Vera's Wish ••• ON HOLD •••

Chapter 6: Realsing

Chapter 6: Realising
He pulled me along the road to his car, sat me in the front seat, got in himself and drove off.
"What... Just happened Cass?"
I didn't answer. I was too shaken.
"Cass? Are you okay?"
"No, I'm not okay Scott. My sister's boyfriend tried to rape me Scott. I'm not okay."
"Do you want to tell me everything?" He persisted.
I was holding back tears trying to be brave in front of him, but I couldn't do it. I let them all run down my face.
"I didn't even go there to see him, I went there to see Cherry. John answered and said she wasn't in but I needed to talk to him."
"And...?" Scott asked. But I didn't reply. He understood (I hope.)
He carried the conversation on like a trooper.
"Well, I was going there to watch a footy match with him on TV but I'd rang saying I'd be late from work. Thank god Patrice let me go early, or you'd-"
"Enough, Scott."
I left it for a while, still shaken. I was breathing heavily and my skin felt tight.
"He kept saying Aiva."
"What Cass?"
"He said, 'no Avia, one more time.'"
Scott looked at me strangely. As if he knew what I was talking about. He hesitated- I saw it.
But then he said,
"Huh. That's odd. Well I don't suppose well be going back there any time soon to find out the answer!"
He was trying to turn this into a joke. It wasn't funny.
"Scott," I said calmly. "You know what I'm on about, don't you. 'No Avia, one more time.' You know exactly what I'm talking about yet you refuse to tell me."
He gave me a blank stare.
"He... Had touched Avia before. He told about it."
I looked at him, with wide eyes.
"And you didn't tell anyone? He is a fucking pedophile! And Cherry doesn't know, does she?"
Scott shook his head. He carried on driving and I didn't say a word until he stopped right outside my house.
"Now what?" He said.
"I need to find out what the fuck happened with Avia."