Training Ground

News Pt.2

Venus' P.O.V

I saw him but he didn't see me thank god. I couldn't see his face all the way but something was wrong with him. As he made his way closer I put my head so he wouldn't see me and walk away. He sat down and held the phone to his ear and I did the same. (A/N Italicize for Terrence and bold for Venus in this conversation.) "Who are you? What did you want?" He said sadly. I slowly brought my head up to look at him and what I saw was horrible. He was badly beaten and bloody he's shirt had blood stains on it like it's been there for a while. "You should get that looked at." was my first response. His eyes widened once he realized it was me and I could tell he was ready to leave so I spoke again. "Before you leave I want to talk to you." "Why are you here? How did you get passed security?" "It's called not posing a threat to anyone is how I got passed security now hush and listen." "Give me one good reason why I should listen. And it needs to be a damn good one." "You are an ass you know that right? I came all this way to have a civil conversation with you and you can't even do that. It's the least you could do you owe me this much." and with that, he stopped talking giving me a chance to collect my thoughts. 

"I've written you countless times and you've sent them back. I've called and you don't accept them. I've even come to visit you and you even declined that. What's wrong huh? Too scared to look your victim in the eyes? You took something from me that I can't get back and I hate you for it. You raped me and left me on the floor like I was nothing. How can you sleep at night knowing that you didn't care enough to pick me up off the floor not that I'd let you touch anyway but still you got what you want and left? I stopped talking to my family because of you. I cry myself to sleep every night now because what you did will forever be burned into my mind. But not anymore, I won't be the victim anymore because there is something else that has my attention more than that day. So I'm here today right now at this very moment to forgive you even though you don't deserve it it needs to be done." He listened to it all but he had his head down. Suddenly I hear him sniffle. "I'm sorry." He breathed out he looked up at me and he was crying. Like a really ugly face crying. It kind of broke my heart to see him like that. "How long have you been like this?" I asked referring to his bruises.

"Ever since I got here I took the plea deal because I didn't want anyone to see me like this." well that kind of makes sense. 

"What did you get?" 

"10 years I would have gotten 15 if I didn't take the deal either way I'm a felon now and they put me on the sex offender list that's how everyone found out. When I get out I won't be able to get a job or have a family because no one wants a sex offender for a husband and a father. The constant fear of them thinking I'll come into their rooms at night, the constant doubt that my wife will have every time it's one of the kid's birthdays. The fact that I won't be able to go to parent-teacher conferences, father-daughter dances, sporting events the whole nine yards. I won't have that for the rest of my life. But you can have that and I advise that you get as far away from me as possible. And I mean it once you walk out of that door that's it no letters, phone calls, or visits. You have a life so you need to live it no matter what the damages are that I caused don't come back here. At this point, I'm going to die in here and I think it's for the best. Life ain't worth living anymore being in here." from the look on his face he meant it. He doesn't want to see me again which also means he doesn't want to know about the baby. I rub my stomach while thinking. It's now or never but try to sneak it instead of popping it on him."

You get out on parole or good behavior?" 

"It's still undecided your mom already said no the first four times at the hearings."

  WTF?!? "Four times? Hearings? What's going on?"

"Yeah, your mom said you couldn't make it to them so you sent her in your place. You didn't know I thought she told you or that you knew about it."

 "This is the first time I've heard about this but it won't be the last." I'm beyond pissed off now but I need to keep cool before something goes wrong.

 "When is the next one?" "In a week or so. Why?" "Because I'm going to get you your parole or some...." 

"NO!!!"

 "But I'm trying to him..." 

"I SAID NO!!!" 

"I'm trying to help you. I'm trying to give you another chance or at least get you something so you won't be beat up every day. I already forgave you and I want to help I'm not going to be here forever and I want to make sure you are ok before I leave but you are too stubborn to see that!!!"

"Are you dying?" Wow, that's all he got from that?😒 

"No but when I graduate I'm leaving to go to college in a different state but I want to make sure you have your dream of a family and career."

"Why do you care so much?" Here goes nothing...

"Because I want my child to know that his father turned his life around and was able to look past this..."

 His eyes damn near popped out of his mind. Oh boy.

To Be Continued...