Our Destiny
Chapter 1: Rape
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She ran away, she ran through the forest as quickly as her legs could take her. She felt the harsh stings of the branches that mercilessly tugged at her as she sprinted through the forest, yet disregarded them. Her only thought was to escape from this hell. She dared not turn back.
Suddenly, she heard a growl coming from the deepest corners of the brush, she halted in her footsteps. Gasping, she slowly backed away from the area. Then she was tackled to the ground, her hands pinned above her forehead. A scream escaped her pale lips, but was muffled by a hand roughly placed over her mouth.
"Shut up, wench." She heard a man's voice hiss.
She struggled under his weight, and whimpered as she felt her hands being binded.
"You think you can escape me bitch?" He asked, "I'm going to fuck you, bitch… yeah, I'm going to fuck you long and hard..."
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The chill of the howling wind awakened her to the darkness which surrounded her. The occasional moving of branches or the hooting of an owl was all that disturbed the cruel silence. Confused, she tried to what had happened. The terrifying memories swam through her mind. Tears appeared in her eyes as she recalled the encounter with the mysterious man who had mercilessly raped her.
Anxiety and fear filled her mind causing her to tremble. She tried to move her limbs, yet was too weak. She tried to scream, yell, or call for anything or anyone who would take her away from this nightmare. Not a single sound could be made, she had lost her voice… oh God what would she do now?
She heard the rustling of leaves, and she knew someone was coming. What if it was that man? What if he was coming back to rape her again… God, she had to get out of there. She forced herself to get up and fell back down. Suddenly someone ran to her and picked her up.
"Virginia, what happened?" Draco asked shocked, helping her stand.
"You! Get away from me!" She screamed, she tried to get away, but he pulled her back and into his embrace.
"What happened?" He repeated more sternly.
"Get away… please, let go of me… please…" Ginny said quietly, and then started to cry, "He-He came and he… oh God, he raped me, Draco. He raped me." She sobbed and put her arms around him.
"What!" He said, pulling away so he could look her in the eye. "Who the hell raped you?"
"I-I don't know…" She said and suddenly fainted.
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She awoke to the rays of sunlight that filtered through the curtains of the bedroom. She was in the hospital wing… what happened? She had the worst headache… I thought I had left Hogwarts… maybe I had a hangover? Confused, she looked around, and then Draco came in.
"You're awake?" Draco said quietly… was that love she heard in his voice?
"No, I just have my eyes open for nothing."
"It's not that..."
"Whatever why are you still here? First, you come back out of nowhere and tell me you still love me, and you have the nerve to stick around and watch my reaction?"
"Virginia, you don't understand…" Draco said quietly.
"Oh I understand alright, you just were sticking around to watch the show weren't you. And why did you come back? Just to get a few laughs? To see if I'd fall for you again so you could break my heart?" She screamed
"I never meant to hurt you, Gin! I… I always loved you, but I know you don't want to be with me… I'd never stay here to 'get a few laughs.' You don't understand why I'm still here, do you?" He yelled.
"Liar." Ginny whispered, and turned away…
He grabbed her wrist and pulled her back, staring into her eyes. What if she doesn't remember?
"You don't remember?" He asked, suddenly his voice filling with concern.
"Remember what?" Ginny snapped
"Gin… you were raped last night." Draco said quietly.
"What… no I wasn't… I was running… and… oh my god." She said suddenly, realization overtaking her.
She fell to the ground, and pulled her knees up and rested her head on her knees. God… I was raped last night wasn't I? Oh my God… Oh God… Her body shook as she sobbed silently. All I wanted was to leave… all I wanted was to start over. And… someone raped me… I just can't escape my old life. I'm stuck… I was raped?
Draco came over and sat next to her, hesitantly rubbing her back trying to reassure her. Abruptly, Ginny wrapped her arms around him and cried on to his shoulder. Draco stroked her hair, whispering into her ear for comfort.
"How could I have been raped, Draco? Why would someone do that?" She asked.
"I don't know… I don't know."
She lay there too weak too move. She had to think. What had happened last night? Why couldn't she remember? She remembered trying to apparate after she had been crying, but of course this one fucked up school didn't allow apparating on their premises so she had failed in doing so. She had decided to just run… and then she had been raped?
It had to be true, even though she couldn't recall it. The pain in her limbs told her it was true… so at least she didn't remember? She didn't have to live with those haunting memories did she? Maybe that's why she wasn't crying anymore. She realized the insanity of crying over something you couldn't remember. Yeah, the truth would always live in the back of her mind, and sometimes she may cry… but right now all she wanted was to remember the face of her assaulter… she wanted revenge for what that man did to her.
Then, then she had taken comfort in Malfoy? What was she thinking? She had actually embraced him… She shuddered with disgust. Well, more of anger on herself. She had let her feelings take over her good judgment. She had to admit that it did feel right being in his arms again, and oh how she had missed his warmth and love. But she wouldn't give in, he could never have her. She wanted to have that freedom she had always dreamt of. She wanted to start over.
I need to have a plan… but where can I go?
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A/N: Second chapter… yaay. Ok, so please, please review! Thanks to all the reviewers and especially thanks to Sweet Sorrow who told me I didn't accept anonymous reviews. That's been changed so everyone REVIEW! Mwaah! And until next time – xoxo – Ruchi
