Sarah's Story
Sarah sat in her counsler's office chair. It was their usual weekly meeting. Ever since the rape, she had been coming here because her behavior had become "destructive". But no one knew about the rape, so they figured it was some physological thing.
Her counsler was a pretty woman in her mid twenties. She had longish brown hair, a warm smile and big, dark eyes. She was easy to talk to, which was why Sarah had to be careful. The man who raped her was a big-time drug dealer, someone her stepfather knew real well, so if she told he could easily come get her.
"What do you want to talk about today, Sarah?" Her counsler- Jenny- asked. Sarah shrugged. She hadn't been feeling good all day and hadn't even wanted to come, but her father had insisted. "It'll help you, Sarah, get all that anger out," He had told her before she got out of the car. She had shrugged and trudged into the building where some kids were waiting, a mom was trying to pry two twins-both with black eyes-off of each other from fighting.
"I didn't wanna talk at all but dad made me come," Sarah said. "Why do you think he did that?" "Because he thinks I need help." "DO you?" "No. Just because someone is a little angry doesn't mean they need help." Sarah said, shrugging. "Why do you think that?" "Because I do. Some parents go balistic if their kids get into a fight at school. Kids are going to get angry sometimes-especially in this kinda world."
It was silent for a moment. "Can I go early? I don't really feel very good. I'm sure dad or TJ will come pick me up," Sarah pleaded, TJ referring to her older Senior brother. Jenny sighed. "Sure, but I'd like to talk to your father about your...interesting drawings and poem from last visit." Jenny said. "Whatever." Sarah mumbled and walked out. She called TJ, knowing her father wouldn't approve of Jenny's decision or Sarah. She sighed as his friend Mike answered the phone. "Hey, waz up?" "Mike, it's Sarah," Sarah said. "Oh hey, chica. What's up?" "Nothing, I need TJ to pick me up from...well he knows from where." "Wokey. I'll tell him. Talk to you later?" "Sure, bye." "Bye."
Sarah walked outside and stood against the building. Flashes of the night came into her head.
***Flashback***
Sarah sobbed as she struggled away from the guy who had just raped her. "Now...you tell anyone, and I'll kill you and your precious brother." The man promised and snatched the remaining drugs from Sarah's pocket and shoved her along. She ran into the house that her stepfather and mother lived in and ran past her stepdad William. "Hey, hunny, come on, let's go for a drive," Will called, like he always did after she did a drug deal. It was to get the money and to make sure she hadn't done anything stupid. She ignored him and ran to the room she shared with her stepsister Kayla, 4. "Hi Sarah!" Kayla exclaimed, running up to Sarah with a Barbie in one hand. "Play Barbie?" "NO!" Sarah screamed, which caused Kayla to run downstairs and tell her father.
***End of flashback***
Sarah shivered and kept the tears back and her brother's car finally drove up. "Hey, Sarah. Get in and we'll go get a bite to eat, okay?" TJ suggested. Sarah shrugged.
As they were riding TJ bought up the subject of school. The word Sarah dreaded. "So, how's school?" "It's okay, I guess," Sarah lied. "That's not what dad and Laine tell me," TJ said. Laine is their stepmother. "It's none of your business. Or theirs. I'm doing fine." "Failing four classes is fine? Math, reading, social studies and PE. How the hell do you fail PE?" "I don't dress out." She mumbled. It was true, ever since the rape she had refused to dress out and she didn't really know why. TJ sighed and dropped the subject. "You know Laine and dad are thinking of sending you to some Summer camp in the mountains at a school for troubled teens. The summer program includes a camp for young kids like you who are endanger." "Big deal?" She muttered. "What do you want to eat?" TJ asked. "Taco Bell." She said.
***That night-she's at her stepdad's and mom's*
"Hey, Sarah, it's time. It's on the corner of Smith and Coventry. Tall blonde guy." Will told her and tossed her a bag of drugs. "Please, no, Will!" She begged, throwing down the bag. "Take it if you want your damn money!" He yelled. TJ walked in. "What's wrong?" He asked. "Nothing. Sarah was just going for a walk," Will said. Sarah sighed and walked slowly out the door. She walked to the destination and saw him. He was tall with bleach-blonde hair and blue eyes. He had a smart-aleck grin and his right ear pierced. It was the same guy who had raped her before. He took one looked at her and laughed. "We meet again. Come on, let's go to a party," He said coming towards her. She dropped the drugs and took off running, hearing his feet running after her. She reached to her house and ran inside. "TJ!" She screamed. "Up here," He called from upstairs. SHe ran up the stairs and flung herself into his arms. "Make him go away, please, please, please!" She cried, crying into his shoulder. "Who?" He asked, trying to soothe her. "Him...he raped me...tell him to go, please TJ!" She cried.
