*LATER THAT EVENING*
Kath picked up her bag from her office. She was finally going home. It had felt like a long day. Although she was pleased people were happy for her and Nick, there was only so much she could take of people congratulating her on the engagement and smiling politely back at them.
She walked along to the bus stop across the road. Nick had to do a double shift and would be working all night so couldn't drive her home, but she didn't mind. The fresh air would do her good, she thought. She used to hate being out in the dark at night, but now she didn't seem to mind anymore. Even though he wasn't with her, she felt as though Nick was looking after her. She was just reaching the bus stop, when she heard someone come up behind her. She thought it was just someone else wanting to catch the bus. But it wasn't. He grabbed her shoulder and put his hand in front of her mouth. He was holding her so tightly. She could smell alcohol on his breath and she was scared. Petrified. More frightened than she had ever been in her life. 'What was going to happen to her?' she thought as the tears began falling from her eyes.
KATH: W.who.who are you? W.what do you want?
He didn't reply, but began dragging her away from the bus stop. Away from the road and street lights. Away from where people might be able to see them. Where she had a glimmer of hope that she might be helped. Into the darkness, where she knew that he was going to hurt her. Hurt her more than he was doing already. He grabbed her arm, lifting it above her head and pressed her against a tree. The tears were now flowing faster down her cheeks, now that she could see his face. See who it was that was doing this to her. She was shocked. 'How could he be doing this to her? Him? Why?' she thought.
MAN: You know this is what you want really, Kath
KATH: N.no
The tears continued down her face and she was shaking with terror at the thought of what he was going to do next. He continued to hold her pressed against the tree, while he tried kissing her but some how, she didn't quite know how, where she got the strength from she didn't know, but she managed to struggle her arm free. Only for him to grab it again and pin it against the tree once more. He was even angrier now. More anger was being shown than she had ever seen in her life. He slapped her as she tried to turn her head away from him as he moved in to kiss her once more. He forced her head with a thud back onto the tree. There was nothing she could do. Nothing that would free her from this horrifying situation...
Kath picked up her bag from her office. She was finally going home. It had felt like a long day. Although she was pleased people were happy for her and Nick, there was only so much she could take of people congratulating her on the engagement and smiling politely back at them.
She walked along to the bus stop across the road. Nick had to do a double shift and would be working all night so couldn't drive her home, but she didn't mind. The fresh air would do her good, she thought. She used to hate being out in the dark at night, but now she didn't seem to mind anymore. Even though he wasn't with her, she felt as though Nick was looking after her. She was just reaching the bus stop, when she heard someone come up behind her. She thought it was just someone else wanting to catch the bus. But it wasn't. He grabbed her shoulder and put his hand in front of her mouth. He was holding her so tightly. She could smell alcohol on his breath and she was scared. Petrified. More frightened than she had ever been in her life. 'What was going to happen to her?' she thought as the tears began falling from her eyes.
KATH: W.who.who are you? W.what do you want?
He didn't reply, but began dragging her away from the bus stop. Away from the road and street lights. Away from where people might be able to see them. Where she had a glimmer of hope that she might be helped. Into the darkness, where she knew that he was going to hurt her. Hurt her more than he was doing already. He grabbed her arm, lifting it above her head and pressed her against a tree. The tears were now flowing faster down her cheeks, now that she could see his face. See who it was that was doing this to her. She was shocked. 'How could he be doing this to her? Him? Why?' she thought.
MAN: You know this is what you want really, Kath
KATH: N.no
The tears continued down her face and she was shaking with terror at the thought of what he was going to do next. He continued to hold her pressed against the tree, while he tried kissing her but some how, she didn't quite know how, where she got the strength from she didn't know, but she managed to struggle her arm free. Only for him to grab it again and pin it against the tree once more. He was even angrier now. More anger was being shown than she had ever seen in her life. He slapped her as she tried to turn her head away from him as he moved in to kiss her once more. He forced her head with a thud back onto the tree. There was nothing she could do. Nothing that would free her from this horrifying situation...