She woke back up to the throbbing in her head. She felt like she had been beaten a hundred times and she noticed that there was a lot of blood on her legs. She trembled when she realized what must have happened. She started crying and shaking uncontrollably. She wanted Steve and only Steve and she knew where she could find him.

She got up and quietly walked up the basement stairs and into the silent kitchen. She could hear snoring and she figured he passed out. She crept past him and made her way to her bedroom to get a new pair of pants. She didn't want to change her entire outfit. She was afraid it would take too long and he would wake up.

She walked down the street very slowly, she tried so hard to forget what had happened. She really wasn't aware of what happened exactly, but she knew it wasn't good. She was almost to the Curtis house when she realized that she had really cleaned herself up very much. She was on the front porch when she realized that she hadn't cleaned the blood of her legs very well either. She tried to hide it by putting her sweater down over it.

She opened the door to find everyone in there sitting, watching television, and playing cards. She couldn't look at anybody in that room. She just needed to be alone or maybe not or she didn't know. Steve saw her wlk in and noticed her bruises and bleeding cuts.

"Cassie," he said jumping up and running over.

All of a sudden she felt dirty and slutty and didn't want Steve to touch her. She backed away.

"Cassie?" he asked stepping closer.

She stepped back again.

"I'm not gonna hurt you, you know that," he tried to explain.

She felt cornered and then she noticed that everyone was watching and even Darry got up and started to come toward her. Tears formed in her eyes and she tried to keep them from falling. They stung as they fell down her face.

"I'm sorry," she whispered.

"Sorry for what?" Steve asked.

She didn't say anything else, she just walked to the bathroom. Steve tried to grab her but she somehow avoided his hand. Darry just watched uncertain of what to do.

In the bathroom she shut and locked the door, she turned on the hot water and took her shirt and pants off. As she took her underwear off she noticed the blood in them and she gasped a little. Her hips hurt and so did various other places. She disrobed the rest and got in the shower. The water burned her it was so hot, but she felt cleansed and a little better after that. When she turned the water off she could hear talking going on in the next room.

She came out in a towel and asked to borrow clothes from Pony and he agreed. They walked into his bedroom and he gave her a pair of sweatpants and a T-shirt to wear. She thanked him and walked back into the bathroom.

When she came back out Ponyboy and Johnny were in Pony's room and Soda and Steve were sitting on the couch and Darry was in the chair.

"What happened tonight?" Steve asked looking at her.

Darry and Soda got up and decided to leave.

"I don't know," she answered trying not to cry.

"Come here," he said holding out his arm.

She walked over and grabbed his hand and sat beside him, he hugged her and whispered I love you in her hair. At this Cassie started crying.

"What's wrong?" he asked again.

"I came hhhome and Dddad gggot really mmmmad. He beat me and rrrraped me," she said the last part in a whisper. Her voice rattled so much that she doubted Steve heard her.

"He slowly took a deep breath and got up, "Stay here," he walked into Darry's room and quickly told him and then disappeared out the door. She didn't know what to do but she started crying again. Darry walked over and sat beside her and hugged her.

Sorry guys but it was the week of the play at our school so I was at school until 9pm every night this week and I had midterms to study for. But finally it's over! Please R&R!