Kim

I stood in the corner watching the monster then glancing over to Jack and then back to the monster. I gripped a brick in my hand to defend myself with in case he wakes up again. I began to breathe a lot faster than normal.

"Come on Kim keep it together!"

"Kim look at me right at me" Jack was on his feet, his hands on my shoulders. "I need you to calm down okay?"

I nodded.

"Count with me 1"

"2….3….4" I continued, gradually my breathing slowed.

He kissed the top of my head. "If that happens again, just count okay?"

I nodded. "WATCH OUT!"

The monster leapt at us. I pushed Jack out of the way and smacked the monster in the face with the brick.

"YOU BITCH!" he screamed. "That is the last time you hurt me" he punched my face and pushed me up against the wall. His fingers crept up my leg and into my bottom. My bottom hurt as he attacked it pushing it this way and that. This was almost as bad as the iron which I still had imprinted on my back like a tattoo.

He stroked my chest again and again as he forced his way into my mouth using his tongue.

I felt like throwing up right then, but it would make it worse if it did. I buckled, he had victory.

He left the room after dumping me on the floor. I curled up into a ball and cried, rocking with anger.

The door banged open again and he threw a beer bottle at me. It shattered all around me cutting me and making me stink of the foul stuff.

"Annnggie yyyouuuuuuu arrreeeee goonnnnnaaaa paaaayyyy foorrrrrr thattttt!" he slurred coming over to me. He slapped me repeatedly and kicked me over and over and over again. I curled up tighter hoping to cover most of my body from his blows.

He stopped suddenly and took off out the door without saying a word.

I stayed where I was. If he was to come back at least I could defend myself from more physical injuries.

I looked over to Jack who had fallen unconscious again. I let out a huge sigh: at least Jack wasn't hurt more.

He came back armed with a knife. "youuuuu bitchhhhh thissss issss theee lassssst time you cross me"

Milton

Kim has been missing for two weeks. Jerry and I have been searching for her for one week. Jack never stopped. He found her. And we found them, only they were in serious trouble.

Jack was laying on the floor, unconscious. His nose was broken; he had two black eyes and dried blood all over his face.

Kim stood shaking in the corner of the room, silent tears rolling down her cheeks. She was naked, her body covered in scratches. She had a stab wound to her left side. In her trembling hand she gripped a brick. Her eyes didn't leave Jack's.

"Oh honey" I said gently, tears rolling down my cheeks "what have you been through?"

Kim was frozen in place "Jack"

Jerry knelt beside Jack "its okay dude it's Jerry"

Kim kept her eyes pinned on Jack as if she believed he would suddenly leave her behind.

"Honey, do you remember who I am?" I said gently.

Kim turned away from me "I had to do it"

"Do what?" I asked. Did she do something? Did she get angry and hurt someone?

"He hurt Jack and he was going to hurt me again too" Kim said, trembling with anger "I hit him, he punched me and then left"

"Kim I'm sorry" I said "Do you remember who I am?"

"Milton" she whispered.

I smiled "That's right honey and you remember Jerry?"

She nodded. "I pulled your hair"

"And it hurt too"

Kim laughed and then stopped abruptly "I want Jack to wake up its all my fault"

"I know honey and you saved his life but he needs medical help okay?"

"Milton why are you….?"

I turned round "Sam we need an ambulance for Jack"

She nodded and left.

I walked slowly towards Kim "Come on honey this isn't you please put the brick down you're safe now"

She did as I asked and dropped it on the floor, her knees buckled and she sat there crying.

"At least she's listening and crying"

I shook my head "maybe so but we have a long way to go" I knelt down beside her and put my jacket over her shoulders. I tied her hair back with an elastic band "honey you're cold come on let's go get checked out"

Kim shook her head "I have to stay here; if he comes back and I am not here he's going to hurt everybody that gets in his way. He won't stop until he finds me again"

The ambulance came for Jack and Kim grew absolutely hysterical as he was taken away so Jerry went with him.

Sam tried to coax Kim to go with her to the hospital but Kim refused. Kim clung to me like a lost child and bawled her eyes out.

"Sam can you give me a minute?" I asked.

She nodded "Milton she needs to get checked out"

"I know but trust me all of the police here is not going to help the situation" I said.

Sam smiled "we'll wait outside"

Kim and I sat on the floor. I didn't ask her anything else. I just let her cry on my shoulder. I played with her hair gently and hoped that she would calm down soon.

"You think I am weak now" she said.

I shook my head "no honey you are the strongest person I know for going through this all alone"

She broke down in tears. I wrapped my arms around her to comfort her. I held her tight as she broke.

She sat up suddenly and wiped her tears "can we go see Jack now?"

I helped her to her feet and slowly we walked outside.

Kim started to panic, upon seeing all of the police and the press that were outside now.

"What happened?"

"Who are you?"

"Oh my god she's been raped!"

"One…two….three….four" She counted, tears streaming from her eyes.

Sam appeared by my side, covered me and Kim with her jacket and got us into the back of the police cruiser that she had waiting for us.

Kim broke down in tears.