Chapter 3
"20 Year Old, Lucy Kinkirk is Raped."
Anna read the headline three times, before she moved on to the rest of the article.
"Friday night, Lucy Kinkirk, the daughter of Reverend Eric Camden was raped in her home."
Already tears were welling up in Anna's eyes, quickly she skimmed the rest of the article, as she was about to turn off the computer, the last sentence caught her eye, "It is not yet known if a pregnancy has resulted."
Anna immediately knew what her parents had been hiding from her, quickly she exited the reference center, grabbed her father's keys, and ran out the door as tears poured from her eyes.
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"I can't believe you gave her the car! You know how I feel about her driving!" Lucy screamed, as she paced back and forth in front of Kevin who was sitting on the couch.
"I know." Kevin started.
Lucy immediately cut him off, "what if she gets into an accident, what if she runs away? We may never see our daughter again!" Lucy screamed again, as tears welled up in her eyes.
"Luce, I'm sorry," Kevin replied, embracing his wife.
Lucy pulled away, "you can apologize when she gets home. If she gets home," Lucy's voice trailed off as more tears fell from her cheeks.
Kevin again embraced her, "I'm sure she just went to the mall or something."
"She knows something's going on, she's probably trying to find out, and it's Sunday, the mall's closed."
Kevin was about to reply, when the phone rang.
Lucy immediately pulled away from him, and ran into the kitchen.
"Hello?" she asked, out of breath.
"Hi, Lucy, it's Julie Crinkle."
Lucy recognized the voice as Julie, the nosy librarian that went to her church, "hi Julie, can I help you with anything?"
"Actually I was calling to ask you about your daughter."
"What about her?"
"She came in here a few hours ago, and asked where the reference newspaper's were, a few minutes later she ran out the door, sobbing. I was just wondering if you knew what it was about."
"No.I don't." Lucy quickly replied, hanging up the phone.
"What was that about?" Kevin asked when she returned.
"Anna went to the library."
Kevin laughed, "the library?" His laughter, however, immediately died down when he saw Lucy's face.
"She looked at the newspaper archives."
Kevin's mouth dropped, "you mean."
"I don't know, but she left in tears."
The room was silent for a minute, then Lucy quickly grabbed her keys, purse, and cell-phone, "I'm going to go look for her."
Kevin nodded, "I'll come with you."
Lucy immediately shook her head, "no you stay here, if she comes home, call me."
"Okay."
~
Lucy drove around the promenade, then to her parent's house, then to Simon's house, then to all of Anna's favorite restaurants. Finally just as she was about to go home, she decided to try the church. Sure enough, Kevin's car was parked in front of it.
Lucy immediately parked her car and ran inside.
"Anna!"
"20 Year Old, Lucy Kinkirk is Raped."
Anna read the headline three times, before she moved on to the rest of the article.
"Friday night, Lucy Kinkirk, the daughter of Reverend Eric Camden was raped in her home."
Already tears were welling up in Anna's eyes, quickly she skimmed the rest of the article, as she was about to turn off the computer, the last sentence caught her eye, "It is not yet known if a pregnancy has resulted."
Anna immediately knew what her parents had been hiding from her, quickly she exited the reference center, grabbed her father's keys, and ran out the door as tears poured from her eyes.
~
"I can't believe you gave her the car! You know how I feel about her driving!" Lucy screamed, as she paced back and forth in front of Kevin who was sitting on the couch.
"I know." Kevin started.
Lucy immediately cut him off, "what if she gets into an accident, what if she runs away? We may never see our daughter again!" Lucy screamed again, as tears welled up in her eyes.
"Luce, I'm sorry," Kevin replied, embracing his wife.
Lucy pulled away, "you can apologize when she gets home. If she gets home," Lucy's voice trailed off as more tears fell from her cheeks.
Kevin again embraced her, "I'm sure she just went to the mall or something."
"She knows something's going on, she's probably trying to find out, and it's Sunday, the mall's closed."
Kevin was about to reply, when the phone rang.
Lucy immediately pulled away from him, and ran into the kitchen.
"Hello?" she asked, out of breath.
"Hi, Lucy, it's Julie Crinkle."
Lucy recognized the voice as Julie, the nosy librarian that went to her church, "hi Julie, can I help you with anything?"
"Actually I was calling to ask you about your daughter."
"What about her?"
"She came in here a few hours ago, and asked where the reference newspaper's were, a few minutes later she ran out the door, sobbing. I was just wondering if you knew what it was about."
"No.I don't." Lucy quickly replied, hanging up the phone.
"What was that about?" Kevin asked when she returned.
"Anna went to the library."
Kevin laughed, "the library?" His laughter, however, immediately died down when he saw Lucy's face.
"She looked at the newspaper archives."
Kevin's mouth dropped, "you mean."
"I don't know, but she left in tears."
The room was silent for a minute, then Lucy quickly grabbed her keys, purse, and cell-phone, "I'm going to go look for her."
Kevin nodded, "I'll come with you."
Lucy immediately shook her head, "no you stay here, if she comes home, call me."
"Okay."
~
Lucy drove around the promenade, then to her parent's house, then to Simon's house, then to all of Anna's favorite restaurants. Finally just as she was about to go home, she decided to try the church. Sure enough, Kevin's car was parked in front of it.
Lucy immediately parked her car and ran inside.
"Anna!"