Friday morning, Kurt stared at himself in the mirror. He had some stubble that had grown over the past two days. He would have to wait and shave while Peter was watching him. They did it so he wouldn't try to cut himself or anyone else. He knew Juliette cut herself. He wondered if Sophie had to watch the girls shave. He wished he could take her job for Juliette. He made up his mind: today, or tomorrow.

That afternoon, Peter gathered the Cliffhangers in the lodge.
"Jet, Kurt, I'm not sure if you know, but Friday afternoons we have 'special quiet time.' Its different from every day 'quiet time' because you can off by yourself and think. Don't go off to far, we trust you the first time. If you run, its shuns for a month. But use this time to think about things. Or you can spend it working on homework, reading, or the like. You also get to call your parents or guardians. But we have to know ahead of time so we can "reserve" a time slot for you.
"Today it will start at 5 and go until dinner. Please be there, or at least in your dorms by then. We don't want to have to put you on shuns if you run, and I know you won't want to be on shuns, either," Peter instructed. He looked at Sophie. "Have I forgotten anything?"
"No, I don't think so," she answered.
"Okay, then. Any questions?"
"Yeah. What do we do until then?" Kurt asked.
"Well, you have the normal free time. Homework, a ball game...but Sophie will go to the girl's dorm and get them going, and I'll go to the guys dorm and get them moving. If you don't want to go off, just tell us then. Alright, see you in about an hour!" Peter clapped his hands to emphasize the 'meeting' was over. The group shuffled out slowly. Jet and Juliette went back to the dorm together and Scott and Shelby went down to the docks. Daisy and Ezra went off to study together. Kurt and Auggie went back to their dorm as well.

"So, what are you going to do for this 'special quiet time' thingy?" Jet asked Juliette.
"I'm going to go write some stuff in my journal and think. Pretty much what Peter suggested. What about you?"
"Nothing. I don't want to have to be reminded that I'm messed up. I just want to have some relaxation time."
"I wish I could forget. But for me, its not that easy. I feel best if I write it all down."

"Yo, man, what are you gonna do this afternoon?" Auggie asked.
"Probably go to the lodge, hang. I don't want to think about my stupid so-called problems. You know, I would probably do so much better if I wasn't here. Tons of guys at my school do drugs and stuff, and I had to be the one that gets busted for it. It ain't fair," Kurt said.
"I hear ya, man. I hear ya."
Kurt grabbed his bag and a book and ran out the door.

Juliette stepped out of her dorm room and smelled the air. It always seemed to smell different when she had some sort of freedom. She headed toward the path in the woods she found. Before entering, she looked around to see if anybody was watching, then stepped in the woods. For some reason, she didn't feel like sharing her new-found haven with anybody. Little did she know that Kurt had followed her down the path.

He moved stealthily, with the quiet steps of a cat. He had years of practice moving quietly when his dad took him hunting. He followed a good distance behind Juliette. She seemed lost in thought. Finally, after about five minutes of walking on a vague path, she came to a clearing. She stopped, looking around. Kurt knew it was his chance. He ran up to her, not bothering about keeping quiet. Juliette heard his footsteps and turned around. She saw Kurt running up to her and fear seized her heart. Her brain told her to run, but her feet seemed cemented to the ground. When Kurt reached her, he pushed her to the ground. She tried to get back up, but her shoved her back down.
"What are you doing?" she asked. Kurt didn't answer. His silence scared Juliette even more. He took off his belt forced Juliette on her stomach. He started to whip her with his belt. It hurt so bad, but Juliette's screams got stuck in her throat. Finally, he threw his belt to the side. Juliette lay motionless. Her back hurt pretty bad. She waited for him to leave, but he didn't. He turned her over and stared at her. Juliette stared back. Then suddenly, Juliette realized what he was going to do, why he'd been staring at her so much. The only thing that went through her mind was to get away. But Kurt must have assumed what she was going to do and shoved her back down, pinning her down with his foot. Juliette struggled to get out, but Kurt was too strong. In a quick move he tore off her clothes and his. Then, on the forrest floor, he raped her. When he was done he put his clothes back on and started to hit her. He got out his razor from his bag and cut her arm.
"Don't tell anyone," he whispered in her ear. She didn't answer. He kicked her a few times and then left.
Juliette curled into a ball and for the longest time, didn't move. She tried to deny what just happened. Then, worried that he might come back, she put her clothes back on. She tried to make her hair look normal, but there were twigs, leaves, tangles, and blood. She started to go back. After only a few feet she could feel the blood start to soak through her shirt. Juliette started running. Jet was the only one in the dorm.
"Oh my god! Juliette! What happened?" Jet asked. But Juliette didn't answer. She grabbed her robe and went straight to the bathroom. Inside, she locked the door, locked the window, and threw a towel over the window. Then, she turned the water on, as high as it would go, as hot as it could get. She scrubbed herself as hard as she could, then scrubbed again until her skin got red and chapped. Then she let the hot water scald her skin until she couldn't take it anymore. And when she got out, she still didn't feel clean. She stared at her ripped, bloodstained clothes and decided to wear her robe. She looked in the mirror and finally got a look at her face. It had a few scratches on it, and the beginnings of a few bruises. Her eyes filled with tears and she slid to the floor. She felt so dirty, she couldn't stand it.
Suddenly there was a knock on the bathroom door. Juliette jumped. "Hey, Jules, you okay in there? You've been in there for awhile," Jet asked.
Juliette stood up quickly. "I'm fine. I kinda spaced out while I took a shower." Juliette's voice was quivering. She opened the door.
"Oh my god, Juliette. You are not okay!" Jet exclaimed.
"I - I am."
Jet led her to her bed. Thats when Juliette realized that Shelby had come back. Great. Now she'll make fun of me, Juliette thought miserably.
"What happened, Pricess? Did you fall down a hill?" Shelby asked. She wasn't trying to be mean. But Juliette burst into tears.
"Jules, what happened?" Jet asked worriedly. Juliette shook her head. She couldn't tell Jet; she couldn't tell anyone. She was too embarrassed. She covered her face with her hands, and Jet put an arm around her. But her back was extremely tender and Juliette flinched. She jumped up and grabbed some clean clothes and went back into the bathroom to change.
"What could be wrong with her?" Jet asked.
"I don't know, but I've never seen her this upset. It must be something pretty big," Shelby said, starting to look as worried as Jet felt.


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