Untold Truth

Chapter 20

I hear something come from behind me and I wait for Jack to sit by me. I wait but he never sits. I feel him come closer but something isn't right. His breathing is off. I can hear him directly behind me. I feel him begin to put his arms around me and I wait for them, but instead of going to my sides one hand grabs my mouth and pulls me back.

This isn't Jack. I try to bit down but this person knows to keep their hand away from my teeth. I struggle to move but they lift me up. I feel my wet clothes press against their dry body. I try again to pull away but they take their hand off of my mouth and put one on my throat and the other around my waist.

I try to scream or move but the person is cutting off my airway. "Hey!" Yells Jack and I feel the person let go of me and I fall to the ground. Jack runs up to me and helps me up. We stand and look at my attacker. He looks so familiar. Like someone from my past.

    "Bobby." I say in a horse whisper. Seeing him brings a flood of memories of my almost rape. I grab onto Jacks arm.

    "Yes Karlie, good job it's me. Now I've come for either forgiveness or payback. Take me back or I will hurt you. Your choice babe." He says to me.

    Jack straightens up, "She'll give you neither. And you will not lay a finger on her." He whispers to me, "Who's this."

    "My prom date," is all I have to say for Jack to know. I can tell he gets furious. He stiffens and stands in front if me.

    "Don't you dare touch her! You hear me? If you touch her I will kill you! You are not welcome here!" He yells to Bobby. We both know he'd have no problem taking him on in a fight. Bobby smiles a smug look.

    "Just hear me out. You have no idea what that stabbing did to me. I can't play baseball. I needed that scholarship to get to college. So I want you to come with me and forgive me, or paybacks a bitch. And I will get what I came for." He says.

    "And how will you get payback?" I squeak. Jack's hand reached for mine and I hold it.

    He laughs. Then he walks over to the trees and pulls something, someone up. "Her," he says. It's Donna and he has her tied up. She looks at me with pleading eyes. I may not love Donna but I can't let her get hurt because of my actions.

    I start to step forward but Jack holds me back by the waist, "No way Karlie." I struggle a bit but he pulls me back into him tighter. "He'll hurt you." He whispers into my neck. I nod.

    "I'll stab her! I'll do it!" Yells Bobby. He pulls out a knife and puts it up to her throat. Donna's eyes roll back and she looks sickly.

I look from Jack to Donna then to Bobby. He's crazy.

    "Karlie!" Comes the booming voice of my dad from across the lake. We all turn around and I see him standing there with several other men. There's John Mars, my dads best friend, and Greg Ambros, Harry Klark, and another man I don't know. They come around the pond and none of us move. I don't know what to do. I feel Jack let me go. Why does he let go?

    John Mars speaks first, "Jack?" He asks shocked. That was not what I was expecting. How does he know Jack?

    Then my dad speaks up, "This little shit's still alive?" What are they talking about?

    Jack grabs my hand and I feel him breathing heavy. His palm is sweaty and he squeezes so tight I know he has a past with them. My dad comes over and before I have time to step away, yanks me by the arm. But I try to hold on to Jack. I don't want to let go of him. What will my dad do to me? To him? My dad pulls me hard and I let go of Jack. Jack stands there in shock not even comprehending that I was just ripped from him. My dad roughly grabs my arm and drags me to the other men.

    "Jack. Come here now!" Yells John Mars snapping Jack out of his trance. I'm curious of how they know each other, or why he thinks Jack would listen. But wait a minute... No it can't be.

    "No father." Jack says interrupting my final thought but also confirming it. He's John Mars "dead" son. I look at Jack and he shakes his head and mouths "I'm sorry."

    "Come here or I'll hurt your little friends." John says through his teeth and points a gun at Bobby and Donna. My eyes light up. He can't kill them! I struggle against my father but he grips my shoulder so hard I fall to the ground. Jack flinches but still doesn't move.

    "Whoa, keep me out of this!" Says Bobby as he puts his hands up in surrender. Donna's eyes go wide with fear as Bobby let's her go.

    Jack looks at them then to me. "I'm so sorry Karlie." He looks back to John, his father. "Nothing could make me come back to you!" He spits. I jump off the ground but my dad pulls me backwards into his legs and slaps me.

    "Oh really?" Asks John. He takes the gun and shoots Donna and Bobby. They fall to the ground lifeless. Dead. I let out a scream.

"No!" I yell. My dad grabs my arm and pulls me up yet again, pinning me against him.

    John sees Jacks emotionless face. "Not even your little girlfriend?" he asks as he takes me from my dad who doesn't even try to stop him. He wraps an arm around my chest and puts my wet head into him. With his other hand he raises the gun to my temple. I start to shake, not only from cold but fear to. "You love her don't you Jack? You'd do anything for her? Well come here or I will kill her. I'm sure Neil has no use of her." My dad just shakes his head. My dad would let John kill me? My heart sinks for any hope I have left for him. But Jack has to go.

    "Jack run! Go it's okay. I'll be fine!" I yell to him. But Jack just stands there looking at the gun in his dads hands. His face showing defeat. He looks into my eyes, and although I want him to be free, I don't want to die.

    "Well Jack come on," says John.

    "Jack don't!" I command him. If he goes then neither of us will be free. Secretly I want him to come over to me and some how save me, but that's impossible. A few tears slip my eyes. "Go." A strangled cry comes for me.

    "Karlie, I... I have to... Because," he stops and falls to his knees. I shake my head crying now.

    "Jack what?" I ask eagerly.

    "I think my dear he's trying to say he loves you." Explains John. "Come to me Jack and she will be unharmed." He cocks the gun and I freeze. Everything after this goes in slow motion.

    Jack gets up and walks over to him despite my pleads not to. He walks right up to me and says, "I love you Karlie." His dad lets me go and Jack kisses me. He kisses me so passionately that I feel like my soul has been taken from me when my dad breaks us apart. 'Oh Jack' is all I have time to think.

    "Kill them all!" Comes voices from our left.