Chapter 1
Janet took her keys out of her purse and opened the door to Apartment 201. As she walked into the apartment, chills ran down her spine when she noticed how dark it was inside. After she turned on the light, she headed straight to the bathroom to take her make-up off and get ready for bed. She had never been so tired in her life. Since the holidays were just around the corner, the shop had to be open until the wee hours, and with Terri visiting her family back in Massachusetts and Jack working late at his Bistro, Janet was getting used to coming home to an empty and lonely apartment.
"Two more weeks," she said to herself. "Two more weeks, and then Terri will come back home and Jack won't have to close so late. Two more weeks, and we can get things back to normal again."
Just before brushing her teeth, she heard a noise and opened the door to the bathroom with a smile thinking maybe Jack had come home early tonight. She hoped he had. In the couple of days after Terri had left and before the holiday frenzy came about, she and Jack had been spending quiet evenings at home. She had come to love curling up on his lap, watching an old movie or simply talking. Actually, she had come to love him, period. What?? What?? You love him? No freakin' way! Janet, you definitely need more sleep, she told herself.
But her smile turned into a worried frown when she realized that there was no one there. She chalked it up to hallucinations resulting from lack of sleep. And brushed her teeth, wanting nothing more now then to slip under the covers of her bed. But before she turned the knob to open the door, she felt a cool breeze and realized the window was open.
"How did this get open? I don't remember it being open when I got here?" she said to herself as she tried to close the window. After closing it, nothing could stop her from her desire for rest.
She opened the door and turned on the light on.
"AHHHHHHHH!" she screamed when she realized she was not alone. Her eyes opened wide as she saw a short, thin, tanned - skin man about thirty years old in her room. He immediately overpowered her, covering her mouth with his hand.
Meanwhile, outside the apartment building, two cops were running towards the apartment; a tall white male accompanied by a tall woman with grayish blonde hair. They had been chasing David for a while now; he had escaped from jail and a neighbor had reported seeing him around. When they saw a shadow at the window, they thought maybe he had broken in, but after hearing Janet's terrible scream they knew someone was in trouble. But worry immediately filled the two when the screams sounded like they were coming from a female; David had been put in jail for sexual assault.
"GET THE HELL OFF ME!!" Janet yelled, desperately trying to cry out for help, "Let me go! Please, please! I'll do anything you want, just let me go!" she repeated to the attacker. Janet managed to get a hold of a vase that was on top of the dresser and tried to hit David on the head, but he stopped her and snatched the vase from her hand.
At that moment, the cops came into the apartment, thinking at first they had the wrong one because there was no one in the living room, but Janet managed to scream once again and they broke into the bedroom. The short tanned - skin man jumped up and Janet in tears ran as far away from him as humanly possible.
"You are under arrest. Put your hands up and lean against the wall," the tall woman ordered David. Her partner turned to Janet, and asked her if she was okay.
Janet was so upset and devastated she couldn't speak. She just looked down at the floor as she continued to cry. The cops took David and Janet out to the living room. Just as Officer Robert James was calling for a police car to take David in and as Officer Mary Smith was asking Janet questions about what had happened earlier, Jack walked into the apartment. His first impression as he saw the door open, and a man handcuffed next to a police officer, was that someone had broken into the apartment to steal something. But when he looked towards the couch, his stomach dropped to the ground and his heart started to beat at a thousand miles per hour. He had never been more wrong.
"Janet, honey, are you all right?" was the first thing out of his mouth. He quickly ran towards her and wrapped his arms around her. All Janet could do was cry, she felt so dirty. She clung to him tightly, never wanting to let go. Jack rubbed her back in soothing circular motions and softly whispered that everything was going to be okay now.
"Are you her husband?" Officer Smith asked Jack.
"Her husband, no no officer. I'm Jack Tripper.her best friend," Jack answered, not really thinking, still holding Janet and doing all he could to keep her calm.
"Well we need to ask you some information about Ms. Wood."
"What happened? Who is this man and why is he in our living room?" Jack asked, still remotely confused.
"Well, it seems like this man broke in through that window and hid in Ms. Wood's room and waited to take advantage of her," the officer said as she looked at Janet and then at Jack.
Jack immediately let go of Janet and headed towards David, but Janet pulled him back and was finally able to speak. " Jack, please don't, he isn't worth it."
"Of course he is not, that is why I am going to kill him," Jack replied furiously. Janet was surprised at his expression; she had never seen Jack so angry in all the time they had been living together.
"Jack, please!" Jack looked down at Janet's angel like face, and couldn't help but take her in his arms again.
