Going home, Discoveries and Deadly Consequences
Three weeks later Liberty was discharged from the hospital and taken back her dormitory, the police had questioned her but it was no uses since the drug affected most of her memory and she couldn't remember most of the attack, Liberty was now deathly afraid of going out by herself, she didn't trust anyone and she would always have May or one of her friends escort her home even if it was in the middle of the day. May had seen the drastic change in Liberty from a hardworking collage student to practically a prisoner in her own body, since she began having flashbacks she would allow anyone to touch her, she was scared from loud noises and even men's voices freaked her out. Liberty told May several times that every time she looks at a guy at her university she wonders if he was the one that raped her, she couldn't even look into a guys face when they were talking to her , in the fear that the she might remember who did it. Most people at the university were shaken by the attacks since Harvard has such a high reputation. The police had no lead to go on, and couldn't search each collage student one by one so for now the case was on hold, unfortunately Liberty's heartbreak was only beginning……..
"Liberty……Lib, girl were are you?" May called out in dark clammed dorm room, May couldn't see anything and she ended up hitting her shin on a small coffee table
" oww, oww, dammit it" May yelled out as she hopped on one leg trying to push out the pain from her body
Without warning a voice echoed in the room " You ok?", it once again caught May by surprise and she stubble over the leg of the chair and hit the floor hard, Liberty couldn't help but laugh he opened the light and the sight of May curled up on the floor caused her to bust out laughing
"are you ok??" Liberty asked trying to stop her laughed
" I'm ok, my head broke my fall" May sighed and rubbed her head
" so what are you doing up so late, Lib?"
Liberty shrugged " I couldn't sleep"
May raised and eyebrow " nightmares?"
Liberty nodded but didn't say anything
" oh hun, I know this is hard but you have to try and get some rest you haven't slept in days Lib"
Liberty nodded and sighed " I'm trying to but when I sleep he comes to me I can't see his face but I can feel his hands on me, his body on mine" Liberty held back tears " I'm so scared being here, I mean I don't even know who he is and that scares me the most he could be following me, talking to me and I wont even know it. The fact that I don't know who he is makes it hard for me to be comfortable around here but this semester is over soon and that's a good thing, cause I don't think I could stay here any longer"
" Lib what do you mean?" May asked in sheer panic
" I mean that I am applying for the University of Toronto, I cant stay here, I cant live in fear and walk on eggshells that's not the way I want to live my life, its not fair that I have to change my whole lifestyle just because of him and what he did to me" Liberty cried
" so are you really gonna go?" May questioned her
Liberty nodded " I'm not comfortable, he still is on the loose he could be anywhere, I cant deal with this for three more years, I'll be in fear most of the time"
May nodded and hugged Liberty " you know you got my support with whatever you do Lib " the girls hugged again
" you coming to bed?"
Liberty smiled "in a little while"
May smiled and waked away to her bedroom, leaving Liberty alone with her thoughts, Liberty watched as the rain poured down from her window, she sighed knowing that going back to Toronto back to her family and friends was going to be the hardest thing she had to do, she had to explain why she was back and that was one thing she wasn't ready for. She has called her parents yesterday to tell them the news, they sound somber and Liberty knew something was wrong but she couldn't put her finger on it, she was worried about her mom she sounded so distressed, Liberty asked her mom what was wrong but her mom had said she was fine and Liberty shrugged it off hoping it was nothing.
Liberty sighed picked up a picture of her and Craig, Manny, Emma, Sean, Toby, Kendra and JT on the steps of Degrassi on the last day of the tenth grade, she smiled at the picture because he remembered that was the day her and the girls when prom dress shopping and dragged the guys along with them. The guys complained the whole way their and the girl made them hold every single thing they bought, Liberty laughed
" JT hated prom shopping with us, he complained the whole way there and they whole way back" Liberty laughed to herself
" yeah, only because you tried on EVERY dress in the mall" JT put a huge emphasis on every
Liberty rolled her eyes and turned to where the voice was coming from " your over exaggerating I only tried 10 dress on"
JT gave her the most skeptical look knowing it wasn't true at all
" ok, ok it was 26 dress but its not like you noticed you, Sean and Toby were off trying to act as the store owners and help girls try their dresses on" Liberty shook her head in astonishment.
