"I insist!" Tom was offering my father another cabin he had open.
"Are you sure, Tom?" My father asked for the millionth time. I was sitting in my car, listening to the two discussing it didn't blame us for the damages on the cabin, or what was left of it. He was fully insured and claimed to never have really liked the cabin in the first place. You can't blame him for that.
"Courtney, can I ask you something? But you gotta promise not to get mad at me for asking." Sammy said, she was sitting in the back of my car with Kyle and Drake, who were fighting, and Dani was sitting in the passenger seat. We were parked by the entrance of the lake site. My father had taken us there because Tom's cabin was there. He lived out on the lake with his daughter, Emerald.
"I promise." I answered.
"What did Trent do to you?" Sammy asked. I froze up for a second before turning round to face my two sisters. Dani had worry painted over her face and Sammy just wanted to know what was going on. She was only nine and didn't know much. No one told the younger ones the truth, and I wasn't sure if I should.
I re-thought Sam's question in my mind. 'What did Trent do to you?', What had Trent done to me?
I screamed in pain as I was slammed against the school wall. I fell to the floor and clutched my shattered wrist.
"YOU WHORE!" Trent yelled at me. He was towering above my fragile body, his face screwed up in anger.
"I-I d-didn't do a-anything." I protested. Trent chuckled to himself before hoisting me up by my neck. I gagged as his grip cut of my airways. He pushed me against the wall and slapped me hard across the cheek.
"DON' LIE TO ME!" He spat at my face. "I KNOW YOU'RE CHEATING ON ME WITH THAT, THAT DICK!"
"W-we're just f-friends." I stuttered from fear.
"FRIENDS! YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT BULL?" He pulled his hand back and punched my lip. I could feel the blood dripping down my chin, but I couldn't do anything about it.
I clenched my stomach in pain. Trent lifted his leg back and kicked me harder than before.
"WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT LYING TO ME? HUH!" He knelt down and punched my face. I whimpered in pain .
"Please..." I begged him, he got up and walked away. I clung onto my tummy as more pain washed over me. I slowly sat up and stared down at my bruised arms. They were all different shades of blue, black and purple. I sobbed harder than ever, I was all alone.
"Trent!" I screamed at my boyfriend. "Get off-", his lips cut me off by pressing them on mine. He started kissing me passionately, I tried to to kiss back but Trent started to chew on my bottom lip. I couldn't control the quiver that sent my lips apart, giving him access for his tongue. I tried to escape his grip, but he was too strong. His tongue made it's way around my mouth, licking at each spot. Tears started falling down my face, but he didn't care. He had his evil ways with me. After getting fed up of my mouth he trailed his tongue down my neck to my partially revealed chest, because my tank top was low cut. He sucked hard on my collar bone, and I cried harder at the pain he was causing me.
Soon enough his mouth made it's way back to mine, and he removed his hands from the wall behind me. He wrapped them around my waist and started groping my butt cheeks. More tears crashed from my eyes onto my already ear stained face. Trent's hands slowly made their way up my top and over my breasts. He massaged them roughly and I quietly screamed into his mouth.
"Nothing, Sam. Nothing for you to worry about anyway." I told my sister. She sat back on her seat and crossed her arms.
"I never get told anything, just because I'm young doesn't mean I won't understand." Sam snapped.
"It's not about understanding, Sammy." Dani told her, "It's just what Trent did wasn't a good thing, I don't even know what he did."
"No one wants to know what he did, okay, Sam?" I said.
"Fine." She answered grumpily.
I was sitting on the hood of my car with Shayne. Everyone was acting protectively of me, I know what had been revealed that morning was a big wake up call, but Trent was still with the police. He was hardly going to show up here anytime soon.
"Well, kids. We got a newer cabin for a little while." My father announced proudly.
"Whoop-de-doo!" Shayne shouted to the sky. We all started to laugh at him.
"Okay, okay, thank you Shayne. Now let's get going." We all clambered back into the cars and I followed the mini van.
The new cabin was five minutes further away than the other one, but it was on Duncan's side of the lake. Plus we were driving slowly so it was about the same length walk.
We all scrambled out of the cars, like we had when we first arrived. The cabin was in a much better shape than the other one. It wasn't as grand as the Lewis', but was still nice by our standards. Unfortunately we didn't have our bags from the other cabin yet, that's if they hadn't been singed to death.
"Are you guys going in or what?" My father asked. Nearly everyone made a mad dash for the door, I stood in my spot watching them all. I wasn't in the mood to fight over what bed I wanted, I'd just wait and have the last one.
"You know, life will get better." I turned and saw Shayne standing next to me.
"I know, but for now it sucks." The two of us walked into the house together.
