carol rose to their feet, their eyes stern but also filled with concern and anxiety.

"Jan, honey, we didn't wake you because we called your school and already let them know you wouldn't be attending today."

Jan's eyebrows furrowed, "Why would you do that?"

That's when Mike stepped in, "Jan, we are worried about you; me, your mother and the rest of your brothers and sisters."

Jan scoffed, mumbling; "Yeah right."

Carol frowned, hearing her daughter's reply. "Jan, of course we are worried about you. Why would you question that?"

Jan lost it.

"Because mother! You, dad, Alice or anyone else around here never pays me attention anyway! That is if you think something bad has happened then that's when you all of a sudden call yourself "caring" about me! Well the jig is up! I don't need any of you people's pity!"

Mike and Carol were shocked, they had no idea their daughter felt this way. Sure they knew that Jan struggled a lot with finding her role in a huge family like there's and that she always had trouble with finding her voice. But they had never begun to think she felt this way about her siblings or parents.

"Jan…" Carol said but was interrupted by her enraged daughter.

"No mom! I've been invisible to you since the day I was born! Whenever I had something going on that I wanted you to attend, it was always; "I'm sorry honey, Marcia needs me," or "No honey, Cindy's the baby, I have tend to her first." Well you know what? What's the point of me even being here if you have Marcia; the oldest and most perfect and Cindy; the youngest and most adorable?! Who am I?!" Jan vented, she had been feeling this way for years; even before her mother had remarried. And if anything; it made it worse because it was more people to compete with to gain her mother's undivided attention.

Jan felt her voice crack at the end; tears were now welling up in her eyes. She tried her best not to crack, but the hurt and pain she had been feeling for so long – practically all her life and she was now finally having the opportunity to get it out; she couldn't stop the tears and emotions she had bottled up inside for longer than she can remember.

Mike and Carol were rendered speechless. Tears were now filling Carol's eyes. It hurt her more than anything that Jan felt this towards her. How could she have let her feel like this for so long and not notice?

Mike's eyes were full of concern and empathy as he reached over to touch her, but Jan backed away.

"Don't – please don't touch me."

Considering the last male that touched her didn't stop, even when she insisted more than anything to stop.

"J-Jan, honey; I'm – I'm so sorry." Carol broke down, "All these years, you felt this way and I didn't stop and notice that my daughter was hurting."

Jan shook her head, tears now streaming down her face; she let an emotionless laugh escape her lips.

"Just face it mom, I was never your favorite. And I never will be. I understand."

Carol shook her head, taking a step towards her daughter. "No Jan. You don't understand." Carol let her hand stroke against her daughter's wet face. Jan flinched but didn't say a word.

"You're my daughter, Jan. I have always loved you very much. More than you can understand. And you've always thought that I favored Marcia or Cindy over you. And the truth is, you have always been my stronger daughter. You see, Marcia has always needed extra encouragement and guidance. And Cindy is young, but also fragile. But you; you have always been wise for your age." Carol wiped away the stray tear that escaped her daughter's eyes. "Don't you ever, for a second, think that I love you less or that you are less worthy than any of your sisters. Because I love you so much, Jan. Please don't ever think otherwise."

Jan now couldn't stop the tears; this is all she wanted to hear from her mother; that she actually loved her and that she was truly proud of her. Jan felt a little bit of the burden that she had been carrying around for so long lift a little. She reached for her mother, and letting all the tears that were built up inside release; not even realizing that her siblings were right in the doorway in silence.

"Oh Jan, I'm so proud of you. I have always been proud of you. I love you." Carol said as tears escaped her own eyes as she stroked her daughter's hair while holding her tightly in their emotional embrace.

"I-I love you too, mom." Jan managed to get out through her tears. She was not only crying about what just happened between her and her mom; but because of what happened just a few weeks ago. When her life flipped upside down; she had been burying those feelings deep inside.

Greg, Marcia and Peter stood in the doorway, shocked at what they had walked in on. Neither of them said a word. This was the first time in weeks Jan had actually showed any emotion. She had been so cold to all of them for the past week and they had no idea why but knew it was something wrong, very wrong with their sister and wanted to know why.

"M-Mom…" Jan said, pulling away, her blond her all over the place.

"Yes honey…" Carol said, stroking the loose strands of hair behind her daughter's ear.

"S-Something happened…something bad…" Jan shuddered, she wasn't sure if she should tell mother or father. Feeling as if she did that everything that had just happened wouldn't matter and her mother would no longer be proud – but disappointed. Jan took a deep breath; it would be a chance she would have to take. She had to get this burden she had been carrying for weeks now off her shoulders; or at least try.

Carol frowned, "Honey, what happened?"

