Someone grabbed her arm and pinned it behind her back.
"I told you not to tell, didn't I?" Kurt whispered in her ear. He sounded drunk, but even worse, dangerous. Terrified, Juliette tried to call out for help, but her voice was lost in fear. She wondered what he would do to her now.
"Did you actually think you'd get away with it? Yeah right. Now I'm gonna make you pay." Kurt let go of her arm and swung his around her neck. Instinctively, Juliette put her hands on his wrist and tried to pull away. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Kurt lift a shiny piece of metal. A sharp, shiny piece of metal. Juliette realized it was a knife. He's going to kill me! she thought, desperatly trying to break out of his hold. She tried to scream, but he put his hand over her mouth. He was bringing the knife closer to her and out of panic she bit his hand. Hard. Kurt released her and cussed in pain. Juliette didn't waste a second. She started to run.
"You bitch!" Kurt called, and ran after her. In a second, she was on her back, with Kurt shaking her...
"Juliette, wake up! Wake up! God, she isn't waking up. Daisy, go get Peter and Sophie," Shelby said, shaking Juliette's shoulders, trying to wake her up. Daisy nodded and ran off to find them. But she didn't have to look far, because they were just outside. Juliette had woken her whole room up (and apparently Peter and Sophie) a few minutes ago, moaning, crying, and screaming. Nobody had been able to wake her up. Juliette was thrashing around in her bed, sweating and white as her sheets. Peter and Sophie ran to Juliette's side.
"Shelby, go get a glass of water from the bathroom and fill it with cold water," Peter instructed. He continued to try and wake Juliette up. Shelby obediently went into the bathroom.
Jet went over and sat on Shelby's bed with Daisy. "Its like she's in a coma and having a seizure at the same time," she whispered. Shelby came back in the room with a cup of icy cold water and threw it on Juliette. That seemed to do the trick. With a final scream, she woke up. For a minute, she lay in her bed, taking in her surroundings. She saw Peter and Sophie and started crying with relief. Peter stroked her face until she calmed down.
"Okay, you guys, we need to talk," Peter said, handing Juliette a tissue.
"Peter, its 3 in the morning!" Shelby complained.
"Well, we're all wide awake now. Does somebody want to tell me what happened?"
"Haven't you told him yet?" Daisy asked Sophie. Sophie shook her head.
"Tell me what? Sophie, what aren't you telling me?"
"Well, I thought it would be best if Juliette told you about it herself," Sophie answered, looking pointedly at Jet.
"What happened, Jules? Did you get a derogatory letter from your mom? Are you cutting again?"
"No, nothing like that," Juliette said quietly. She told Peter what happened, feeling embarrassed and ashamed. When she was done, Peter hugged her for a long time.
"God, Jules, I'm so sorry. I knew it was on his record - he raped two girls - but I didn't think he'd try anything here. I mean, he's under strict supervision-"
"Obviously not strict enough," Daisy commented.
Peter ignored her. "He was turned in by those two girls and got sent to Juvienile Hall. When he got out he did drugs again and got sent here. His psychiatrist and the judge thought the rapings were some phase to seem powerful, and thats why they sent him here. I really can't believe he did that. Jules, I really am sorry," Peter concluded, hugging Juliette once again.
"But whats going to happen to him? And to me?"
"Well, I'll get Roger and a few others to take him into the quarentine room and be under 24-hour surveillance until we talk to his parents. Jules, we may have to go to court for this. If you want him locked up or have a restraining order, you'll have to. And we'll need to get ahold of your mom and tell her. She may want you to go home. But I assure you - all of you - that Kurt will not see any of you ever again. He will never set foot on the Mt. Horizon property ever again. Tomorrow you'll take a pregnancy test. We'll probably give you another one in a few weeks to make sure we have the correct result. If it turns up positive, more than likely you will have to leave. If it turns up negative, you might get to stay, depending on how your mother feels. But don't worry about that now. We'll get all that stuff settled tomorrow. Early morning - probably around 6, I'll go get Kurt and take him to the quarentine. The boys will probably pack up his things for him," Peter turned to Shelby. "I understand your motives for beating him up and I hate to say it, but I think he deserved it and I'm happy someone did it. But, it is against the rules and policy calls for some disciplinary action. I know Sophie gave you kitchen work for lunch, but you don't have to do that. I think laudry duty for the next two weeks will do. I'm sorry Shel." Peter turned back to Juliette. "God, Jules, I just can't tell you how sorry I am. For now, get some sleep. All of you. This has been a crazy night for you and a hellish day for Jules. Just rest. Good night," Peter said. Sophie gave Juliette a hug and then followed Peter out the door.
After the door closed, Juliette started to cry again. Jet went to her and put an arm around her. "Jules, Kurt will be gone. He won't be able to hurt you anymore. Thats good."
"I know, but I just keep remembering his face...and my dream..." Juliette trailed off.
"What happened?" Daisy asked.
Juliette retold her dream. "...it was so real!"
"Really...maybe thats why it took nearly five minutes to wake you up!" Shelby said, jokingly.
Juliette smiled. It felt good to do so. "But I'm still so scared. I'm afraid to fall asleep to have another horrible dream, and I'm afraid to stay awake because I might go crazy."
"Well, Juliette, rape is something that is hard to get over," Shelby said quietly. "Every night I felt the same way - every creak in my house was a signal that he was coming down the hall to my room, every shadow was his, every branch tapping on my window was him. Night turned into hell for me."
"What if I have to leave? I really don't want to leave. Horizon is my home. My friends are here. Auggie's here. Sophie, Peter - they're here. If I leave, then, I don't know what will happen to me. But what I'm most afraid of - what if I'm pregnant?"
"What if you're not?" Daisy asked.
"I hope I'm not, but what if I am? How will I tell my mother? She hasn't come for parents day, I didn't go to the wedding or the anniversary. I was never good enough - never skinny enough - for her. If she didn't want me then, what makes you think she'll want me if I'm pregnant?" Juliette said. She started to cry uncontrolably. The girls tried to calm her down, but nothing worked. Finally she stopped crying and fell asleep.
"Just for tonight, why don't we watch her. Take shifts. Its almost 4. We can sleep till 9. We can each stay up for an hour and a half in case she wakes up or something. I'll go first," Shelby said. Daisy and Jet agreed, climbing back into bed.
Shelby tried to stay up for an hour and a half, but she couldn't make it. She kept nodding off. It got to the point that she literally couldn't keep her eyes open. She figured Juliette had her one scare for the night and probably would sleep till the morning. The last thing that went through her mind before she fell asleep was, how did Peter and Sophie just happen to be walking by?"
The next morning Sophie came in at 9 and sat on Juliette's bed.
"It took five guys to get Kurt into the quarentine room this morning. He claimed he didn't do anything and was fighting the whole way. He's under survelience until his parents pick him up. The cops should be here this afternoon. I'm sorry, Jules, but they'll want to hear your story. Kurt will be taken away, I'm not sure where, but far away from here. I brought you a pregnancy test. Go do that now, okay?" Sophie said gently. Juliette nodded, trembling. She went into the bathroom. Daisy, Jet, Shelby, and Sophie stared at the door. A few minutes later, Juliette came out, clutching the test.
"Its..."
I promise I'll have the next one out soon.
