Unknown To You: Confessions
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A few days had passed since Kori's last meeting with Vic and she hadn't let anyone else into her room since then. Richard would take some food to her everyday, but it was never touched when he returned. By the end of the week, everyone was worried about her.
"Dude, I haven't seen Kori for days! I'm forgetting what she looks like!" joked Gar, trying to lighten up the mood. Without Kori around, the mood in the tower always seemed to be depressing. Unfortunately, no-one wanted to laugh. Silence occupied the cold room.
"I'm going to go see her," Richard finally said. His friends had noticed that he was acting differently since his arguement with Kori. He'd been unsociable and ignored everyone, like he'd been before he met Kori. Kori had shown him how to be calm and relaxed. She's shown him how to be carefree. She's shown him how to love.
"Don't go disturbing her Richard. She'll come out when she's ready," said Vic. He obviously hadn't been sleeping well. He was worried about Kori; everyone was. Hardly anyone had gotten a decent night's sleep, Richard getting the least.
"What's wrong with you!" shouted Richard. The anger that he'd bottled up since his arguement with Kori was being unleashed in him. He couldn't stop; it was just like before...
"I haven't seen her for days and she hasn't eaten anything! Do you really think that she's fine, cooped up in her bedroom every single day?" He couldn't stop; he was shaking with rage and his throat hurt from how loud his shouts were, but he still couldn't stop.
Suddenly, they all heard a sound from behind them. Something they hadn't heard for a few days; Kori. She was wearing a pair of black trousers and a loose pink top. Her hair was put up into an untidy bun and she looked like she hadn't had any sleep for a long time. She was unusually pale and her friends couldn't help noticing how thin Kori had become.
"Kori?" The sound of her name being whispered by Gar broke the silence. I can't tell them...Not yet...She thought. She swiftly turned her back on them and ran out of the room, her friends still staring at her as if she were an alien. Broken from the spell, Richard ran after her. He arrived outside her bedroom and gently knocked on her door. He could hear her crying quietly, no-one there to comfort her.
"I'm coming in, Kori," Not hearing any sign of defiance, he entered her room and made his way to the bed where Kori lay face down. He picked her up and she put his head onto his chest. She tried to sob, but she had no energy to, so all she did was let her tears fall down her cheek softly.
"I need to tell them," breathed Kori. Richard looked down on her and realised that she was looking up at him. He smiled and nodded. They both stepped off the bed, Richard supporting Kori's fragile body. Dragging her feet along the hallway reminded her of being a little girl being sent to the headmaster. Richard opened the common room doors and led her to the sofa. He signalled for the others to come nearer.
"Friends, there is something I have to tell you," sighed Kori. She closed her eyes, trying to find a trace of courage to help her speak. She knew they were all staring at her, waiting for the announcement.
"That day, when I left the tower to go for a walk..." This is harder than I thought...She closed her eyes even tighter, not wanting to say the next bit. She felt a hand squeeze her shoulder. She opened her eyes to see Richard smiling down on her.
"I was raped," she finally said. Rachel and Gar gasped. Vic looked down to the floor. Richard hugged Kori. The room was full of different emotions; shock, anger, sadness, sympathy, but mainly love. They all loved Kori so much and loved her even more now. She had shown a huge amount of courage and they all admired her for that.
"Why were you guys fighting in the first place?" asked Gar. Kori looked away from her friends. Before she could say anything, Richard answered for her.
"She's pregnant," he said, no emotion in his voice at all. Rachel and Gar, not knowing about the affair, jumped up from their seats, laughing and hugging Kori. They noticed her reaction; solemn and sad. They had a feeling there was more to come...
"It's not mine," mumbled Richard. By now, Kori was crying again at hearing the amount of pain in Richard's voice. She left the room in it's silence, the only sound being the opening and closing of the doors. Soon after, Richard rushed out of the room, leaving his three friends in the solemn atmosphere. He had to find Kori, he needed to tell her...