Chapter 3
Usagi woke up the next morning feeling very sore. What is going on.., she thought. When she got up, she realize that she's on the couch and her clothes are scattered all over the floor, ripped badly. Suddenly all the events of last night came back to her and she tried to hold back a sob. Sieya rapped her! She remembered last night when he was kissing her all over her body, his phone rang, and he slapped her once. She was flung to one side, facing away from him but she could her the conversation he had on the phone.
Sieya was laughing. "Hey man, guess what I'm doing! I'm raping miss perfect tonight". She knew it was either Yaten or Taiki he was talking to. After a few seconds, he hung up and turned back to her. She was too weak to fight him, and after a few hours, he left her there, obviously satisfied.
Usagi quickly got up, and ran to her mother's room. Her legs were still sore but her anger was stronger. She threw open the door and saw her mother reading a book at the balcony. Mrs. Tsukino turns around and smiles at her. "Where's Sieya. I bet you have a lovely time last night, with all the noise I heard"
Usagi couldn't believe her ears. Her mother obviously thought she was willing to have sex with Sieya! "No mom, Sieya was raping me last night, that's why there was so much noise in the hall. I'm surprise you're aren't even concern for me"
Mrs. Tsukino eyes went larger. "He.. raped you?". Usagi nodded angrily.
"I'm reporting him to the police," she said angrily when her mother didn't even move from her spot.
"Wait, Usagi!"
Surprised and impatient, she turned around and saw the panic in her eyes. "What's wrong?"
"I don't think you should do that," she said quietly.
"What!!," Usagi shouted. "Are you nuts! Sieya just raped me last night and you don't want me to report this?"
"Keep your voice down, dammit! Do you want the neighbors to know this embarrassing incident," Mrs. Tsukino snapped. "All I'm saying is, bringing this out into the open will mean trouble for everybody. Sieya's father will fire me for sure. He can't let me continue working for him if our children are on opposite sides of a courtroom battle. If I lose my job, what will we do?"
Usagi paused to take a deep breath.
"A rape victim always get blamed for it. It might not be right, but that's the way it is. People will say that you are pretty and that you know it. They will say you flaunted yourself at Sieya until they lost control"
Mrs. Tsukino sighed. "After this, you might as well kiss goodbye and hopes of marrying somebody important. I wish you thought of that before you report to the police"
Usagi stood, went into her room and washed her face in the sink and changed into fresh clothes. When she's done, she turned around to confront her mother. "I've changed my mind, mother. I'm not going to press charges"
Mrs. Tsukino's lips fell open, then she came as close as she ever did to smiling. "Oh, Usagi, I-"
"Wait mother, before you say anything, I want to make sure you know why I'm not going to. I didn't change my mind because of any advice I received from you. And I don't care if his father fires you this afternoon. In fact, if you haven't got the guts to stand up to him and quit, I would just as soon he fire you. I loathe the idea of being dependent on him for anything"
"The only reason I don't want a trial is Mamoru. Our relationship would be opened to public scrutiny. Strangers would discuss it over clotheslines. I don't want him to know anything about this incident. I love him too much to expose him to anything this ugly. Can you imagine how he would feel knowing that Sieya, his worst enemy, had taken my virginity away from him?". Tears rolled down her cheeks. "Finally, I realized that a trial would only postpone the inevitable"
Mrs. Tsukino asked, "What do you mean?"
"I will be the one who will make him pay for this. Somehow, someday, I'll get my restitution". Instantly, her tears dried. "Why put Mamoru through this misery? He'll be hurt enough when I break up with him. And in order to protect him, I'll have to break up with him," she added dully as she slumped against the couch.
Mrs. Tsukino rose from her chair and neatly laid her untouched book on the desk. "Well, whatever the reasons, I'm glad to hear that you plan to get on with your life. The best thing you could do is forget this ever happened".
Usagi's head snapped up. Violent energy smoldered in the depths of her eyes. When she spoke, her voice was calm and chillingly controlled. ":I'll never forget it"
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