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After that night he seemed to disappear completely. According to the police no records were left that even showed that a Jackson Rippner ever existed. Lisa knew she should have realized that due to Jackson's job he would be good at disappearing. She wished the police could have helped her more. She knew he would probably never be caught but as long as she never had to see Jackson again she was satisfied.

Lisa called off work the next day. She told Cynthia she had caught the flu and might not be able to come to work for a few days. Cynthia assured her not to worry that she could handle everything. Though Cynthia didn't think Lisa sounded sick. She knew there must something else that was bothering Lisa but didn't bother asking. She knew Lisa would just tell her she was fine. That was always her answer to that question whenever she was asked if she was okay.

Lisa spent her days off work secluded in the house. She didn't have any energy and always felt like sleeping. Her sleep though was always plagued with nightmares of Jackson and the events of that night. When she was up she would usually watch some random infomercial that was on TV at the time. Lisa took to wearing baggy clothes to hid the rapid weight loss that was happening from her not eating much.

Her dad had been calling it seemed non-stopped but she didn't feel like talking to him right now. He would ask what was wrong and she would have to spend energy convincing him otherwise. She knew she would have to talk to him eventually because he was going to start to worry that she wasn't answering her phone. Worrying is what her dad did the best.

On the third day of Lisa not returning his phone calls Joe Reisert decided to pay his daughter a visit. Lisa still clad in her pajamas which were now flannel as opposed to the sheer nightgowns she used to wear decided she had no choice but to answer the door. Her dad was very worried about the appearance of the daughter who stood in front of him.

"Lisa, you look horrible. Are you sure you're okay? You know you can tell me anything." She felt bad hiding this from him because she could tell he was very concerned. She just couldn't bring herself to tell her dad that she let it happen again.

"Dad, I'm fine. I told you I just don't feel good." Lisa answered. She was starting to get annoyed that everyone was so worried about her. She was going to be fine. She just needed some time alone.

Lisa steered her dad towards the front door. "I'll call you later Dad, alright?"

"You can me call me anytime you want Leese. I'll be here to listen."

Lisa cringed at the shorten version of her name. She knew her dad didn't realized that it bothered her so much now.

Lisa knew she needed to talk to somebody about what happened that night with Jackson but she just wasn't ready to revisit that memory quite yet.

Lisa returned to work the next week. Her cheery attitude at work hid the fact that there maybe something still bothering her deep under the surface.

Cynthia had stopped asking her if she was alright. Lisa always gave her the same answer anyways.

Lisa had finally made an appointment with a therapist for the coming week. She felt like maybe she was finally able to talk about it with someone. A stranger might actually be better to talk to than someone she knew. She just had to get through this week.

Through her therapy session she was learning how to deal with events of the past.

Things were finally starting to look up for Lisa. She was slowly learning to trust people again. Her therapist was helping her realizing that all guys weren't bad people. Despite popular belief and her past she really didn't want to be alone the rest of her life.

One night that she and Cynthia went out she had meet a really nice guy named Landon. He was very nice and it didn't hurt that he was quite handsome as well.

Lisa could tell he was perfect gentleman from the first time she meant him. Her instincts told her he would never pressure her to do anything she didn't want to do and that made her quite happy. He wouldn't even kiss her unless he was sure she wouldn't mind. At the beginning of the relationship she was quite jumpy whenever he would touch her even in the slightest.

She hadn't explained her past to him yet but she did plan on telling him eventually. The only explanation she gave him for now was that she had some bad experiences with guys in the past. He didn't press the issue ever. He never hesitated to take every opportunity that he could to tell her over and over again that he would never hurt her like the other guys because he loved her very much.

Things were finally going better in Lisa's life. Her future didn't seem so dark anymore.