All my sisters were sitting on their separate beds whispering to each other, but when I walked in they all hushed up. They all turned and stared at me. I stared back before lying down on the last remaining bed.
"So, Court, what's the plan?" Stevie asked me.
"Plan for what?" I questioned, sitting up and looking at her.
"The plan to get dad to still let you date Duncan." Jessy piped up.
"What are you talking about?" I asked, moving my head to look at each of my sisters induvidualy.
"Dad wants you and Duncan to break up because he doesn't think your ready to have a boyfriendso soon after Trent." Dani told me. "We over-heard him talking to mom while you were with Duncan."
"So soon after Trent? We broke up two years ago!" I half-yelled. Before anyone could respnd there was a knock on our bedroom door.
"Come in." Niki called, and my dad opened the door. I could feel my cheeks burn slightly with anger, there was no way I was breaking up with Duncan. He was the best thing that had ever happened to me.
"Courtney, the police are here, they need you to go down the station with them." He told me. I groaned under my breath and jumped off my, walking into the main room I could feel my sisters' gaze on me and as I walked past the boys room they all stopped to look at me too.
I was greeted by the officer who had been re-straining Duncan earlier that day. He smiled at me and I smiled back, he seemed friendly enough.
"Hello, Courtney. I'm Sergent. Green." He introduced himself.
"Hi." I said, but it came out more like a whisper.
"Do you mind coming down to the station to write out a statment on Trent Smith?" He asked.
"No at all." I replied, the smile wiped from my face.
I followed Sergent. Green out to his police car, and I was met by Duncan too. As I scooted into the back seat he pulled me into a tight hug. I hugged him back before buckeling up.
The drive was in silence apart from the police radio going off every so often. We soon arrived at a large white building with R.C.M.P. printed above the door in bold letters. Duncan and I followed the Sergent through the main room and off to one of the side rooms. I gave Duncan one final hug before we were led into different rooms.
I took a seat opposite the officer who was sitting at the table looking through some paper work. As I sat down she looked up at me with a serious face.
"Hello, Courtney, my name is Jane Butcher." Her voice was kind and harsh at te same time, it was slightly confusing. "Tell me, has Trent Smith ever hurt you in any physical way?" I didn't respond at first, I was very scred. It was unlike me to be frightened, but I couldn't come to terms with everyone knowing my deep, dark secret.
"It's okay, take your time in answering." Jane said.
"Y-yes." My voice shivered coldly with my answer, but it felt like a huge weight had been lifted.
Duncan's P.O.V.
"Tell us exactly what you saw." The officer said, I looked up to the ceilng and closed my eyes to picture the night in my head.
I was fed up of going to the lame parties that happened at the lake each year, it was the same with each one. I was wondering around after escaping the clutch of my cousins. I leaned against the railings and looked up at the sky. It was a clear night and the stars were shiningly brightly. My mind was trailing back to Courtney, she was dfferent fromevery girl I had ever been with. When we had kissed I actually felt sparks. When I was around hr I had butterflies in my stomach, it was like some sappy love chick flick. I had liked her since around halfway through our sophmore year, I had decided thta junior year I would annoy her. I loved how her face would scrunch up in anger, making the seven freckles on her nose stand out even more. I loved how much she hated me. On the lat day of school I decided to make my move, I kissed her. I didn't think I'd see her for the whole summer, so it wouldn't matter, turne out the last day of school party was thrown at her house by her brother. There I finally told her I liked her, and she said she liked me too.
I shook my head clear from all the thoughts I was thinking, bringing me back to the shit party. I looked across the floor and saw my escapre route, it was round the side of the main building. I weaved in and out of the crowd and round the corner. I saw a couple making-out and rolled my eyes, but then I saw the girl struggling and noticed the guy had his hands holding her in place. I would have socked the guy anyway, the girl clearly didn't want to be there with him and I hate it when guys do that to girls.
I started walking towards them when the guy pulled away from her. That was when I saw the girl's face, it was Curtney, my Courtney. Now I was reading to give hat guy hell, I moved my legs faster and as I did he raised his hand. I grabbed his wrist from behind and said, "You don't want to do that."
Trent laughed and replied, "And your going to stop me?"
"Yeah, I am." I told him, before shoving him into the wall. He pshed himself back at me and punched my face. We started having a proper scrap, I won and Trent was left a pile of inhumane shit on the floor. Courtney ran over to me and we hugged for ages.
I explained the important parts to the officer and he dismissed me from the room.
Courtney's P.O.V.
When I finally left the room, after re-counting all of the horrible abuse I had had inflicted on me, Duncan was sitting on the floor. He looked up at me and smiled. I didn't smile back instead I broke down crying. Duncan quickley got to his feet and held me close. I cried into his chest for what felt like hours. We were finally broke apart when Sergent. Green came back and offered us a lift home.