"Can I ask you why you decided to tell us now, when you refused to tell me last night?" Sandy said.

"I know. I talked to Seth and Ryan, and that gave me the courage to tell you"

"So what happened?" Kirsten asked quietly

"This happened even before the drinking, I know I should have told you then, but I didn't."

"Is it serious?" Sandy interrupted

"Yes. Before all this," she took a deep breath, Sandy and Kirsten looked worried "I had been raped" Once again she felt the pain from that night.

"Raped" Kirsten whispered, 'How the hell could she had kept that kind of secret for this long?'

"When did this happen?" Sandy was just as shocked as his wife

"After Summer's party, you know, when I didn't come home until 5 pm the day after."

"Why didn't you tell us? Or called the police?"

"Because I was and still is, afraid of him. So if I had called the police, and he had got caught, he'll know that he's in because of me, and when he gets out, I'm pretty sure he'll find me. And then, my life will be over, even if he doesn't kill me, he'll leave deep wounds, so deep they may not heal, in my soul." Her voice were shaking, the tears streamed down her cheeks.

Kirsten wrapped her arm around her daughter, and looked at her husband.

"It was terrible, you have no idea what it's like to be forced to do it. What it's like to be touched against your will. And what it's like to be left alone to pick up the pieces, cause you're too afraid to tell anyone." Kelly continued.

"I still don't understand why you didn't tell us" Sandy said. "You can trust us, if you had told us you didn't want the cops involved, I would not have called them"

"I don't know why! You have no idea what it's like! You can never understand the pain I feel every time I talk or think about it!" Kelly shouted through her crying.

Sandy looked at her in silence.

"Was that the reason you started with the drinking and the drugs? Trying to numb the pain?" Kirsten asked softly, not wanting Kelly to get more upset. She nodded.

"Do you know who did this?" Sandy asked carefully.

"Yes, he dragged me away from the party. We went to his house, he said he wanted to show me something. We were in his room when he attacked me… When he was done with me he hit me unconscious. When I woke up I was at the beach. His name is Logan… Logan Williams."

"Honey, I'm so sorry that you had to go through all this" Sandy said "But we should tell the police, in case he does it again." Kelly opened her mouth to argue, but Sandy saw it coming, and he was faster "You'll be safe, you have my word that I won't let anything happen to you"

For the first time since this conversation started, Kelly smiled. Kirsten noticed the smile happily.

"Thanks dad" She leaned in to hug him and he responded lovingly. Kelly looked up at her mum.

"Come here, mum" she said, holding one arm out and welcoming Kirsten to join them.

The three of them sat in a tight family hug for a long time, Kelly had started to cry again.

There was a faint knock on the back door and Seth and Ryan walked in, looking a bit worried

"We're not interrupting anything are we?" Seth asked

"No, come and join us" Kelly's tear streamed face looked up at them. Her eyes were red, 'She must have cried a lot' Seth thought. He and Ryan walked over to the couch and Sandy let go of Kelly and the boys joined the family hug.

"Are you OK?" Seth asked his sister, who was next to him. She nodded.

"You have all of us on your side here, don't be afraid. We'll figure this out. You're not alone. We love you" Kirsten said, resting her head against Kelly's.

"I couldn't have said I better myself" Sandy smiled

"I love you guys so much" Kelly smiled. She could feel that everyone loved each other, and that made them such a strong family. Love.