I've moved on *DISCONTINUED*

The Aftermath

My eyes felt heavy as I tried to open them. When I finally was able to open them all I saw was the bright light, and all I could do was groan in pain.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw someone close the blinds, and I silently sighed in relief as I closed my eyes again.

When I opened my eyes up for the second time I saw that I wasn't in my room, and I also saw Dawn looking at me.

"Good morning Kelley. Have a nice time scaring the crap outta everybody."

I looked at her, and rolled my eyes. "Good morning to you too Dawn."

I looked around the room, and only saw Dawn. Then it hit me. How did I get back into this room?  Last thing I remember is being in the alley.

"How did I get back here?"

"Well you called Hope and told her Alley Big Mike's and then the line went dead, and she ran to Jill and told her. Her, Abby and Jill went to go find you. They ended up finding you unconscious in the Alley."

Dawn looked up from what she was doing and looked straight at me with a serious tone. "Who was it?"

I looked up at her like she was actually being serious. " I have no clue Dawn. I guess it was someone trying to rob me."

She looked at me again. "Kelley were you raped?"

I looked up shock as to why she would say that. "N-No I was not. Why would you say something like that Dawn!"

"Because Kelley your clothes are ripped, your face is brusied and bloody, you have a couple broken ribs, and your thighs are bruised with hand marks."  she looked at me more serious that I have ever seen her before. "So I am going to ask you again Kelley. Were you raped?"

All I could do what shake my head yes. I so badly want to tell her who it is, but I knew I couldn't.

"Who was it Kelley?"

"I can't tell you. He told me if I did, I would be hurt 10x times worse, and with my friends watching."

"Was it Allen?" she said looking into my eyes.

"I fucking told you I can't tell you Dawn!" I yelled. I couldn't take it anymore. I got up in my tattered clothes, and started walking back to my room.

When I got into my room, I got clothes and went directly to the bathroom, and slowly took off my clothes. For the first time since last night I looked at myself in the mirror, and gasped at what I saw.

I had a black eye, and one of my cheeks was dark purple. My ribs had brusies in diffrent spots, and it hurt to touch them, and then I looked at my thighs.

My thighs had the hand prints, that I knew all to well. Brusies were of both of his hands. I know he did that, so I had to look at his hand prints each time I changed or took a shower. He did so he could tell me I was his.

I slowly walked over to the shower, and turned the water on to cold. As I got in, all I could do was scrub, and scrub myself until I was practilly raw, trying to get everything that reminded me of him off me.

I got out and wrapped a towel around me so I wasn't able to see all the brusies expect for the ones on my face.

I got my make up out, and put it on to make it look like nothing happened to me. I got into my leggings, and long sleeve shirt, and walked out to the bathroom, and went down to the lunch hall.

When I got down there I saw Hope get up automatically, and come straight towards me.

As she approached me and wrapped her arms around me, she whispered "How are you doing love?"

I smiled. "I'm fine, but just act like everything is okay. I don't anyone knowing about, anything.

I let go of her embrace, and went straight for the food. I got my food and then went to the table that Hope and our friends were sitting at.

"Sorry I wasn't there this morning, I wasn't feeling so good, so Dawn told me to stay in bed."

Everyone told me it was alright, and the conversation kept flowing from subject to subject.

As everyone else talked about the subject that was being talked about, all I could do was think about last night. "Why did I go?  What if I said no to him in the phone? What would of happened if I didn't go?"

By this time I worked myself into a panic attack, I looked around the room and saw that Abby, and Hope were looking at me with a concerned face.

I couldn't stand looking at their faces. I got up out of my seat as fast as I could, and ran out. I saw a wall and slide down it.

I was breathing heavily, and zoning out, then I heard Abby voice. "Kelley can you tell me 5 things you see around you?"

I looked around trying to find something. "Flower pot...ceiling, painting, carpet..., you."

"Okay good. Now tell me 4 things you can touch."

This made me think a little bit. " carpet, you, my legs, hair."

I saw Abby starting to smile a little bit, and I started to calm a little bit.

"Now I need you to tell me 3 things you can hear."

"I hear your voice, um a clock, and people."

"good good. Now this is a little harder. Tell me 2 things you can smell."

"your shirt, and the flowers."

By this time I was almost all the way clamed down, and back to normal.

"last thing. Name one thing you can taste."

"I can taste, the food that was in my mouth."

Abby smiled, and then hugged me closely. I looked at her, and procceeded to ask her, "What did you do Abby to make me calm down?"

"It's something called grounding. It helps people with anxiety calm down a little bit."

"thank you Abby."

"Welcome. Why don't you go back up stairs, and go lay down until practice later on.  Me or Hope will come get you when it's time for practice."

I nodded my head and started making my way back to my room.

As I entered, I saw a note with some medicine next to it.

"Thought you would need this. Take this and then take a nap. You need the energy."
           ~Dawn

I took the meds and then slowly laid down, and then next thing I knew my eyes were failing me and I was sleeping.

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