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He made her promise not to tell. He held a knife to her throat. He violated her body. He touched her in places she would never speak about. When he let her out of his room her hair a mess, she sprinted out of the house and waited by Richards's car expecting him to come for her. He never did. Tears just brimming her eye lids she ran the whole way home. She didn't care what her sister did to her. She opened the door and ran inside and found her sister on the couch in front of the TV. She ran to her and just huddled in her sisters lap crying. Karen started to rub her back as if knowing what had just happened to her baby sister. When Kori fell asleep Karen carried her up to her room and laid her in her bed. Tears still wet on her face she slept until noon the next day. Right when she woke up she grabbed the phone on her side table and called Richard to tell him, 'tell him what?' she thought 'tell him that his best friend raped his girlfriend?' when the phone started to ring but all she got was the answering machine. She left a message to call her back and got in the shower. She scrubbed so hard she thought her skin would fall off. 'Never again' she thought rinsing the kiwi lime squeeze shampoo out of her hair. She got out and dressed herself. When she was through she called him again, still the machine. She went out of her room to find herself alone in the house. She went downstairs and hopped on the couch and flipped the TV on to channel 13. The Maury Show was on. She was about to change the channel but then the topic caught her interest. "And now a topic that may be more sensitive than others, rape. How to get over it and how to find strength within yourself to get on with your life." Maury said
She folded herself into a ball and watched TV until her sister came home at around 6:00. Richard still had not called her back. She decided to go for a walk to take her mind off things. She got up turned the TV off and walked out the door. She let her feet take her where she wanted to go. She ended up at Richards's door. Just as she was about to turn and leave the door opened to see Richard getting ready to walk out,
"So what are you doing now, stalking me?" he asked in a rude tone and passing her without looking at her and walking to his car.
"What is up with you Richard? What? Did I do something?" she asked walking to the side of his car.
"Yeah, you little slut, you went upstairs with my best friend!" he yelled starting the car and looking at her this time.
"It wasn't my fault!" she pleaded with him
"Just like it wasn't your fault that you talked to me on the first day of school?" he said putting the car in drive.
"Why don't you believe me?" she said starting to panic and cry
"Why won't you just admit to the fact that you chose to have sex with my best friend then dance with your boyfriend. Actually now your ex- boyfriend!" he said starting to slowly starting to drive off. Kori caught the side of the car and started to run along side it. Richard started to drive faster and when she couldn't keep up she let go, her knees hitting the asphalt below.
"I SAID NO!" she yelled just so Richard could still hear it. When he heard it he immediately stopped. He backed up and parked right next to the crying Kori. He got out and kneeled next to her. "You said no?" he questioned looking into her shiny emerald eyes.
"Over and Over he just wouldn't listen. But now I can't do anything or else he'll kill me." She sobbed her tears hitting the ground. Richard put his arm around her and helping her to her feet. He led her into the house and into the bathroom. He cleaned up her scrapped knees and just held her. "You have to go to the police or do something!" Richard blurted out forgetting she was asleep. "Wha-" she said groggily just waking up.
"I said that you have to do something!" she looked at him like he was insane.
"Well I can't just go up to the nearest person and tell them 'hey I just got raped.'" She said sitting up. "I don't mean like that but I mean go to the police or call a help line, I mean that's what their there for!" he said in a panic. "Richard, I don't want to make this a bigger deal than it really is." She said helplessly tears again starting to fill her eyes as the nightmarish memories blazed in her mind. Richard gently took her head and laid her down on his chest. She heard the gentle beat of his heart as he stroked her hair. "I'm sorry." She soon whispered. "What for?" "Because, I, I," she trailed off and lay back down on his chest. "Kori it wasn't your fault by any means." "Just because people say it, doesn't mean it feels like it. Everyone says, 'It is never the victims fault, you said no and they should have stopped.' But truth is, they didn't! He didn't stop! And now I'm left with nothing but a bunch of worries and a pile of painful memories that I wish I could just forget." She said getting stronger with every word. She looked up at him as he looked down at her. "Kori, I love you." She looked at him eyes shimmering in the light from the shade less window behind Richard. "Richard, why did you come back for me?" He looked at her not expecting the question. "Because, I, was, I was afraid that I might have hurt you when you fell, and because you said no, and because I, I care about you." She leaned up and kissed him gently. "I love you too." She said getting up and walking towards the door and grabbing the handle. "Where are you going?" Richard asked curiously. "Well like you said, I need to tell someone, I might as well start with the police." She said smirking. Richard stared at her in shock. "Well, are you coming or do I need to do this alone?" she asked in a teasing manner already knowing he would come with her. He jumped off the couch and walked over to her. He opened the door for her and she walked out. He followed her to his car and she continued to the sidewalk. "Hey now where are you going?" he asked yet again curious about his girlfriends actions. "I just thought it would be nice to walk in the nice spring weather." She said twirling in a circle like a little kid playing in the leaves in mid fall. "But its not spring." He said laughing slightly. "Doesn't mean the weather can't be like spring." She said. "Gotcha." He said walking towards her. They walked and talked the whole mile to the police station. When they got their it took them a while before they remembered why they were their in the first place and the mood became solemn once again. The sparkle that had once been in Kori's eye had gone replaced with a black hole filled with pain. He grabbed her hand and they walked in together. When they were inside the big black building they were greeted with a luke warm welcome by the chief. "Hello kids and how can I help you?" he said in a gruff voice.