JT laughed "oh yeah, good times"
Liberty sighed and shook her head again
" I'm going home" she suddenly blurted out
" I know, I heard" JT told her
" I cant you know its just ….." Liberty started
"To hard and you cant cope, you don't know who he is and it freaked you out that her could be right next to you talking to you and you wouldn't even know it" JT finished
Liberty nodded " I'm leaving next week for Toronto"
" Well maybe its for the best, I mean you won't have to deal with the fear as much, you know, and you can start counseling and all'
Liberty rolled her eyes " yeah sitting in a room with a bunch of people asking me how do I feel, great"
" so why aren't you a sleep its like 1 in the morning" JT said sitting beside her
" I cant sleep, I'm afraid he'll come to me"
" come on let's go Lib, you need to get sleep" JT said pulling her out of her seat
Liberty tried to protest but JT didn't listen to her, he pulled her towards the bedroom
"JT, please I scared every time I close my eyes I remember what he did" tears formed in Liberty's eyes and she shook them away
JT held her in his arms, Liberty cried for a while. She yawned and rubbed her eyes, indicating she was tired, Liberty closed her eyes and laid her head on JT chest, soon she fell asleep, JT gently laid her down on the bed and put his arms around her, not letting her go of her until the sun rose.
By the end of the week the semester was already finished and Liberty has told most of her friends she was leaving, and she had finally finished packing and ready for Tuesday
May had taken Liberty for her last night in Massachusetts, out around town and in to one of their favorite restaurants, when they walked in it was dark, Liberty turned on the lights and
"SURPRISE" everyone jumped out from their hiding spots
"oh my gosh" Liberty said in shock
" farewell and good luck" they all yelled out again
Liberty smiled and had tears in her eyes "I can't believe you did this"
" well were gonna miss you Lib, we wanted to show you how much we care" Tony one of Liberty's classmates told her
May nodded in agreement while Nick stayed somber, Liberty smiled and hugged the girls Liberty still could have guys touching her just yet.
"I'm going to miss you, take care of yourself" he whispered to her
" I will" Liberty choked out
As the night progress toast were said, tears were said and cake was eaten, through the night Nick stayed by Liberty's side. Liberty smiled knowing that's even though Nick had a girlfriend he still had a huge crush on her, minutes turned into hours and time flew by and soon the night was over , Liberty said her final farewells to her friends and left to get some sleep before her big travel tomorrow.
They all woke up at 8.00 in the morning to get ready, most of Liberty's friends had said farewell to her and so only May, Nick and Anna taking her to the airport. For the most of the ride Liberty was looking out the window a sighed, she felt defeated, the rapist got what he wanted he wanted her life to change because of the experience and it did, she wanted her to remember it and she did and now she was running from it just like he wanted her to. Liberty sighed again she had given the police her details in Toronto just if something changed in the case but from the little evidence that they had, Liberty wouldn't be holding her breath. They got to the airport and waited for a while at least May was there with her, May had turned out to be Liberty's best friends, in the short time they had been together they had bonded profusely and became tighter then ever and Nick, they first guy that she had felt something for since JT, it was hard but Liberty's feeling for Nick wouldn't go away even after he started dating Anna, now they were just good friends. The announcement sounded and the attendant spoke
"flight 237 to Toronto Canada is now boarding, please make your way to platform 2 for entry"
Liberty stood up and immediately and pulled May into the biggest hug
" I'm going to miss you so much" Liberty cried on May's shoulder's
" me to" May nodded " you call me when you get there ok"
Liberty nodded " yep I will promise"
Liberty and turned to Nick " take care of her, and your self to" Liberty pointed to May and then back to him
" yes mother " Nick smiled and pulled her in to a hug which made Anna jealous with envy
"nice meeting you Anna" Liberty lied
" you too" Anna pulled a fake smile and shook her hand
Liberty boarded the plane with a sense of sadness for losing her friends, relief that she will be away from her rapist and confusing on what lies ahead for her in Toronto, she had a bad feeling about going home something wasn't right and she could feel it in her body, she shrugged it of and gave her ticket to the air attendant.
Meanwhile…………..