Janet took her keys out of her purse and opened the door to Apartment 201. As she walked into the apartment, chills ran down her spine when she noticed how dark it was inside. After she turned on the light, she headed straight to the bathroom to take her make-up off and get ready for bed. She had never been so tired in her life. Since the holidays were just around the corner, the shop had to be open until the wee hours, and with Terri visiting her family back in Massachusetts and Jack working late at his Bistro, Janet was getting used to coming home to an empty and lonely apartment.
"Two more weeks," she said to herself. "Two more weeks, and then Terri will come back home and Jack won't have to close so late. Two more weeks, and we can get things back to normal again."
Just before brushing her teeth, she heard a noise and opened the door to the bathroom with a smile thinking maybe Jack had come home early tonight. She hoped he had. In the couple of days after Terri had left and before the holiday frenzy came about, she and Jack had been spending quiet evenings at home. She had come to love curling up on his lap, watching an old movie or simply talking. Actually, she had come to love him, period. What?? What?? You love him? No freakin' way! Janet, you definitely need more sleep, she told herself.
But her smile turned into a worried frown when she realized that there was no one there. She chalked it up to hallucinations resulting from lack of sleep. And brushed her teeth, wanting nothing more now then to slip under the covers of her bed. But before she turned the knob to open the door, she felt a cool breeze and realized the window was open.
"How did this get open? I don't remember it being open when I got here?" she said to herself as she tried to close the window. After closing it, nothing could stop her from her desire for rest.
She opened the door and turned on the light on.
"AHHHHHHHH!" she screamed when she realized she was not alone. Her eyes opened wide as she saw a short, thin, tanned - skin man about thirty years old in her room. He immediately overpowered her, covering her mouth with his hand.
Meanwhile, outside the apartment building, two cops were running towards the apartment; a tall white male accompanied by a tall woman with grayish blonde hair. They had been chasing David for a while now; he had escaped from jail and a neighbor had reported seeing him around. When they saw a shadow at the window, they thought maybe he had broken in, but after hearing Janet's terrible scream they knew someone was in trouble. But worry immediately filled the two when the screams sounded like they were coming from a female; David had been put in jail for sexual assault.
"GET THE HELL OFF ME!!" Janet yelled, desperately trying to cry out for help, "Let me go! Please, please! I'll do anything you want, just let me go!" she repeated to the attacker. Janet managed to get a hold of a vase that was on top of the dresser and tried to hit David on the head, but he stopped her and snatched the vase from her hand.
At that moment, the cops came into the apartment, thinking at first they had the wrong one because there was no one in the living room, but Janet managed to scream once again and they broke into the bedroom. The short tanned - skin man jumped up and Janet in tears ran as far away from him as humanly possible.
"You are under arrest. Put your hands up and lean against the wall," the tall woman ordered David. Her partner turned to Janet, and asked her if she was okay.
Janet was so upset and devastated she couldn't speak. She just looked down at the floor as she continued to cry. The cops took David and Janet out to the living room. Just as Officer Robert James was calling for a police car to take David in and as Officer Mary Smith was asking Janet questions about what had happened earlier, Jack walked into the apartment. His first impression as he saw the door open, and a man handcuffed next to a police officer, was that someone had broken into the apartment to steal something. But when he looked towards the couch, his stomach dropped to the ground and his heart started to beat at a thousand miles per hour. He had never been more wrong.
"Janet, honey, are you all right?" was the first thing out of his mouth. He quickly ran towards her and wrapped his arms around her. All Janet could do was cry, she felt so dirty. She clung to him tightly, never wanting to let go. Jack rubbed her back in soothing circular motions and softly whispered that everything was going to be okay now.
"Are you her husband?" Officer Smith asked Jack.
"Her husband, no no officer. I'm Jack Tripper.her best friend," Jack answered, not really thinking, still holding Janet and doing all he could to keep her calm.
"Well we need to ask you some information about Ms. Wood."
"What happened? Who is this man and why is he in our living room?" Jack asked, still remotely confused.
"Well, it seems like this man broke in through that window and hid in Ms. Wood's room and waited to take advantage of her," the officer said as she looked at Janet and then at Jack.
Jack immediately let go of Janet and headed towards David, but Janet pulled him back and was finally able to speak. " Jack, please don't, he isn't worth it."
"Of course he is not, that is why I am going to kill him," Jack replied furiously. Janet was surprised at his expression; she had never seen Jack so angry in all the time they had been living together.
"Jack, please!" Jack looked down at Janet's angel like face, and couldn't help but take her in his arms again.