Chapter 8

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Kennedy passed out in Jack's arm that night. Jack never once closed his eyes. He was so angry about what her father did to her. He wanted to rip this mans throat out and watch him suffer. In the middle of the night, Jack felt Kennedy stir. He rubbed the side of her head to assure her that he was still there. She opened her eyes and stared at him. "You ok?" she asked

"No not really."

"Jack, im so sorry I got you involved in this."

"Don't be. I want to be involved." She laid her head on his chest and closed her eyes again. She looked beside the bed and saw his guitar leaning against the wall. "Jack…" she whispered

"Yeah."

"Will you play me something?" she asked. She lifted her head to him and looked into his eyes. He smiled and nodded. She lifted off of her him and watched as he grabbed his guitar. He smiled at her before softly strumming on the strings. Kennedy laid her head back and closed her eyes. Jack watched her the whole time as he played her a song.

The next morning Kennedy woke up in Jack's arms. She looked up at him and saw that he had finally went to sleep. She brushed his face with her hand. She got up from the bed and tried not to wake up and went downstairs. She found Bobby in the kitchen. "Hi." She whispered

"Hi, did you sleep good?"

"Yeah, we finally did go to sleep."

"yeah I heard Jack playing his guitar."

"Sorry if that kept you up."

"No its ok. But I do need to warn you about him. He's not all that he says he is."

"He's not?" she asked confused

"No, he has a secret of his own that he's keeping from you."

"Like what?"

"Jack's….well he's gay."

Kennedy busted out laughing "You think im kidding. He just hasn't told anyone yet."

"You are ridiculous you know that."

Bobby smiled "Well don't say I didn't warn you when he breaks up with you for some hott guy he found."

"Whatever. How do I know that you aren't gay?"

"Me, come on. You cant be serious."

"Oh but I am."

"Do I look gay to you?"

"No, but see that's how you hide it from everyone. Trying to be that bad boy but deep down inside I know you like to be a softy."

"I'm not gay."

"You know the first step is to admit. I'm sure everyone would still love you if you would just tell them and quit lying to yourself."

"I'm not gay."

"Bobby, this can be our secret. I wont tell anyone ok."

"I'm not gay!" he yelled.

"My how the tables have turned."

"You know that's not fair. I was just trying to warn you so you wouldn't get hurt."

"Whats going on?" Jack asked as he walked in seeing Bobby glaring at Kennedy who had a smile on her face.

"Bobby here was just fixing to tell me he was gay." Kennedy replied

Jack starts laughing "I'm not gay." Bobby declared

"Now what did we just discuss Bobby. Admit is the first step."

"You annoy me." Bobby got up from the table and stormed out of the kitchen. He could hear them laughing. Kennedy looked up and saw something shiny in the back of Bobbys pants. Jack sat down beside her. "What was that about?"

"Oh…He was trying to 'warn' me about you. He said that you were gay and that he didn't want me to get hurt when you finally came out." she replied after coming back from her trance

"Yeah, well that's Bobby for you. He always thinks I am gay."

"Well I turned the tables on him and now I guess he's pissed."

"He'll get over it."

"Yeah."

"Its good to see you smiling though. I'm glad that he can be of help in a good way."

"I like your house." She told him changing the subject "Its so cozy. It really feels like home here. Your mom has done a great job."

"Kennedy you do know we have to go back to school Monday right?"

"Yeah, I know. Why would I miss school?"

"Because of everything that you have been through."

"You think that would make me miss school? I have never missed a day in my life, why would I start now?"

"Its ok to not want to go back."

Kennedy got up from the table and went into the kitchen "Kennedy!" Jack said following her

"What?"

"You don't have to put on that snobby girl act anymore ok. I know who you are for real. That's not going to work this time. You can admit that you are scared."

"Why? Being scared isn't going to help anything Jack. It isn't going to make my dad stop hitting me."

"But it actually lets people know that you have some kind of emotion in you."

"Emotion? You want emotion from me?"

"Yes, let me know how you are feeling or what you are feeling?"

"I don't know what I am feeling Jack. I cant feel anything right now. I am so numb."

Jack moved towards her and placed his hand on the side of her face. "Can you feel that?"

She nods her head "Always remember that touch whenever you feel alone or scared remember that this touch will never hurt you like your father did."

"Can we please stop talking about my father? I just want to go one day without thinking or talking about him."

"Yeah sure." Jack moved his hand from the side of her face and walked back into the dining room. Bobby was sitting on the couch looking at them when Kennedy walked to the table. There was a soft tap on the door and Kennedy could have swore her heart stopped. Bobby saw this and quickly got up from his seat. Kennedy backed into the kitchen and hide behind the counter with her knees to her chest. "Kennedy, are you alright?" Jack asked.

