This is the last night you'll spend alone
Look me in the eyes so I know you know
I'm everywhere you want me to be
The last night you'll spend alone
I'll wrap you in my arms and I won't let go
I'm everything you need me to be
Tyler leaned in and kissed her gently on the lips. She was surprised but she let him.
"Let me in. Let me be there for you," he said.
"I can't," she said.
He tried kissing her again but she pulled her head away. She saw a brief moment of pain in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, Tyler. I will never be able to make you happy," she said.
"You let me be the judge of that. I'm a big boy. I can handle my own. Give me a chance. Give us a chance. If I get hurt, then I get hurt. But maybe, just maybe, this could actually work out. This could be the right thing," he said.
Tye walked in before she could answer Tyler. He looked at them sitting close to each other but he didn't comment on it. He knew he had walked in on something but he had no idea on what so he let it be for now.
"Mom and dad just got off the ferry. They're going home. They asked me to bring you home. I tried to make them come here but dad refused," Tye said.
"Of course he did," she said.
"Why do you say that?" He asked.
She felt an anger inside ready to burst out that she had never felt before.
"He's so fucking afraid of what I might tell the doctors if he shows up here. He knows why I did this. He knows it's his fault. I can't stand it any longer, Tye. I can't stand him coming to my room night after night. I can't stand him touching me, telling me what a good little girl I am," she yelled.
Tye looked shocked.
"What are you trying to say?" He asked.
"For fuck's sake, Tye, how can I say it any clearer? Dad has been raping me every night for the past six years and you and mom have to clue to what is going on," she was screaming now.
She stumbled out of bed and towards Tye. She started punching her fists into his chest. She felt Tyler wrap his arms around her from behind. Her legs felt weak. She went to the floor and Tyler went with her. He didn't let go off her. She was sobbing. He just rocked her back and forward and kissed the top of her head several times.
"Motherfucker!" She suddenly heard Tye yelling.
She looked up at him. He had fury in his eyes.
"Give me your car keys," he said to Tyler.
Tyler reached down his pocket and took them out. Tye grabbed them. He bowed down and kissed her on the forehead.
"He'll never hurt you again, sis. I swear it," he said and then stormed off.
The room went quiet. She had stopped crying. Tyler was still holding her. She couldn't understand that he hadn't let go. She had just told him her darkest secret. She felt dirty. She had been sure he would have seen her dirty too.
"Tyler, I'm so sorry," she said.
"Ssh, don't be," he said and kissed her head again.
She turned her head and looked at him.
"But I didn't want you to know. I didn't want you to think of me like... like a piece of trash or something like that," she said.
He placed his hands on her shoulders and looked her deep in the eyes.
"Listen to me very carefully. It's not your fault. It never was your fault and it never will be. Your father is a sick man who deserves a faith worse than death but you have no fault in this. Don't ever think that," he said.
There was something in his eyes she had never seen before.
"So you don't find me disgusting?" She asked.
"What? No! Never! You're still the beautiful girl you've always been. The girl I've secretly adored for so long," he said and smiled.
She reached her hand up and pulled his head close to kiss him.