Sarah sat in her counsler's office chair. It was their usual weekly meeting. Ever since the rape, she had been coming here because her behavior had become "destructive". But no one knew about the rape, so they figured it was some physological thing.
Her counsler was a pretty woman in her mid twenties. She had longish brown hair, a warm smile and big, dark eyes. She was easy to talk to, which was why Sarah had to be careful. The man who raped her was a big-time drug dealer, someone her stepfather knew real well, so if she told he could easily come get her.
"What do you want to talk about today, Sarah?" Her counsler- Jenny- asked. Sarah shrugged. She hadn't been feeling good all day and hadn't even wanted to come, but her father had insisted. "It'll help you, Sarah, get all that anger out," He had told her before she got out of the car. She had shrugged and trudged into the building where some kids were waiting, a mom was trying to pry two twins-both with black eyes-off of each other from fighting.
"I didn't wanna talk at all but dad made me come," Sarah said. "Why do you think he did that?" "Because he thinks I need help." "DO you?" "No. Just because someone is a little angry doesn't mean they need help." Sarah said, shrugging. "Why do you think that?" "Because I do. Some parents go balistic if their kids get into a fight at school. Kids are going to get angry sometimes-especially in this kinda world."
It was silent for a moment. "Can I go early? I don't really feel very good. I'm sure dad or TJ will come pick me up," Sarah pleaded, TJ referring to her older Senior brother. Jenny sighed. "Sure, but I'd like to talk to your father about your...interesting drawings and poem from last visit." Jenny said. "Whatever." Sarah mumbled and walked out. She called TJ, knowing her father wouldn't approve of Jenny's decision or Sarah. She sighed as his friend Mike answered the phone. "Hey, waz up?" "Mike, it's Sarah," Sarah said. "Oh hey, chica. What's up?" "Nothing, I need TJ to pick me up from...well he knows from where." "Wokey. I'll tell him. Talk to you later?" "Sure, bye." "Bye."
Sarah walked outside and stood against the building. Flashes of the night came into her head.
***Flashback***
Sarah sobbed as she struggled away from the guy who had just raped her. "Now...you tell anyone, and I'll kill you and your precious brother." The man promised and snatched the remaining drugs from Sarah's pocket and shoved her along. She ran into the house that her stepfather and mother lived in and ran past her stepdad William. "Hey, hunny, come on, let's go for a drive," Will called, like he always did after she did a drug deal. It was to get the money and to make sure she hadn't done anything stupid. She ignored him and ran to the room she shared with her stepsister Kayla, 4. "Hi Sarah!" Kayla exclaimed, running up to Sarah with a Barbie in one hand. "Play Barbie?" "NO!" Sarah screamed, which caused Kayla to run downstairs and tell her father.
***End of flashback***
Sarah shivered and kept the tears back and her brother's car finally drove up. "Hey, Sarah. Get in and we'll go get a bite to eat, okay?" TJ suggested. Sarah shrugged.
As they were riding TJ bought up the subject of school. The word Sarah dreaded. "So, how's school?" "It's okay, I guess," Sarah lied. "That's not what dad and Laine tell me," TJ said. Laine is their stepmother. "It's none of your business. Or theirs. I'm doing fine." "Failing four classes is fine? Math, reading, social studies and PE. How the hell do you fail PE?" "I don't dress out." She mumbled. It was true, ever since the rape she had refused to dress out and she didn't really know why. TJ sighed and dropped the subject. "You know Laine and dad are thinking of sending you to some Summer camp in the mountains at a school for troubled teens. The summer program includes a camp for young kids like you who are endanger." "Big deal?" She muttered. "What do you want to eat?" TJ asked. "Taco Bell." She said.
***That night-she's at her stepdad's and mom's*
"Hey, Sarah, it's time. It's on the corner of Smith and Coventry. Tall blonde guy." Will told her and tossed her a bag of drugs. "Please, no, Will!" She begged, throwing down the bag. "Take it if you want your damn money!" He yelled. TJ walked in. "What's wrong?" He asked. "Nothing. Sarah was just going for a walk," Will said. Sarah sighed and walked slowly out the door. She walked to the destination and saw him. He was tall with bleach-blonde hair and blue eyes. He had a smart-aleck grin and his right ear pierced. It was the same guy who had raped her before. He took one looked at her and laughed. "We meet again. Come on, let's go to a party," He said coming towards her. She dropped the drugs and took off running, hearing his feet running after her. She reached to her house and ran inside. "TJ!" She screamed. "Up here," He called from upstairs. SHe ran up the stairs and flung herself into his arms. "Make him go away, please, please, please!" She cried, crying into his shoulder. "Who?" He asked, trying to soothe her. "Him...he raped me...tell him to go, please TJ!" She cried.