Jan swallowed, "R-Remember that high school party that I told you about – 2 weeks ago?"

Carol had a thoughtful look on her face, and then her eyes adverted back to her daughter. "Yes, I remember telling you that you couldn't go."

Jan's facial expression reflected guilt; "I-I went anyway." Jan admitted.

Carol gave her a stern look; "Jan…" Carol said in a scolding tone.

Jan looked down, that wasn't even the worst part.

"I-I know mom. I really should have listened; I regret not listening to this day." Tears were pricking at her eyes, waiting to escape once again. Jan tried her best to hold back from breaking down; she wasn't doing a very good job so far.

Carol looked at her daughter concerned; it was something else bothering her daughter. Carol could sense it was something bad, very bad.

"I had gone with Carrie Hathaway, you know the girl that Peter went out with." Carol nodded, "Well since it was a high school party, we had planned to stick together, we didn't know anybody there. But as the night progressed, Carrie started acting funny. And now looking back, I think she was drunk."

Carol eyes widen, "I didn't have anything to drink. But she had a few and I ended up losing her in the crowd…"

Jan continued, "At this point, I was ready to leave but Carrie wasn't and I didn't want to just leave her there in that state. So when I tried pulling her away from the guys that were trying to get her upstairs, she shrugged me off telling me to get lost. I tried again but she just ignored me and went upstairs. I decided to just leave and I did…but as I was walking, leaving the party. I-I heard footsteps behind me. I turned around and seen no one. I started walking faster and faster until I was thrown to the ground…"

Carol could tell it was getting hard for Jan to finish her story, Carol could see tears threatening to fall from her eyes. Carol rubbed her daughter's hand.

"And when he tackled me down, he-he said that if I screamed he'd hurt me. So I didn't scream."

It was a pause; "He-he then began to…" Jan could get the words out, "He began kissing me roughly. I told him to stop but he-he ignored me."

Carol looked at her daughter, worried; "Jan…"

Jan continued, "I-I kept telling him to stop over and over again. But he didn't…"

Another pause; "It seemed like the more I told him to stop, the more aggravated he'd get at me."

Pause.

"I then tried to fight him off, but it made him even madder so he-he slapped me and began ripping my clothes off…"

Carol gasped, Jan still continued. "I still tried fighting him off, but he was too strong."

Carol shook her head, tears now welling up in her eyes as well, "Jan, please-please tell me he didn't…"

Jan finally broke. "H-He forced me to do it with him mom! He said I was getting what I deserved!" Jan was crying loudly as Carol pulled her in tightly as she cried with her.

At this point; Mike, Greg and Peter were enraged. They all wanted to literally kill whoever did this to Jan. Mike kicked the table chair that was near in anger; startling the sobbing two.

"Mike, please…" Carol said; her voice cracking.

"No Carol, I will not calm down! Our daughter was raped!"

Greg shook his head, "Jan, is that where you were going? Is that the reason why you wanted to me to drop you a block away from the "sleepover" you were going to?" Greg asked in anger. He felt this was his fault for driving her there even though at the time he was completely oblivious to the real reason Jan had him drop her off a block away from the "sleepover" Jan planned to attend.

He should have known something was up then.

Jan remained silent; when she found out her mother and father wouldn't let her go and at the time, Marcia had a date. Her only hope of getting to that party was Greg. She had told him she was attending a sleepover with a couple of friends and that she needed a ride. He agreed willingly.

Jan hadn't stopped sobbing.

"G-Greg, I –"

Greg didn't let her finish her sentence as he was already out the door, angrily. She then looked to Peter who was angry as well; he had a look in his eyes that even scared Jan herself.

"P-Peter…"

He snapped, "I'M GOING TO KILL THAT BASTARD!"

"PETER!" Carol yelled; shocked by her son's outburst.

Peter had his fist balled up tightly as the look in his eyes sent chills down Jan's back. He also followed Greg's footsteps by leaving out the door as well. Where did they plan on going? Jan thought.

Jan also took notice that Marcia was pretty quiet through Greg and Peter's outburst. Jan could tell Marcia was shocked and startled by the look on her face.

Marcia couldn't stop the tears that were threatening to fall from her eyes. Marcia covered her mouth in sudden shock as her eyes narrowed over to her younger sister. How could this happen? Not again, not to Jan. Marcia thought.

Marcia slowly made her way over to her mother and sister in tears.

"Jan, I'm – I'm so sorry…" was all Marcia could manage to spit out that moment; she strongly disliked the fact that she felt Jan didn't feel comfortable enough to go and tell her this immediately. It truly hurt.

Jan pulled her sobbing older sister in for a hug, Marcia hugged back tightly.