Until The End

Chapter Ten,

My eyes scanned the room, there were masses of food and drinks in one corner where Josh had already ran off to and there were different people from different classes scattered around the room. And then my eyes fell onto Crystal. She was standing there with her arm hooked into Kyle’s all happy and content, sipping from a plastic cup.

Why do you do this to yourself Trent? I wanted revenge and there was more then one way of getting it so I liked to use that advantage I had. Use both of the girls. Heck, they couldn’t fight back. Well Cassidy couldn’t but I knew full well that Crystal could. I knew I had to be very careful with the darker skinned one. Suddenly, Crystal’s bright eyes met mine. She was taken aback for a moment but being her strong self she hid that. Kissing Kyle on the cheek, disgusting as that was, she made her way over towards me. I smirked at her throwing my hands into my pockets.

‘What are you doing here? You were not invited Trent!’ She hissed. I saw her lips move but couldn’t make out what she said. We were both standing in the corner closest to the door with everyone else who was drinking and laughing oblivious to us.

‘What? I can’t here you!’ I shouted at her cupping my ear. Suddenly, she gripped my arm digging her long nails into my ironed shirt and dragged me outside into the lonely corridor, slamming the door behind her. The noise only conducted its way through the door quietly now. She was angry. Sometimes I thought maybe Josh and Crystal could be together.

‘I said…you are not invited here!’ she stood almost crushing her paper cup.

‘Careful, wouldn’t want that drink to go to waste.’ The weird thing was that with her shoes on she was always the same height as me, there was no advantage I had in that area.

‘Get lost Trent! No one wants you here.’

‘Now I’m only here for my brother.’ I said, putting my palms up. She did a high-pitched fake sneeze.

‘Sorry! I am allergic to fucking bullshit!’

‘Did you get that line from Beth when you walked home with her once?’ I said teasingly.

‘You will walk away now! Take Josh with you.’

Why does Cassidy still like Josh?’ I asked, this time wondering.

‘Why, because of how he knocked the shit out of her! I don’t know! Cassidy doesn’t let go of the past! Now fuck off!’ Behind the makeup I could see how upset and angry she was getting. It served me well. I lifted my hands out of my pockets then folded my arms. For a tiny second I saw her eyes divert from my face to my upper body, then back up. She echoed my posture. After a beat silence I said:

‘Why do you always have to be so aggressive towards me Crystal?’ I tiled my head to one side.

‘I don’t want you to be near me anymore.’ She said quietly this time.

‘Oh come on, we both know that’s not true.’ I smiled.

‘Go away for the last time.’

‘Can’t we just have…one more night?’ She looked away, disgusted. Abruptly my tone of voice changed, ‘you didn’t care about Cassidy before, and now you don’t give a damn about Kyle! You wanted me, not him.’ I whispered. She said nothing as she turned her back towards me. I caught her elbow just in time but she didn’t like that.

‘I know what you really are Crystal! She snatched her arm back facing me again.

‘And what the fuck is that?’

‘You’re a liar! And you’re a cheat! And you know full well what you did behind Cassidy’s back.’

‘I don’t even know what you’re taking about!’ she said defensively.

‘You slept with me!’ Point blank. Her chain tilted upwards, like she was trying to think about what she should do next. I saw it in her eyes that she had an idea. She gave me a one sides smile.

‘No I did not. You raped me.’ I looked at her absorbing what she just said. My heart began pounding. I took a step back.

‘You little liar!’ She took a step forward, gaining on me.

‘Oh yeah? Well who’s going to believe you with that record you’ve got?’ She raised her eyebrows knowing that she was winning. ‘Do you know the prison sentence for Rape? Longer then drugs I’ll tell you that!’

‘You’re lying and no one is going to believe you.’ I said. My palms were begging to sweat a little.

‘Yes they will. Trey…he hates you too…I’ll tell him…he’ll back me up.’ A pause she said: ‘If you tell anyone…and I mean any living thing…about what happened that night…I swear that I will send you back to that hell hole people call prison. ‘Oh I am a very good actress! You want to see my sad and innocent face look? I swear I will send you down! And that is not a fucking threat. That is a damn good fucking promise…Trent Brandt Williams.’ She ginned at me now. I was half immobilized.

She could do that! She doesn’t have the guts! But…she was right…I’d go down for something I didn’t even do. No one would believe me.’

‘ I promise.’ She finished it off. ‘And anyways, Kyle is so much better then you babe.’ She gave me a ‘what-to-do’ look. I regained myself, taking in a sharp breath. She wouldn’t do this to me. I wouldn’t let her. If I could just catch her she would be mine! I lunged for the bitch’s head but caught nothing but air. Suddenly a blinding pain shot through my stomach and I was forced onto my hands and knees. A crashing stab to my back had me flat on my stomach. Her little, sharp, heel dug right into the little digs of my spine. I attempted rolling over but was caught by both arms, they were helplessly pinned behind my back, her knee and body weight pushing on them. I struggled on the floor but the pressure of the huge heels held to my back was blocking my void attempts. I grunted! I shouted! I cursed!

‘You here that Trent! I’m winning and I always do! I’m like you but a better girl version! You tell anyone,’ more pressure was added in-between my shoulder blades. I held the moans in, ‘then I will finish you! Rape is a lifetime in jail! Now you wouldn’t want that, huh babe? And if you attack me now, I swear I will throw you over this balcony and watch your sorry ass fall 3 stories of stairs!’ The pressure was suddenly released as she sprinted into the door way and shut the door in my face. I shouted!

‘Get back here! I’ll finish you! You stupid bitch!’

 I got to my hands and knees still shouting insults. Rage bubbled my blood. I was so hot with anger I thought I would explode! I went to the wall with my fists. I yelled and cracked the paint walls with my blows still screaming. The madness burst my veins. After moments of silence, when my fists had managed to stop, the pain seeped through them. My breath was uncontrollable hitching up and high fast.

‘No one will believe her, no one will, no one will.’ I whispered to myself. It was no use! Of course they’d believe her after what I’d done! I would not be falsely accused twice! I went to jail once for something I didn’t do! Never again! It was their entire fault! After the fight with Trey in the back street he had planted those drugs on me! Then it hit me, all I had to do was not tell anyone about that night. Okay, I had to calm down.