WARNING! this chapter is rated T for subject matter.

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Finally Heather said," Sarah, listen."

I looked over at her.

She said," I'm going on vacation with my family for two weeks, so it's just going to be you and Olivia and I think Olivia has a surprise for you. Have a good two weeks and I'll see you when I get back. Okay?"

I shook my head yes and she got up to leave.

After she had left Olivia said," So the surprise… I got a call from your step dad yesterday. He wants to spend some time with you. So while Heather's out of town he's going to stay with you in the afternoon."

I started to shake me head no, but Olivia said," He wants to spend time with you."

I got up and walked to my room.

If she only knew why my mom had kicked him out, and she was about to give me right back to him.

Why didn't my mom tell Olivia about him? Why didn't she tell her?

Olivia wouldn't believe me; she would say I was making it up so I wouldn't have to stay with him.

Maybe he's changed…maybe he's not like he used to be.

I prayed silently to God," Please don't let him be like he used to be. Please, I don't want things to be like they used to be…I don't want him to hurt me."

The next day after school he was standing outside the doors waiting on me.

His face brought back so many bad memories, so much anger.

I rode silently all the way back to our apartment.

I had myself shut up in my room when Olivia got home.

He hadn't changed. He was the same way he was when my mother had kicked him out years before.

I heard them talking.

I heard him say," She wouldn't listen to me this afternoon, so she got punished…she's in her room."

I hadn't done anything wrong, other than refuse to…

Tears started down my face. Now he was going to make Olivia mad at me too.

I feel sick… dirty.

Olivia knocked on my door and opened it.

I was lying on the bed facing the wall.

She sat down beside me and asked," Why are you causing him problems on the first day?"

I said," I didn't do anything wrong."

She said," He said you did. Come on let's go eat."

I said," I'm not hungry. Eat without me."

Every day after school was the same. He waited right outside the door of my school for me and then we went home, and I was punished.

It didn't matter if I had done anything wrong or not; I was punished.

Finally by Friday I couldn't take it anymore, so I fought back.

He was so much stronger than me.

He swung back and punched me right in the face.

Then he did the same thing he had done every day… he molested me.

When he was done he walked out of my room.

He told Olivia when she got home that I had caused major problems today, and that I had even gotten in a fight at school.

Olivia came into my room expecting to talk to me and sign a paper from my principal, or find out that I had been suspended or something.

I was lying on the bed hugging my knees and rocking as I cried.

Olivia said," Your step dad said you got in a fight at school. Where's the note I have to sign?"

I said without looking up," There's no note."

She said," The last few times you've gotten in trouble you had a note where is it?"

I said," I didn't get in a fight at school. I didn't get in trouble, I promise."

She said," We can talk after dinner. Come on."

I said," I don't feel good… I'm going to be sick."

I ran to the bathroom and had barely gotten to the toilet before I threw up.

Olivia came in. She saw my face and asked," Sarah, what happened to your face?"

Tears started pouring from my eyes.

She asked," Who hit you?"

I didn't answer I just threw up again.

Olivia took her cell phone out and called Elliot.

She hung up and asked," Are you hurt anywhere else?"

I laid my head on my arm, which was draped across the toilet seat and shook my head yes.

She asked," Where else?"

I didn't answer her I just cried harder.

She sat there for a minute then she said," Oh, God, Sarah, did he hurt you? Did he touch you?"

I shook my head yes as she pulled me into her arms.

There was a knock on the door a few minutes later and Elliot came in.

Olivia called out," We're in the bathroom. Elliot we have to get her to the hospital, and get CSI out here to check her room."

Elliot asked," Why?

Olivia said," Her step father molested her."

She picked me up and started to carry me out, but I started to cry harder and said," No, I don't want to go to the hospital, not again."

She kept carrying me out. Elliot called Fin, Munch and Cragen and they came to Olivia's apartment, and we went to the hospital in an ambulance.

Olivia laid me down on the gurney and asked," How many times did he hurt you?"

I said through my tears," Every day."

She brushed the tears away from my face as they started down hers and asked," Why didn't you tell me?"

I said as tears fell again," I didn't think you would believe me."

She said," I will never doubt you on something like that. I never want you to be afraid of telling me when someone is hurting you."

I shook my head yes and said," Okay."

We went to the hospital and they examined me.

Olivia never left my side.

They admitted me for the night.

I laid there in the bed trying to stop crying, but I couldn't.

Olivia asked," What's bothering you?"

I said," I can't sleep. I'll have the nightmares again."

She asked," What if I lay down with you?"

I shook my head yes and moved over.

She laid down beside me and covered us both up. She wrapped her arms around me and held me close to her.

She whispered as I fell asleep," You're safe. No one is going to hurt you. I will never let anyone hurt you."