chapter 8 | the secret

276 4 1
                                    

tessa's pov

i'm still shaken up from this morning but i just need to forget it. i need to forget him. christmas is about a week away and i still haven't done any shopping. i decide to walk in to erika's room and see if she wants to do some shopping today. i open her door and she greets me with a smile and i give her a light smile back. "hey." erika says.

"hey. i was wondering if you wanted to go christmas shopping with me later. i really need to get presents for people." i say to erika.

"ya sure i will go, but i have a question, why did you scream this morning?" erika asks me.

"i had a really bad dream.. you know what i told you about.. jason?"

"ya.." erika says letting me continue.

"the dream was a flashback from that night." i say through gritted teeth.

"oh my god tessa.. i'm so sorry."

"i was afraid everyone was gonna come barging in and start asking me what was wrong. only one person came though so i guess i wasn't as loud as i thought." i say back.

"who?" she asks.

"chance." i say.

"did you tell him about.. the thing?"

"no. i couldn't. you're the only one who knows erika, because i trust you with this secret."

"are you ever going to tell people?" erika asks.

"i don't know if i can erika.. it was so hard to tell you.. everyone else? it would be a disaster."

"i don't know.. i feel like at some point you need to come out. it's been almost 2 years." erika says.

"a man forced me to have sex with him erika that's not a very easy conversation to start!" i whisper yell.

"ok ok i get it i'm sorry." she says back. "i need to get ready for later, i will meet you in the kitchen ok?"

"ok." i say letting out a breathe and walk out of the door in to the kitchen.

chance's pov

i felt really bad for tessa this morning. i was gonna go talk to her again but saw her walk in to erika's room. i decided to eavesdrop on the conversation and they started talking on why tessa screamed this morning.

"i don't know.. i feel like at some point you need to come out. it's been two years." erika says. two years since what?

"a man forced me to have sex with him erika that's not a very easy conversation to start!" she whispers. my face drains and i feel like it's lost all of its color, it's probably as white as a ghost.

i want so badly just to hug her right now, but i can't let her know i know.

i run off to the kitchen and pretend like nothing ever happened.

---
7/16/17

there's something about you | chessaWhere stories live. Discover now