One Crazy Rollercoaster Part Two

Chapter 2: PTSD & Lily

   Orchid pulled up to a pretty nice looking restaurant. We'd decided to go out on a date for the day. We got out and I grabbed her hand.

   "Name's?" The lady at the front counter asked.

   "Orchid Eloise and Velvet Troint." Orchid said.

   The lady looked at some papers. "Ah! Here you are. I'll take you to your table. By the way, I love your music." She said to me.

   We sat down. I knew people were staring at us. I didn't really care though.

   "So." I say. "What are you getting?"

   "Hmmm," She looked through the menu. "The grilled cheese looks good. What about you?"

   I took a look at my menu. "I've got my eye on that steak."

   "There's steak?!" Orchid flipped the page. "Forget the grilled cheese, I'm getting that!"

-After they got their food-

   My eyes roll to the back of my head in delight. "This is so good!"

   "For real." Orchid agreed.

   We ate and talked until it was dark. I ended up going home with Orchid.

   I laid down next to her. But I couldn't sleep.

   "Orchid, are you awake?" I whispered.

   She flipped over to face me. "Can't sleep?"

   "Yeah."

   "Me neither." She whispered.

   "I have an idea." I say and kiss her.

   "Velvet, what'd are you doing?!" Orchid said nervously.

   I just kept kissing her. First her lips, then her neck...

   "NO!" She suddenly yells and sits up.

   I sit up. "Orchid? Baby did I hurt you?" I ask worriedly.

   She looks over at me. Her eyes were wide and she looked terrified. Her breathing was fast and heavy, and her lavender face was so light it was almost white.

   "Did I do something?" I ask.

   "N-no." She said quietly.

   "What is it?" I put my hand on her shoulder.

   "You'd probably think this was stupid, but I have PTSD." She whispered.

   "Of what?" I ask.

   "Of sex." She whispered.

   "WHAT?!" I yelled.

   "I knew you'd think it was dumb."

   "Orchid, it's not that, not at all. Who made you afraid of having sex?!" I say more quietly than before.

   "Um, her name was Lily." She whispered.

   Anger bubbled up inside me. "What did she do?"

   "Raped me."

   I stared at her. "She what?!"

   "Raped me." She was holding the collar of her shirt tightly.

   I hug her. "I'm sorry Orchid, I should have asked-"

   "It's okay. You didn't know about it." She kissed my cheek.

   "We could talk for a little while?" I offered.

   She smiled at me. "I like that idea."

   So that's what we did. And although I did still wanna kiss her in certain places, I didn't. If she wasn't ready then I was going to wait until she was.