Chapter 3
Todd just stared at her.
" What?" says Todd, turning around.
" I heard Dorian say that you did it before, and you had done it again. Once a rapist, always a rapist. What did she mean by that, daddy?" says Starr.
Todd, looks down, starting to laugh a bit.
" I thought you would be older.." says Todd.
" What?" says Starr, confused.
Todd turns back around, facing her.
" Why don't you sit down." says Todd.
" I'll stand, thanks." says Starr, quickly.
Todd looks at her.
" It..it was a long time ago." says Todd, hardly audible.
Starr puts her hand on her forehead, not understanding any of this.
" Who was she?" says Starr.
" It dosen't matter." says Todd.
" It matters to me! Because you've put me in a position to choose. She thinks you did it, daddy. She is convinced. I don't..I don't know who to believe!" yells Starr.
Todd pauses for a moment, still trying to process all of this. How could Blair do this to him? She was making his own daughter, the one person in the world who always counted on him besides Jack, question him. He takes a deep breath.
" Her name was Marty Saybrooke. It happend in college. I was tried for it, but wasn't convicted." says Todd.
She didn't respond. She wanted to tell him what she really thought about him at that very moment. She wanted to tell him that this all hit to close to home for her. But she couldn't. She promised herself that she would never tell a soul, and just pretend like it had never happend to her. Like New York City had never happend. Like the kidnapping and Lazer had never happend. By telling him or anyone else, it would make it real. And that was the last thing she wanted.
" I have to go." says Starr, quickly walking past him, heading towards the door.
" Starr.." says Todd, following her.
He blocked the door with his hand, not letting her open it.
" You're not leaving like this. Let me take you home, alright? You can pick up the car in the morning." says Todd.
Starr stared at the door.
" Mom won't want to see you. Just let me by." says Starr, still not looking at him.
" You didn't even know her Starr. It was a long time ago. In another life. I'm not the same person I was then." says Todd.
Starr starts crying, leaning her head down.
" I can't do this, ok? Just let me by." says Starr.
Todd looks at her confused. Something else was going on here. He knew all of this wasn't about him. If she has known Marty, that would have been different. But she couldn't have remembered her. She was too young.
" No, no there's something else. Starr, what the hell is this really all about?" says Todd.
Starr violently tries to open the door, but Todd continues to jam it closed with his hand.
" Hey!" says Todd, raising his voice, staring at her.
She dosen't say anything. She had blown it completely. She was falling apart. She promised herself she wouldn't do this. She wished she had never even come downstairs and heard her mother and Dorian talking.
" Starr, is this about you?" says Todd.
Again, she dosen't respond. She just stands there coldly staring at the door. Todd takes his hand away from the door, coming closer to her.
" Did someone hurt you?" says Todd.
No. He didn't just ask her that. If she looked at him, it would all be over. He was the one person she couldn't lie to.
" Starr..did someone hurt you?" repeats Todd.
Starr quickly bolts out of the penthouse, starting to run down the stairwell instead of going down the elevator. She knew it she stopped and waiting for it, he would stop her. And then she would have to tell him. She could hear him starting to follow her down the stairs, but she kept running. Flight after flight.
She finally got to the first floor as she ran to her car.
" Come on, come on." says Starr, rummaging through her purse for her keys.
She finds them and quickly starts the car and speeds off into the night. Todd gets to the first floor too late, watching the back of Starr's tail lights drive off into the distance. He felt a hot tear roll down his cheek, knowing exactly what she was really trying to tell him. All of the anger he had ever felt in his entire life started bubbling up in the put of his stomach.
" If I ever find you, you bastard.." sneers Todd.
Todd just stared at her.
" What?" says Todd, turning around.
" I heard Dorian say that you did it before, and you had done it again. Once a rapist, always a rapist. What did she mean by that, daddy?" says Starr.
Todd, looks down, starting to laugh a bit.
" I thought you would be older.." says Todd.
" What?" says Starr, confused.
Todd turns back around, facing her.
" Why don't you sit down." says Todd.
" I'll stand, thanks." says Starr, quickly.
Todd looks at her.
" It..it was a long time ago." says Todd, hardly audible.
Starr puts her hand on her forehead, not understanding any of this.
" Who was she?" says Starr.
" It dosen't matter." says Todd.
" It matters to me! Because you've put me in a position to choose. She thinks you did it, daddy. She is convinced. I don't..I don't know who to believe!" yells Starr.
Todd pauses for a moment, still trying to process all of this. How could Blair do this to him? She was making his own daughter, the one person in the world who always counted on him besides Jack, question him. He takes a deep breath.
" Her name was Marty Saybrooke. It happend in college. I was tried for it, but wasn't convicted." says Todd.
She didn't respond. She wanted to tell him what she really thought about him at that very moment. She wanted to tell him that this all hit to close to home for her. But she couldn't. She promised herself that she would never tell a soul, and just pretend like it had never happend to her. Like New York City had never happend. Like the kidnapping and Lazer had never happend. By telling him or anyone else, it would make it real. And that was the last thing she wanted.
" I have to go." says Starr, quickly walking past him, heading towards the door.
" Starr.." says Todd, following her.
He blocked the door with his hand, not letting her open it.
" You're not leaving like this. Let me take you home, alright? You can pick up the car in the morning." says Todd.
Starr stared at the door.
" Mom won't want to see you. Just let me by." says Starr, still not looking at him.
" You didn't even know her Starr. It was a long time ago. In another life. I'm not the same person I was then." says Todd.
Starr starts crying, leaning her head down.
" I can't do this, ok? Just let me by." says Starr.
Todd looks at her confused. Something else was going on here. He knew all of this wasn't about him. If she has known Marty, that would have been different. But she couldn't have remembered her. She was too young.
" No, no there's something else. Starr, what the hell is this really all about?" says Todd.
Starr violently tries to open the door, but Todd continues to jam it closed with his hand.
" Hey!" says Todd, raising his voice, staring at her.
She dosen't say anything. She had blown it completely. She was falling apart. She promised herself she wouldn't do this. She wished she had never even come downstairs and heard her mother and Dorian talking.
" Starr, is this about you?" says Todd.
Again, she dosen't respond. She just stands there coldly staring at the door. Todd takes his hand away from the door, coming closer to her.
" Did someone hurt you?" says Todd.
No. He didn't just ask her that. If she looked at him, it would all be over. He was the one person she couldn't lie to.
" Starr..did someone hurt you?" repeats Todd.
Starr quickly bolts out of the penthouse, starting to run down the stairwell instead of going down the elevator. She knew it she stopped and waiting for it, he would stop her. And then she would have to tell him. She could hear him starting to follow her down the stairs, but she kept running. Flight after flight.
She finally got to the first floor as she ran to her car.
" Come on, come on." says Starr, rummaging through her purse for her keys.
She finds them and quickly starts the car and speeds off into the night. Todd gets to the first floor too late, watching the back of Starr's tail lights drive off into the distance. He felt a hot tear roll down his cheek, knowing exactly what she was really trying to tell him. All of the anger he had ever felt in his entire life started bubbling up in the put of his stomach.
" If I ever find you, you bastard.." sneers Todd.