Alexis and Ned drove to the docks. For a little while they nattered
on, but then they fell into an uncomfortable silence. It was kind of
difficult to keep up a conversation. Alexis had wanted to make love with
Ned but she wasn't ready. She wanted her first time to be special, like in
the movies, but one other thing caused Alexis to say no, he was Cameron.
They finally reached the dock closest to Spoon Island.
"Are you sure you can get there alone?" Ned asked sounding concerned.
"I made it off, didn't I?" Alexis asked playfully.
"Yeah, but I love you." Ned said gently. After a few minutes of silence, "Now would be a good time to say something."
"I can't," Alexis said. She hurriedly got out of the car and into the boat.
'Alexis, you are such an idiot' she thought miserably. 'Why did you say that?' A tear slipped down her cheek. 'Why didn't you just tell him that you loved him?' She closed her eyes tightly. 'You're not sure, are you?'
She sat contemplating this for a moment but then, upon realizing Stefan might have discovered her little stunt, rowed quickly to shore.
"Now, how did I do this again?" Alexis wondered aloud as she got to the shore of Spoon Island and began fumbling with the latch of the secret door on the side of the stairwell.
She finally got the latch opened and began feeling her way down the tunnel. She finally reached the door to the wine cellar, but she was stopped in her tracks when some one put their hand over her mouth.
"Don't scream, little mouse." He whispered viciously in her ear, He uncovered her mouth and Alexis screamed, loudly, "Let go!"
He slapped her hard.
"Please, Stavros, please don't hurt me."
About twenty minutes later, Alexis tried to pick herself off the floor. Every movement hurt. She slowly made her way up the stairs to her bedroom. She locked the door making certain that no one else was inside then she broke down and sobbed.
She had no clue as to what to do. She didn't know anyone, except Stefan's girlfriend Bobbie, who could help her. She refused to let Bobbie know because then Stefan would know. She went into her bathroom and turned on the warm water. She had to scrub his hands off her.
She changed quickly and hopped into bed, in the safety of beneath her blankets. She had done the same when she was a child. The darkness beneath her blankets provided no solace. She was living her nightmare and she would not be waking up. She laid down allowing the waterfalls of tears cascade from the corners of her eyes.
She cried herself to sleep and awoke the next morning. Her entire body ached. She looked at herself in the mirror and her reflection was hardly recognizable. There was a deep purplish bruise around one eye and several cuts, and scrapes, all over her body. She could barely walk.
"Alexis," Mrs. Lansbury called through the door. "Your brother wishes to speak with you."
"I can't go Mrs. Lansbury." Alexis said softly.
"Child, may I come in?" Mrs. Lansbury asked gently.
"Okay." Alexis said gently.
Mrs. Lansbury entered Alexis's room and looked in disbelief at the bruised, and frightened young girl. "Oh my." Mrs. Lansbury shook her head. "What happened my dear?"
Alexis stared at the floor. "Nothing."
"Come here." Mrs. Lansbury commanded. Alexis obeyed but it was difficult and painful. "My Dear, I'm not stupid. I know what happened but I wish to hear it from you."
"All right," Alexis cried. "But you have to swear not to say a word."
"All right my child." Mrs. Lansbury whispered as she led Alexis to her bed. "What happened?"
"I-" Alexis swallowed, "I was raped."
They finally reached the dock closest to Spoon Island.
"Are you sure you can get there alone?" Ned asked sounding concerned.
"I made it off, didn't I?" Alexis asked playfully.
"Yeah, but I love you." Ned said gently. After a few minutes of silence, "Now would be a good time to say something."
"I can't," Alexis said. She hurriedly got out of the car and into the boat.
'Alexis, you are such an idiot' she thought miserably. 'Why did you say that?' A tear slipped down her cheek. 'Why didn't you just tell him that you loved him?' She closed her eyes tightly. 'You're not sure, are you?'
She sat contemplating this for a moment but then, upon realizing Stefan might have discovered her little stunt, rowed quickly to shore.
"Now, how did I do this again?" Alexis wondered aloud as she got to the shore of Spoon Island and began fumbling with the latch of the secret door on the side of the stairwell.
She finally got the latch opened and began feeling her way down the tunnel. She finally reached the door to the wine cellar, but she was stopped in her tracks when some one put their hand over her mouth.
"Don't scream, little mouse." He whispered viciously in her ear, He uncovered her mouth and Alexis screamed, loudly, "Let go!"
He slapped her hard.
"Please, Stavros, please don't hurt me."
About twenty minutes later, Alexis tried to pick herself off the floor. Every movement hurt. She slowly made her way up the stairs to her bedroom. She locked the door making certain that no one else was inside then she broke down and sobbed.
She had no clue as to what to do. She didn't know anyone, except Stefan's girlfriend Bobbie, who could help her. She refused to let Bobbie know because then Stefan would know. She went into her bathroom and turned on the warm water. She had to scrub his hands off her.
She changed quickly and hopped into bed, in the safety of beneath her blankets. She had done the same when she was a child. The darkness beneath her blankets provided no solace. She was living her nightmare and she would not be waking up. She laid down allowing the waterfalls of tears cascade from the corners of her eyes.
She cried herself to sleep and awoke the next morning. Her entire body ached. She looked at herself in the mirror and her reflection was hardly recognizable. There was a deep purplish bruise around one eye and several cuts, and scrapes, all over her body. She could barely walk.
"Alexis," Mrs. Lansbury called through the door. "Your brother wishes to speak with you."
"I can't go Mrs. Lansbury." Alexis said softly.
"Child, may I come in?" Mrs. Lansbury asked gently.
"Okay." Alexis said gently.
Mrs. Lansbury entered Alexis's room and looked in disbelief at the bruised, and frightened young girl. "Oh my." Mrs. Lansbury shook her head. "What happened my dear?"
Alexis stared at the floor. "Nothing."
"Come here." Mrs. Lansbury commanded. Alexis obeyed but it was difficult and painful. "My Dear, I'm not stupid. I know what happened but I wish to hear it from you."
"All right," Alexis cried. "But you have to swear not to say a word."
"All right my child." Mrs. Lansbury whispered as she led Alexis to her bed. "What happened?"
"I-" Alexis swallowed, "I was raped."