"Uh, well, take it away Kor."
"Well, ah, um, I was, well,"
Richard tightened his grip around her hand.
"I was, well, I was raped." She said taking a deep breath after wards.
"Ok well," The man said looking over the couple. He went through everything they needed to know and Kori gave the police everything they needed to know. Soon it was around 2:00 in the afternoon and they were walking back to Richard's house. When they got their they just sat in silence. "So do you wanna stay here for tonight?"
"Tempting but no. I really just need to stay home with my sister right now. Sorry." She said moving into his lap. They kissed and she got up and started to walk home. "Hey, do you need a ride?" he asked
"No, I think I'll walk this time. But thanks anyway."
"Ok, see you tomorrow." And with that she left. She was walking on the Sunny sidewalk when she saw someone in the distance. She made no note of it and kept walking towards her home. When the person got closer she saw that it was her worst nightmare at the moment, Roy. She crossed to the other side of the street and started to run home. But it was no use he spotted her. "Kori! Hey!" he yelled. She kept running. "Kori, wait! Stop!" Still, she kept running. He ran to get in front of her. "Hey Kori stop! What's up?" She pushed him aside and ran faster in hopes he couldn't catch her. He ran on her right side. "Kori I'm on the track team. I can catch you." He grabbed her wrist and pulled her to a stop. "What do you want Roy?" she asked looking to her side at the ground. "I just want to talk to the pretty little thing I happened to have a little taste of last night. You didn't tell anyone did you?" he asked squeezing her wrist so tightly she thought it would fall off. "So what if I did? What would you do?" she said strongly looking him straight in the eyes. Roy pulled out his pocket knife and pointed it at her. "Did you tell anyone? Rich perhaps?" She squirmed in her spot. "No, I didn't. Why would I?" "Good, I would hate to do away with such a pretty face when I could just use it to my will." He said stroking her face. She pulled away. "It will NEVER happen again. Never." She said. "it cant" she whispered to herself as if it were a prayer. "Oh it will, and if you ever want another round, I'm always just around the corner." He grabbed her face and pulled it in for a kiss. She pulled roughly away and slapped him right across his pale face. She ran as fast as her thin sun kissed legs could carry her. She reached her house and ran inside and slammed the door. She leaned agienst her white door and breathed heavily. She slid down and sat at the sill of the door. She got up and walked up to her room for a nice nights sleep that would not come easily.
I drift away to a place
Another kind of life
Take away the pain I create my paradise
Everything I held has hit the wall
What use to be yours isn't yours at all
Falling apart and all that I'm asking
Is it a crime am I overacting
Oh, he's under my skin
Just give me something to get rid of him
I've got a reason I should burry this alive
Another little white lie
So what you had didn't fit among the pretty things
Never fear, never fear, I now know where you've been
Braids have been untied as ribbons fall away
Leave the consequence my tears you'll taste
Falling apart and all that I question
Is this a dream or is this my lesson
Oh he's under my skin
Just give me something to get rid of him
I've got a reason just too burry this alive
Another little white lie
I don't believe I'll be alright
I don't believe I'll be ok
I don't believe how you've thrown me away
I do believe you didn't try
I do blame you for every lie
When I look in your eyes
I don't see mine
Oh he's under my skin just give me something to get rid of him
Oh my permission to sin
You might have started my recon in
I've got a reason just too burry him alive
Another little white lie