Chapter 7: The Unexpected

(Days later on a Tuesday)

Alden exited school to head for the school bus. But then Connor stopped him.

"I need to speak to you alone," Connor said seriously.

"Hey C…" Alden started to say happily, "what's wrong?" he asked when he noticed Connor's worried face.

"Just come," Connor insisted and Alden followed him carefully.

They re-entered school and soon came to the abandoned old music room which was to be changed into two more classrooms by next year. Connor ushered Alden in and closed the door. Alden looked around and noticed Sharon, Maria and Nina.

"What's she doing here?" Alden demanded angrily and pointed at Nina.

Nina immediately squirmed and looked away.

"She's here within good reason," Connor said.

"What?" Alden asked, "to lie some more."

"She wasn't lying," Maria spoke up, "Connor hacked into her hospital report and it's there," she told him, "she was raped," she said firmly.

"Don't see why anyone believes her anyway," Sharon muttered.

"I've brought you guys here to announce something," Connor said, "I'm giving myself in to the police," he announced.

"What!" Sharon, Maria and Alden cried in unison.

"Really?" Nina hoarsely.

"But why?" Sharon asked tearfully.

"I didn't rape Nina," Connor told them, "but I was going to," he added.

"What?" Maria demanded.

"Then who raped me?" Nina asked in confusion.

"I don't know," Connor admitted, most of it is still a blur but I remember you screaming and I was standing aside and…" he continued but stopped and looked down.

"Standing aside and doing what?" Nina asked softly.

"Standing aside and doing what?" another voice demanded and everyone turned to see Brock, "what's going on here?" he demanded.

"Connor's giving himself in to the police!" Alden shouted.

"What!" Brock shouted.

"I would've raped Nina if I hadn't passed out," Connor said, "and I laughed as I probably watched someone else rape her," he added.

"How do you know that she was raped?" Brock asked.

"Those screams weren't from pleasure," Connor countered and Sharon started to cry.

"This is all Nina's fault," Sharon said between sobs.

"My fault" Nina cried angrily, "I was raped!" she shouted, "what do you want me to do?" she demanded, "curl up and die?"

"That would help," Brock muttered.

"Well I won't," Nina said firmly as she sounded more like her original self, "in fact I won't press charges," she announced.

"What!" everyone else cried.

"I'll just let whoever did it go with me to my counselling class," Nina said.

"What!" Connor shouted, "you expect me to follow you to a rape victim class!" he cried, "the members would eat me alive!"

"No they won't," Nina told him, "plus it would be good to hear things from a different point of view," she suggested, "and you did an honourable thing by coming forward with the truth," she said kindly, "li can sleep more peacefully at night because of it," she added.

"Really?" Connor asked anxiously.

"But you still owe me for not pressing charges!" Nina shouted.

Connor's shoulders slumped as Nina made a long list of favours.

"Pssst Alden," Brock whispered to Alden, "let's go," he said.

"Huh?" Alden asked in confusion.

"Let's get out of here," Brock told him and pulled him out while the others were pre-occupied.

"What's your deal?" Alden hissed as Brock pulled him until they were a good distance from where the others were.

"Connor nearly blew it that's the big deal," Brock said angrily.

"Wha…?" Alden started to ask.

"I was the one who got him out of the room that night," Brock revealed, "and no, Connor didn't rape Nina," he said before Alden could ask, "someone else did," he added sadly.

"Who?" Alden asked anxiously.

"I can't say," Brock said softly.

"But Ni…" Alden started to say.

"I don't give a damn about Nina!" Brock exploded, "my GOOD friend is NOT going to jail!" he shouted then stormed off.

Alden watched him go in surprise.

What did he mean? (Alden's thoughts)

End Chapter 7

Reggae: Sorry for not updating for a really LONG time. I plan to finish this by mid-August the latest if not by the end of July. Please Review. And I repeat for the whiners that ALL these chapters will be short. Live with it!