Joey Potter ran to her home from being at Icehouse. She had been crying and sobbing since she had left. Now she stood in front of her house. 'I can't go in. Bess would know something is up. She would make me tell. I can't go in.' She thought. Joey darted away from her house. She didn't know where she was going but she just ran. 'How could this happen to me? I never did anything that bad.'

Just then Pacey caught her arm as she was running.

"Whoa there, Potter. What have you been doing? You look like hell." Joey's clothes were torn and ripped. They were damp and bloody.

"Leave me alone!"

"Wait Jo. I didn't mean to upset you." He just notice she was crying.

"Jo, What happened why are you crying?"

"Go Away" Joey tearfully screamed at him.

"No. Not until you tell me what happened."

Joey decided that Pacey wasn't going to stop pestering her.

"Can I stay at your house for a little bit?"

Pacey had a huge grin on his face because he thought she was going to tell him why she looked like hell.

"Sure Potter. And then after you get fixed up you can tell me what happened."

They both continued to walk to Pacey's house.

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They reached his house.

"Jo why don't you go and get washed up and I'll bring you some of my clothes you can change into?"

"All right. Thanks." She left and went into the bathroom.

Pacey sat waiting for Joey to come out of the bathroom.

He wondered why she was so beat-up. Joey looked terrible with all of her clothes in rags. Did she go on another snail-searching project?

He was shakened out of his reverie when Joey came out of the bathroom in a towel.

"Pace, could I have some clothes?"

"Oh, Sure. One sec." He left to go to his bedroom.

When he came back he was carrying a pair of boxers and a huge t-shirt.

"Here."

"Thanks."

She left to go back into the bathroom.

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When she returned she was wearing the clothes Pacey gave her. But the shirt was way to big on her slender frame and showed a little bit more front skin then she probably wanted him to see. The unclothed skin uncovered an angry fresh red bruise.

"Hey" She said.

Jo, why is there a huge bruise on your chest?"

Pacey was now getting upset from her not telling her what's going on.

"Pace. Calm down."

"How can I calm down. You LOOK like hell! Tell me what happened."

Joey was now crying.

"I got raped at the Icehouse today." Joey tearfully told.

To Be continued.........