CHAPTER 12: Shock

"Nic, you were what?" Jeff asked, hoping he'd heard wrong. Adam, Jay and Chris just sat in shock.

"Jeff?" Nicole questioned. "I... uh... I don't know."

"Tell me you didn't just say you were..."

"Raped." Chris whispered.

"I... um...." Nicole was trying to search for an excuse that they would believe, but she knew it was no use. She broke down crying and hid her head with her arms, hoping they would leave her alone.

Jay sat down next to her and hugged her. Jeff stood in shock, unable to belive it. "It's ok, Nic." Jay said, trying to calm her down. Adam sat down on the other side of her, also trying to calm her down.

Chris walked over to Jeff. "She's your girlfriend, man. You're not gonna try to calm her down? Or even tell her it'll be alright?"

"I don't know if it'll be alright." Jeff quietly replied. Chris took a deep breath and walked over to Nicole.

Nicole sat there, she knew what a mistake she'd made. She'd blurted it out just as Jeff had walked in the door. Now he stood, shocked and he probably hated her and thought she was disgusting. Nicole couldn't handle it. For the second time in twenty four hours, she did the only thing she could do, run. She ran out the door, down the stairs and outside. She didn't know where to run, she just knew that she couldn't let Jeff see her. She ran behind the building and sat down, crying. She jumped when she felt someone place their hand on her shoulder. She looked up through her tears and saw red. Red hair.

The person sat down next to her and wrapped their arms around her, trying to stop her shaking. "Don't worry, Nic it'll be ok."

"No.. no Amy.. it.. won't." Nicole gasped out. "I... he... must... hate me!"

"Who? Jeff?" Amy asked. Nicole didn't answer. "Nic, Jeff doesn't hate you. He's just shocked right now. We all are. Who did it?"

"I don't know. He.. he had .. a mask." Nicole replied. "It was the guy that's been... stalking me." Nicole took deep breaths, trying to calm herself down. "It's my fault. I shouldv'e went with you guys yesterday."

"It's not your fault. Do you understand. You didn't make this happen. I know that, Jeff knows that, everyone knows that. You need to believe that." Amy stood up and extended her hand to Nicole. Nicole took it and stood up. They walked back to the front, where Matt, Adam, Chris, Jay, Shane, Shannon and Jeff were waiting for them. Jeff wouldn't look at her, he just looked at the ground.

"Hey shorty." Shane said, hugging her. Nicole didn't hug him back, she just stood there. Shannon came up to her and hugged her next. Matt walked up to her and hugged her.

He whispered in her ear, "Don't worry about Jeff, sis he's just worried about you. Like we are." Nicole didn't say anything. She looked over at Jeff and the locked eyes, but he quickly turned his head. Nicole fought back her tears. She looked over at Amy.

"I'll go grab my stuff." She said quietly. Amy nodded and Nicole walked back into the hotel. She went to the room and grabbed her bags and was about to leave, when something caught her eye.

'No, not another one.' She thought as she picked up the note. She picked up the note and stuck it in her bag. She didn't want to read it. She was about to turn around we she felt someone place their hand over her mouth. She slowly turned and there he was again. She tried to scream, but she couldn't. She bit his hand and he let go of her mouth. She screamed and tried to run. Before she could go anywhere, he grabbed her arm and punched her in the face, then left her.

Right before he ran out the door, he looked at her. "I will get you Nikki, there's no point in fighting me."

A/N: I think this chap sux. Do you? R&R and tell me please!!! :)Nicole***