"Hey cracker Jack, Jenna's here." Bobby yelled.

"Hey its ok." Jack assured Kennedy "Come on, lets go see what Jenna wants." He handed his hand to hers. She reached for it and he gently squeezed it before moving to the door.

"Hey guys." Jenna replied "Hey Kennedy, your dad is looking for you."

"Yeah I know." Kennedy replied

"What happened to you? Are you ok?"

"Yeah, just a little accident." Kennedy replied with a little laugh "Actually Bobby did it."

"Yeah right, if I hit you you would have known it." Bobby replied from the living room

"Whatever Bobby, you cant hit worth your life." Jenna replied

"Girl you better shut up before I come in there."

"Bobby was just telling us that he was gay this morning. So I am trying to get him to confess to everyone else."

Jenna starts laughing. "You know what I am tired of this shit. I am not gay." Bobby replied appearing in the doorway. Kennedy and Jenna start laughing again

"Ok ok, we quit." Kennedy replied when she saw Bobby glaring at her.

"Anyways…" Jenna began "My mom made a cake and told me to bring you guys some. But I have to get home in time for dinner." She turned around to leave but forgot to say something "Oh yeah Kennedy, your dad came by to see if you were at my house. He asked about you and Jack. I told him that you might be over here so I gave him the address…"

"You did what?" Kennedy yelled.

"Did I do something wrong?"

"Ken, calm down!" Jack replied "You didn't do anything wrong. She is just pissed at her dad right now."

"Oh, sorry I didn't know I was suppose to tell him." Jenna replied

"Its ok. I'm sorry I yelled." Kennedy whispered

"Well I guess ill see you guys at school Monday." Jenna looked at Kennedy who wasn't even paying attention before leaving. Jack softly shut the door before looking at Kennedy

"He's going to find me Jack. Hes going to find me and then he's going to kill me." Kennedy replied panicking.

"He's not going to do anything." Jack told her

"I cant be here. I have to leave." She reached for her jacket and opened the door. Jack grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her back.

"You cant go out there. You are going to stay here."

"Let me go!" she yelled pushing him back "He will find me here and I cant be here when he does!"

"He will find you out on the streets. You know nothing about this place. You will get yourself killed and not by your father. This place is bad. Too bad for a girl to be walking alone. You are going to be alright here. He's not going to touch you here. He cant touch you."

"He cant touch me? Are you serious?" she backed into the living room "He has already touched me Jack. He has already put his hands all over my body. I would rather die before he does it again. If I stay here he will do it again and again until he doesn't want me anymore. That's never going to happen!"

"I know what he did to you was horrible, but you have to be strong about this. His hands will never touch you in that way again. I can swear on it."

"It doesn't matter if he ever touches again, I can never forget what he did to me two nights ago. That scene plays over and over again in my head. It will not go away and sometimes I just want to die just to have one day of peace without thinking about it. He raped me and I couldn't do anything about it." She began to cry "He took the most precious thing away from me and I cant get it back."

"I know what he did to you. He is going to pay. Some how you will get your dignity back, but please stay here with me. I will protect you. All of us will protect you."

"I hate him!" she sobbed "I HATE HIM!" she screamed. Just then a loud knock came on the door and Kennedy's eyes shot straight to the door. Bobby got up again, his hand on his gun.

"Who is it?" Bobby yelled

"I'm looking for my daughter. Her friend said I could find her here. Please I am really worried about her." Scott's voice sounded at the door. Bobby looked over at Kennedy who began to shake uncontrollably.

"She's not here, but I will tell her that you came by looking for her."

"I just heard her voice. Is she ok? What did you do to her? Why was she yelling?"

"She's alright."

"Let me see her. I want to see my daughter."

"No, please don't." Kennedy begged.

"Shh, its ok." Jack assured her. Bobby opened the door.

"Where is she?" Scott walked into the living room and found Kennedy standing behind Jack. "Kennedy, sweetheart are you ok?"

Kennedy moved out from behind Jack. "What did you do to her?" Scott asked moving towards her. Kennedy quickly backed away. "Sweetheart, whats wrong?"

"Please leave." She whispered.

"I'm not leaving without you." Her father told her. Suddenly thunder rumbled the house and made Kennedy jump. She heard the rain come pouring down outside.

"Please just go. I'm not leaving."

"Kennedy I don't know what is going on here but you are coming with me and that is the end of it."

"Yes you know what is going on." She replied "You hit me. You kicked me and put me in the hospital. You…You…." She couldn't finish her sentence. "I am staying here with Jack and his family."

"You are my daughter and I can do whatever I please with you. Now get your things and get to the car."