" guys we cant tell her, this news will kill her" Emma argued with the rest of the group
" Em, she is our friend we have to tell her its better she finds out from us then from anyone else " Sean disagreed
" I'm with Sean on this one" Toby spoke up
" me to" Kendra nodded in agreement
" well then it's settled we have to tell her, sorry Em but Liberty is our friend and she needs to know" Manny said
Emma sighed "if she finds out, I don't think she will be able to cope"
" but if she finds out from some one else, she be mad at you guys for not telling her" Craig spoke up
Emma nodded " your right, but this news is gonna break her heart"
" it's Liberty, I'm sure she'll bounce back" Craig said absentmindedly
"I hope so" Manny said worried
After the long flight, Liberty just wanted to get home and sleep, the plane seats were fairly uncomfortable and made her wake up in pain, Liberty heard the pilot talking
"ladies and gentlemen we will be landing in a few minutes, please fasten y our seatbelts"
Liberty smiled as she looked out the window, she was finally home and she finally felt safe and secure.
She walked out of the airplane and looked around she saw her mother sitting in a plastic seat and her father 10 feet away in another seat, Liberty was confused that was the first time she every saw her parents that far away from each other, her eyes darted to Danny who had his head to the floor, he looked up and gave her a sad look. Liberty immediately knew something was wrong. Liberty's mother came up to her and hugged her, without saying a word her father did the same, now she defiantly knew something was wrong. She eyed Danny again and this time he looked away.
" what's going on" Liberty asked
Liberty got no response, so she asked again
" what's going on" Liberty asked in frustration
" we will discuss it at home, just get your bags Liberty" Liberty's mother Angela stated calmly
Liberty started to panic, her father spoke " ill be waiting in the car" and with that he walked away
Fear gripped Liberty she grabbed her bags and headed to the car, the drive to her home was silent, her parents didn't even acknowledge each other and Danny couldn't even look at Liberty.
" what the heck happened when I was gone?" Liberty exclaimed
" Liberty, we will discuss this later" Angela tried to ignore Liberty's questions
Liberty started to get angry " No, what they heck is going on?"
" Liberty not now" Liberty's father yelled
Liberty jumped at her father's voice, this was the first time he had ever yelled at her, she was shaken.
Liberty looked back and forth between her parents and finally she heard her mother sigh
"Liberty, your father and I are getting a divorce"
Liberty was in shock, the words stung her, she felt the pain surge through her body from her head to her toes, suddenly she couldn't speak it was as if, she had lost the ability to be able to move her mouth. She sat quietly for a moment
" we knew, we were headed in this direction for months now, but we started too take action just recently" Angela spoke again
Liberty ignored her, she could deal with this now, she had believed in true love because of her parents they gave her the hope that she needed and now it was shattered.
The rest of the ride home was silent. When Liberty got home she didn't say a word to her parents she went upstairs and unpacked, something immediately caught her eye it was a letter laying on her bed, she picked up and red it….
Liberty,
Meet us at The Dot at 7pm sharp.
Emma
Liberty looked at the time it was 12pm Liberty still had time so she decided to unpack and shower, she hadn't eaten since her rape and she had lost a lot of weight. Time flew by quickly and soon it was ten to seven, Liberty got ready to go, she honestly wasn't up to it she was still weary about it since her rape but she didn't want anyone to know so she pushed the fear away and took off.
Meanwhile back at Harvard…………….
Old friend of Nick's named Tara had moved back into the dormitories and, everyone took a liking to each other except Anna, she saw Emily as a threat because she was a tall blonde with blue eyes and a thin figure.
" hey guys " Tara said cheerfully
" hey Tara" May smiled
" hey hun" Nick hugged her
Anna immediately became jealous, she crossed her arms and gave Tara the evil eye, Tara noticed it but shrugged it off.
" let's go get something to eat" Nick suggested
May and Tara nodded, they soon were all off to a downtown restaurant, may and Nick had already left and Tara and Anna were right behind them, Anna pulled Tara aside
" you leave my boyfriend alone you hear me" Anna threatened
" or what your gonna bitch slap me or something" Tara laughed " see you cant do that, Nick and I have know each since we were kids and if you have a problem with that take it up with a therapist" Tara walked away but turned around again
"oh and by the way, jealousy a bitch " Tara smirked
Once Anna was out of sight Tara smiled " so is payback"
Back at Degrassi……………
When she got to the dot the lights were closed, she didn't think anyone was there, Liberty saw that the sign read opened, so she opened the door and walked in, she opened the light and ….
