That night I sat on the swing on the porch, just looking up at the stares. Chris, Gordie, and Teddy sat on the step not doing anything at all. It was silent, dead silent. Chris kept trying to ask me what I meant by, "it is happening again." But soon gave up when he realized I wouldn't tell him. I was waiting for Tyler to come home from the ice cream place. My parents and Vern's where still out and probably wouldn't come home to much later, probably even after the sun had come up. I then saw Tyler's car pull up and everyone got out. I got off of the swing and went inside, Ace and Eyeball had left after, Chris threatened to call the police.

I walked into the living room and waited for Tyler, he came in a few seconds later, a concern look on his face.

"I am so sorry I wasn't here," he said sitting down next to me. "I was so sure they all had left the house." I looked at Tyler, his blue eyes sparkling, even thought it was dark in the room. His blonde hair was long to his shoulders but was always tied in a pony tail.

"It is ok, Chris, Teddy and Gordie where here," I whispered. "I thought it would be different."

"What," he asked.

"You know…. different then home." I said.

"Hey Ali….are you ok," I heard Vern ask as he stepped into his house.

"O yea fine," I said trying to lie to him, but I knew it wasn't working. Chris, Gordie, Teddy and Gina also entered the house.

"Ali…what is going on" Gordie asked.

"Nothing…"

"Come on Ali, we know your hiding something….something that happened last year," Teddy said.

"You don't get it do you," I yelled, "I would think you would get it by now."

"Get what," Vern asked

"Put it all together Vern. We come here to Castle Rock for two months with only a week notice. Something that Ace and Eyeball did makes me all upset. I look different or "hot" what some people say." I yelled. I ran out of the house and to the dirt road before Chris and Gordie caught up to me.

"Ali…."

"I was raped Chris, last year, back in New Hampshire. The four boys got caught, but where released a month ago. They been stalking me….that's why I am here. My mother wants to spend two months here so she can look for a house…" I cried.

"Ali…we didn't know,"

"But now I am not so sure I want to live here,"

* * *

Third Person

"Where is she," Tyler asked as Chris and Gordie walked back into the house.

"Outside on the porch swing," Gordie said.

"Why didn't she want to tell us she was raped," Chris asked. Everyone looked at Tyler and Gina.

"She was ashamed of what happened. She was at a party, showing off her new look. She wouldn't drink, but a few boys started talking to her and slipped something in her drink. I tired looking for her at the party, but when I found her it was to late…."

"And now she is afraid of Ace and Eyeball," Vern said.

"And everyone else she meets," Gina said.

"My mother brought us here for her to start over. To learn to trust people. She was hoping you guys could help her to trust everyone again." Tyler said

* * *

I could here what they where talking about inside, I didn't want to listens anymore. I made my way down the dirt road to the lake, and where the tree house was. Everything came back from that one summer, when no one cared about anything.

"Ali…your it," my best friend Mel who was twelve the same age as me, yelled as we ran around the field where the tree house was. Gordie jumped out in front of us, causing us to fall to the ground.

"Gordie…I am going to get you," I yelled trying to catch him. He ran up the tree house where Chris, Teddy, Vern and Tyler where.

"No girls aloud," Chris yelled.

"Fine….we will start our own tree houses…"

"Yea good luck…."

The rest of the memory was all a blur to me; I had forgotten about Mel and wondered if she still lived in Castle Rock. I looked at my watch and it was still early. I decided to visit Mel and see if she was still around….and take a walk down memory lane.

SORRY IT WAS SO SHORT....THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE LONGER