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5. Can you call Julie?
Kirsten was sitting on the floor of her closet. She always locked herself in the closet when she was upset. Now she was upset too. She couldn't believe what she had done. Make sandy believe that it was his child would have been the better choice, but she couldn't turn back the time. I could have told him in the first place. Kirsten regretted her decision to not tell Sandy about that terrible night. You can tell me everything. That's what Sandy had said two hours ago. She had wanted to tell him but she couldn't. She was the woman that was always in control. Telling Sandy that Marty had raped her would mean admitting her weakness. And she didn't want to be weak. She was strong, she could forget the incident. It's not like it's unusual. It happens every day. And that night it happened to me. She tried to explain it to herself. She tried to be strong.
Ryan and Seth were shocked. Sandy had moved out just two hours ago and now they were trying to find a solution to the whole debacle.
"He moved out, Ryan." Seth mumbled still psyched about his mother's reaction about it.
"I know, Seth. I've seen it." Ryan replied sarcastically. What did Seth think? That he doesn't recognize anything, just because he was with Marissa together again? Ryan recognized. Probably more than Seth had. Ryan had thought about Kirsten a long time. He had watched her for the last three months. She hadn't been herself. Always startling when someone touched her and always tear-stained when she came out of the bedroom.
"Yeah, but you know, he left because of a fight. I know they've been fighting a lot lately, but like that? They won't divorce or something, huh?" Seth was worried. He had never seen his parents so out of their universe.
"Hopefully not. But I think there's something more." Ryan felt responsible for Kirsten. Why hadn't he told Sandy about Kirsten and how she had acted lately. Sandy must have recognized it, too. He's her husband. Ryan thought to himself.
"Maybe you should try talking to her. I mean, I tried but apparently she rejected me. Maybe she'll talk to you." Seth suggested.
"You think? Well, I can try." With those words Ryan stood up and turned into the bedroom's direction. What if she tries to … A thought slipped through Ryan's mind. No. She wouldn't. She has a family. And we're here for her. She knows that. Ryan tried to convince himself that everything was okay.
"Kirsten? Are you okay?" Ryan asked through the door of Kirsten's closet. He shook his head at the thoughts of what she might have done to herself. Suddenly he heard some quiet sobs. Thank god.
"Kirsten, why don't you come out? You can talk to us. We're here for you." Ryan tried to convince her to come out. She couldn't stay in the closet forever anyway.
"Yeah, Mom, Ryan's right. Please come out." Seth had come into the bedroom looking for Ryan's progress. On the other side of the closet a crying Kirsten tried to be strong. They shouldn't go through this.
"No, boys. I don't want to put you through this. You don't have to deal with this. I –" Kirsten stopped. Julie. Julie knows him. Kirsten trembled and shivered while she tried to figure out what to do next.
"But, Mom …" Seth gave up trying.
"Honey, I – can you call Julie? I want to talk to her." Kirsten's eyes wandered around. She wanted to know if Julie had gone through this too. She knew there had been something in Julie's past but Kirsten never asked and Julie never told.
"Are you sure? I mean, Julie? Ouch!" Seth gasped. Ryan had punched him to let him know that there was no use for any sarcastic comments right now.
"Okay, Kirsten, we'll call her." Ryan answered through the door and gave Seth a desperate look. What did Kirsten hide from them? What was so terrifying that she wouldn't even tell Sandy? Seth called Julie and told her to come over. Caleb was in Europe so there wouldn't be a problem to not let him know.
"Okay, Mom. Julie's on her way. She'll be here in twenty minutes." Seth talked to the door. Why doesn't she tell us? Seth worried about his mother. Didn't she trust him and Ryan?
"Can we do something else for you?" Now Ryan spoke to the door. He wanted to stay as long as possible in contact with her.
"No, sweetie. I'm fine. Just have fun with your girlfriends." Kirsten sobbed through her tears. Still, she couldn't believe that Sand that left her. It was just like she had suspected. She heard the boys going out of the bedroom. I'm a horrible mother. She thought to herself and again tears ran down her cheeks. What have I done? She looked at her shaking hands and then wiped away the tears.