Game of Thrones: Healing the Broken
Chapter 7 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.
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Now onto the story. Be warned this chapter contains a...questionable scene, I simply hope I've managed to stop before it got too much, but, well...you have been warned.
Disclaimer: Game of Thrones belongs to George R.R. Martin.
Chapter 7
It was another day, Jojen was actually surprised at himself mostly. This time it had been his suggestion to hang out, Lily had agreed enthusiastically and now they were at a park near their homes, seated under a tree, letting the shade keep them cool on the warm day, watching everything going on around them. They couldn't help but feel at peace; although both were still thinking about their almost kiss, making them still feel somewhat awkward. However that wasn't the only thing on Jojen's mind.
'I...should I…?' He found himself wondering. 'Lily has been so patient and understanding. She has shown me nothing but care and friendliness. For some reason, whenever I'm with her, I don't freak out...'
He was lost, deep in thought. Lily had noticed his expression and bit her lip.
She was still concerned about him. 'Is he, what is he thinking about...He looks so...serious. I hope he's not worrying about...'
Finally, deciding it better to just get things over with, Lily spoke up.
"Jojen, is something wrong, is this about...What happened that day, I can..."
He quickly shook his head. "No, no it's not that...It's just. I've been thinking."
There was a lengthy pause; Lily didn't pressure him, she simply waited, calmly, patiently, until he was ready to speak.
Finally he did so. "I think, I want to tell you, what happened to me. My, my biggest secret, the reason I'm...the way I am."
Lily froze, eyes wide. Then, with a deep breath, Jojen prepared to talk.
Even as he did so, his mind went back to that dark night.
"I-I was...twelve, my parents and Meera had gone out for the night, I wasn't able to come so...they hired a babysitter." He explained shakily. "I, she seemed nice enough, but, that night..."
He shuddered as he continued to explain, all the while reliving that horrible incident in his mind.
*** Flashback ***
Jojen had been sound asleep, not thinking there was any danger. He usually slept in only his underwear in those days, which would only make things worse for him with what happened next. For his babysitter had been anything but nice and had an ulterior motive from the moment she laid eyes on him. Now, she was taking time to act on that impulse. As he slept Jojen began to feel confused about suddenly feeling cold, not realizing his blankets had been pulled off, revealing his underwear clad body.
"Hello cutie." The babysitter had said with a devilish smirk.
Jojen had been unable to reply, since it wasn't just her voice that woke him up, but her hand clamped firmly over his mouth. He stared up at her, wide-eyed, terrified.
She continued to speak. "I've been waiting for this all night and you've just made it easier. Oh this'll be fun..."
Jojen's eyes widened in horror and he screamed into her hand, which she tightened even more around his mouth. His reason being, her other hand had slid down his torso, caressingly until it reached the waistband of his light green briefs, and then, began to move lower.'
*** End Flashback ***
Jojen cringed at the memory but continued.
"She...she assaulted me, that night, then threatened me." He admitted. "But I didn't let that stop me, I told my parents what happened. But ever since then..."
He couldn't continued, but he didn't need to; Lily knew what he meant, she was horrified, yet now she knew, now she knew exactly why Jojen had been so scared of women, for so long.
That night, Meera couldn't help herself; as she lay in bed, the whole scene kept playing through in her mind.
'Gods, the things those girls said...How could they, and then, everyone else, I...' She fretted.
She couldn't understand it, why was she feeling this way. She shouldn't be so worked up. It was her their fault and Bran had stood by her, putting them in their place. But still the uneasiness and negative thoughts gnawed away at her. Then it happened, Meera wasn't even sure exactly how; she just knew that, as she lay there, trying to push the images from her mind, she was suddenly consumed with pain. She screamed, the next thing she knew, her mother was there and then there was panic. She soon saw why, there was blood on the sheets.
"M-Mum..." She gasped through the pain, panic filling her too.
Her mother shook her head. "Gods, Meera just, just hold on."
Meera wasn't even sure what happened after that, only that, through the haze of pain and panic, she was being taken to the hospital.
End of chapter, things have taken a drastic turn, read and review please.
