Chapter Five – Telling
Days past, until it was time for the return of Will, Hay Lin, Taranee, Cornelia, and Caleb. The time in between, Irma had locked herself in her room, and refused to leave. For three days, Irma's mother banged on the door, screaming on the top of her lungs, "You HAVE to get out someday!"
The three days Irma locked herself up, she talked to Mandy, whom she had locked up with her. Seeing as Leafy needed FRESH fruit, she couldn't lock him up in her room, so she placed his tank in front of her parent's bedroom, and left a note for them to take care of him. With Mandy though, all she needed were those stinky fish flakes.
"You get your daughter out of her room!" Irma could hear her mother scream, down below. "You ARE a policeman after all, DO YOUR JOB." "Honey," her father started, "I AM a police man, but if word gets out, that my daughter locked herself in her room it won't look good on me." "YOUR DAUGHTER! She is OURS!" Her mother bellowed. Irma sighed, and chose not to listen to their conversation any farther.
"Don't you think you are acting irrationally?" Mandy said, stiffly. "I am not staying here forever… Just until the others get back, which is today." Irma answered. "But dear, you need to eat and drink… I mean when you go out for your nightly bath, you could at least eat." Mandy said. "The oracle is punishing me, I am trying to help with his almighty sentence." Irma answered. Mandy sighed.
Suddenly, Irma's cell phone rang. Irma pounced on her phone. "Hello?" Irma breathed into the phone.
"Irma!" Hay Lin said happily on the other line.
"Hey, Hay Lin." Irma answered, straining to make her voice sound happy.
"We are coming to Heatherfield in an hour. We are going to stop by your house, and go to the mall." Hay Lin said.
"Ok. See you soon." Irma answered, putting her phone down. "See, I told you." Irma sniffed. Many scoffed. Irma quickly dressed herself in pants and a sweater, although it was a hot day, and left her room. Within seconds, Irma was pulled into a bone crushing hug, by her mom.
"What were you thinking!" Her mother exclaimed.
"Um… Working on a project?" Irma said.
"What kind of project? The kill yourself project?" Her mother said, angrily.
"I had food! I wasn't starving or anything." Irma lied.
"Get in your room, young lady. You are grounded for the next month." Her mother said.
"Ok, I will. I am going to the room that I locked myself in for three days. I can surely stay another month." Irma stated.
Her mother's mouth dropped. "Fine! Go out." Her mother said, crisply.
Irma smirked, as she ran down the stairs. Her mother followed, with Mandy in her bowl. "Our daughter, decided to come down." Her mother said to her father. Irma was pulled into another hug.
'What's with all the hugging!" Irma said, exasperated. Her father just let out a sigh. A shrill ring rang through the house.
"Oh that's the girls!" Irma said, flying to the door, and out.
"IRMA!" Hay Lin screamed, jumping on her, giving her a hug.
"Is it National Hug Day?" Irma moaned. Hay Lin laughed, as the other joined the hug.
"We missed you!" Taranee said. The others nodded in agreement.
"We noticed, without you nothing funny ever happened… even though you can be annoying sometimes." Cornelia stated.
"Umm… Thanks I guess." Irma said, mustering all her strength, to grin.
"Let's go to the mall now! I haven't been there… for four days!" Hay Lin exclaimed.
"Girls and the mall." Caleb muttered, to himself, although Cornelia heard.
"You know, I don't think I want to date a guy, who doesn't like the mall." Cornelia snapped.
"Oh, Caleb, you are in trouble now." Irma said, and the others laughed, as Cornelia gave Caleb the scariest glare. Caleb ducked behind Will. "Help me." He whispered. Everyone snickered, as Caleb cowered, awaiting the horrible fate Cornelia had in store for him.
Suddenly, vines that wrapped around Irma's porch, wrapped themselves around Caleb. "Hey! Stop that! I will give you an early birthday present." Caleb tried.
"Someone will see you!" Will hissed. Cornelia, and released Caleb, with a sigh. Caleb quickly gave her kiss, and the girls giggled. Caleb and Cornelia pulled away blushing.
"Now, to the mall!" Hay Lin said.
More then a month past, and each day, the girls found fun things to do everyday. Although Irma sank deeper and deeper into depression. Soon Irma was always wearing long sleeves, no matter the weather. Her family and friends became more and more worried about her, and questioned her everyday. The girls and Caleb soon sought after some information from Hay Lin's grandmother, hoping it could be part of some guardianship thing. Even Yan Lin, had no clue what was wrong with Irma.
Even Cornelia was worried, at Irma's strange behavior. Every time, she tried to insult or tease her, Irma took it. Cornelia realized half the fun of having the little wars they had, were when Irma would come up with one of her funny retorts.
Soon, Irma found she had to tell someone. Who would she tell though? Not Cornelia, she would laugh in her face. Caleb? He wouldn't understand this kind of thing. Her parents? No way, they would have Martin killed, and then they would be the ones rotting away in a jail cell. Taranee, would probably freak, seeing as she feared almost everything. Christopher? Irma snorted at that thought.
Hay Lin, Irma didn't even have to think about. Hay Lin was her BEST friend, although they were all best friends. Hay Lin and Irma had a special friendship though. Will, Irma decided she should tell. Will was, after all the leader of WITCH, and wouldn't laugh… hopefully.
Irma called both of them, as her both her parents were away. "Come over to my house. This is urgent. Just bring yourselves, no one else." Irma said to each of them, and hung up. With in minutes, the both arrived at her house, out of breath.
"Is something wrong?" Hay Lin said, worriedly.
"Where are the others? Can't you tell them too?" Will questioned.
"Is this about, why you have been acting weird?" Hay Lin asked.
"Enough with the questions!" Irma moaned.
"Are you Ok?" Will asked.
"Fine, just fine. So fine, I could skip down the yellow brick road." Irma said. Irma really wished she were that happy, but she was so upset, she could jump of a cliff. "I guess we should go to my room for this." Irma said, leading them upstairs, to her room. The two sat nervously on Irma' bed and Irma sat between them.
Irma could feel tears wanting to escape her eyes again. "I am such a fool." She whispered.
"You are not." Hay Lin argued.
"I am too! I am the water guardian… and I let myself get… get…" Irma broke into sobs, and placed her head on Hay Lin's shoulder, for support.
"Irma what's wrong?" Will and Hay Lin said, together. They uneasily glanced at each other.
"Martin… he… h-h-he…" Irma started, again. The girls stared, wide eyed at Irma. "He raped me." Irma finally whispered. Will and Hay Lin froze.
"Oh my god." Will whispered. Irma's body shook, as more tears slid from her eyes.
"That's n-not all." Irma whispered. By now, the two other girls were waiting for Irma to stand up and laugh at their faces. It HAD to be a joke. Irma would never play a trick like, would she?
Irma took a gasp of air and whispered "I am pregnant with his stupid baby!" with that Irma sobbed uncontrollably. Never ending tears poured from her eyes, as Hay Lin and Will, let the terrible words Irma had just said, sink in their brains.
Author Note – I don't know why I keep leaving Cliffhangers, lol. I hate it when someone else leaves a cliffhanger in their story. Maybe, it is just that it is more fun to leave them, then to read them. XD I don't know.