Coming face to face with the man she loves, Theresa feels her body shake.
"Theresa, what happened? Why are you here?"
"Why should you care, Ethan? I'm leaving like you said, you don't have to see me until tomorrow when I come to visit MY Daughter." Moving out of his way, Theresa continues to walk, when Ethan grabs her arm.
"OW!" Theresa yells, ripping her arm away from Ethan, rubbing the bruise from her beating earlier.
Looking confused, Ethan pulls Theresa's shirt up, revealing the bruise. "How did that happen?"
"Why should you care?" Theresa answers back.
"Theresa, just tell me."
"Don't worry, Ethan, it's not of your concern. I just hit my arm against the wall." Pulling her arm free, Theresa continues to walk, as Ethan watches.
Why is her shirt torn in the back? She looks like she's been beaten up, but how? God, what is going on? "Theresa, wait."
"Ethan, I don't have time for this, I have to go before your wife finds me. God forbid she would freak if she saw me with my daughter."
Looking closely into Theresa's eyes, Ethan can read the pain and fear etched in. Suddenly dawning on him, Ethan thinks back to earlier in the night…
Flashback
"HELP!" A voice cries out from the hallway
"Did you hear that, Gwen?" Ethan asks before climbing into bed.
"No, I didn't hear anything." She says.
"I swear I heard someone yell for help." Ethan says, looking into the hallway.
End Flashback
"Oh my God!" Ethan says, realization dawning on him.
"What?" Theresa says, looking away.
"That was you…you screamed help earlier.."
"No, you're mistaken."
"Theresa, tell me right now what happened! Who did this to you!"
Looking away, Theresa closes her eyes, fighting back the memories of her attack. "I told you, I hit the wall as I was walking. I didn't look where I was going."
Seeing the guilt wash over her face, Ethan palms her chin in his hand, and turns her face to his. "Theresa." Ethan whispers, watching her sullen eyes cloud more.
Catching the tear falling from her eye, Ethan wipes it away with his thumb. "What happened?" He whispered.
"I..I was raped, alright! Alistair raped me!" Screaming, Theresa pushed away from Ethan as she ran out of the house.
Alistair raped Theresa? I'll kill him! Ethan thinks to himself as he heads off to find the Crane patriarch.
Coming Up
Ethan sees things in a new light
Please R/R