"I'm not going." She declared.

"Do you want to do this in front of your friends. I should have known that you wont listen to me. You never listen to me. Not about this boy here and now you wont come home with me. Why do you do this?"

"Please leave." She told him

"You are coming home."

"Sir, with all do respect she's welcome to stay here with us. My mother doesn't mind and I don't think she is ready to come home just yet." Jack replied.

"Yeah what would you know." Scott spat "Kennedy, now!" Kennedy looked at Jack with tears in her eyes before moving to her dad.

"I'm sorry." She whispered. Her dad grabbed her arm and pulled her to the door. Bobby followed making sure he didn't touch her.

"Crazy bitch, you can bet your ass when we get home." Her father told her. Kennedy pulled back from her father and moved to the house but her father grabbed her hair and jerked her out into the rain. Bobby was on the steps and saw what he did and moved to do something. Kennedy jerked away with a loud scream. Bobby went past her and she saw the gun again. She ran towards Bobby and jerked the gun from his pants and pointed it straight at her father. "Kennedy what are you doing?" Jack screamed from the steps. Bobby jerked back around and tried to grab the gun but she pulled away. Her father stood there speechless as the gun was facing him. "You have ruined my life." She told him. "I am not coming with you and I never want to see you again."

"Sweetheart, lets talk about this." Her father begged

"Don't call me that!" she yelled. "I am not your sweetheart, or your princess, or even your little girl anymore. You ruined me that the night you took my innocence from me!"

"I never meant to…"

"to hurt me? You didn't just hurt me, you scarred me for life. You made it seem like you were punishing me but you weren't. You were doing it for your own sick pleasure!" She began sobbing as she kept the gun pointed at him. "You raped me! YOU FUCKING RAPED ME AND LEFT ME THERE TO ROT!" she screamed "I hate you so much. You deserve to know how I felt and how I feel right now. Every time I close my eyes I see myself on the floor with you on top of me. No father does that to their daughter. No daughter should ever know what that feels like. But you didn't care. You didn't give a SHIT!"

"Kennedy give me the gun." Bobby told her.

"Why should I care about you? Why should I care if you live or die?" she moved closer to him aiming the gun straight at him. "You didn't care about me." The rain was pouring so hard that you couldn't tell if she was crying or not. "My life will never be the same because of you."

"Let's talk about this."

"I'm done talking." She aimed the gun and pulled the trigger but nothing happened. Her father covered himself. The safety was on in the gun. She didn't know what to do. She kept the gun pointed at him. "Kennedy I am your father." Scott told her

"You are no longer anything to me but my enemy. I never want to see you again. I hate you with everything that is inside of me. Get out of here before I learn how to cut the safety off and blow a fucking hole through your body."

Her father looked at her before opening the car door and driving away. She still had the gun aimed at the car, she couldn't move. Bobby slowly moved towards her making sure he didn't do anything stupid. He grabbed her arm softly and reached slowly for the gun. Kennedy didn't move after he had taken the gun from her. He threw the gun to Jack before embracing Kennedy in his arms. "Its ok. He's not going to bother you anymore." She began sobbing into his jacket as the rained poured on them. "Wow. Never thought you had it in you." He told her with a laugh "Come on lets get inside. You are soaked."

"I want to stay out here." She whispered. He let her go

"You want Jack to come out here with you?"

She nodded her head. Bobby went inside and soon after Jack came out. He wrapped his arms around Kennedy and let her sob into his chest. He rubbed her head and kissed her softly. "You're going to be fine." He whispered. She lifted her head and wiped her face. "What was that?" he asked

"I don't know. Something just came over me and I just snapped. I wanted to shoot him Jack. I wanted to so bad." She cried.

"I am so proud of you. You stood up for yourself and he backed away."

"He backed away because I had a gun pointed at his head." She told him "He's not going to go away until he has me."

"Don't start that again. He's never going to have you."

"You know that court thing is starting to sound like a good idea." She told him as he wrapped a towel around her. "I just don't think I can go to court."

"We will see what we can do." Jack told her "Right now I want something to eat." She smiled as they made their way to the kitchen.

"What did I miss?" Angel asked walking in "Bobby told me that you almost shot your father."

"Don't ask." Jack and Kennedy replied. "We'll tell you when ma gets here." Jack replied. He looked over at Kennedy who was staring in space again. He knew they would have to explain everything later when their mother got home. Kennedy looked over at Bobby and smiled. He smiled back before turning back to the tv.

Author: Ok, so she goes crazy. Which I would have too if my father raped me. I would go completely crazy on his ass. I aint lying either. I hoped everyone liked this chapter! Let me know what you think! Please REVIEW! I am dying for reviews people!

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