"surprise, welcome home" the crowd yelled out, everyone who went to Degrassi was there welcoming her home.
Liberty cringed at the sound loud noises still made her skin crawl since her rape and all, everyone came to her and hugged her and she flinched when the guys hugged her, many of then noticed it but shrugged it off thinking it was just because she was tired. The night became fun filled and Liberty forgot all about her parents and about what had happened in Harvard, the food was delicious, the music was loud and the radio was blasting.
" were glad to have you back Lib" Manny yelled over the loud music
" thanks Manny its good to be home" Liberty lied, she was in a way glad to be home but at the same time what had happened with her parents made her just want to hide away.
Everything was fine and running smoothly until……………….
" we interrupt this music for a news bulletin….. teenage Drake Lempki who was involved in a stabbing early last year, is now set to go free on bail. Prosecutor says there wasn't enough evidence to hold him since Johnny Di-Marco another teenager at the scene recanted his confession about the events that occurred that night, Di Marco was set to face 20 years to life for the premeditated murder of local Degrassi teen James Tiberius (JT) Yorke, now they have nothing to hold Drake Lempki in jail. We will keep you updated on the imminent goings on of this case, In other news………."
Liberty froze her, the blood drained from her face and she felt slightly faint, she looked at her friends and saw the pain in their eye, as they began to explain.
" Liberty we were going to tell you" Emma started
" they are fighting the case Lib, there is no way they are going to let out Lempki without a fight" Toby continued
" yeah its not over yet" Kendra reassured her
Liberty still didn't respond, tears welled up in her eyes, anger built up inside her and she could take it from her rape to her parents to Drake being let out, the fury of it all built up inside of her and Liberty spun around and grabbed the glass vase off the table, spun back around and threw it at the radio shattering it and the vase to a million pieces. Many of the people were stunned others were mournful of what was going on. Pain invaded Liberty's body and her knees bucked, Sean and Toby grabbed her before she fell to the floor, she pushed them away,
" why" Liberty asked as she looked around the room
" they didn't have enough evidence to convict him after Johnny recanted, they didn't have the murder weapon or anything" Spinner spoke up
" Liberty, hun they are doing everything they can to make him stay in prison but without evidence we don't have a prayer" Paige consoled her
" its not fair" Liberty yelled out
" I know how you feel Liberty" Mia said
Liberty's anger got the best of her again
" you have no right to say that, you have no damn idea how I feel, especially you, you and JT knew each other for a few months, JT and I knew each other for six years, I loved JT for all those six years we had a child together and you barely even knew what his favorite color was, come to think of it, his death was your fault, you're the one that made you stupid boyfriend jealous and that mad him declare war on Degrassi, it was you that didn't warn JT about Nick and his posse, It was you that made Toby get beat up by Nick and it was you that led JT to his death, you Mia so your to blame for all this" everyone stood in shock they couldn't believe Liberty was saying these things.
" I wish you never came to Degrassi, cause it would had saved us all a lot of heartbreak and JT would be alive today" Liberty spat
Tears fell from Mia's eyes and she ran out of The Dot, Derek followed after her. Everyone looked stunned unable to comprehend why Liberty would say such hateful things to Mia.
Liberty suddenly picked up her bag and walked out of The Dot without another word
" should we go after her?" Kendra asked
Manny shrugged her shoulders "this isn't Liberty at all, I wonder what has gotten her to be this way"
Everybody looked at each other and wondered what happened to Liberty.
At Harvard…………….
"ill get the drinks" Anna suggested
" ill have a rum and coke" Nick started
"just a coke of me" May said
" Pina Colata" Tara continued
" coming right up" Anna said deviously as she pulled a pill from her purse when no-one was looking.
After a while Anna excused her self from the table to make a telephone
" hey it's me I did it, she looks a bit wary and out of it she is ready for you, I want you to do the same thing to her except this time I don't want her to get out alive" Anna smiled
She looked over at the table to see Nick, May and Tara socializing
"oh yeah, payback is defiantly a bitch" she said grinned when her eyes fell upon Tara.