MATOPIA : THE LAND OF SECRETS

Revelations

In one moment my already mess of a life became even more complicated. I gaped at my bff in shock. She nodded her head miserably.

"How?" I whispered.

She started sobbing.

Seeing my best friend cry like that, my heart collapsed. I hugged her close to me promising to myself that I would stand by her no matter what.

"Miranda. please tell me everything." I pleaded. "Is the baby Richard's?"

Miranda shook her head in distress.

I was really confused. Miranda was not the type to cheat on her boyfriend.

"Remember the day I went missing?" She started softly.

I nodded, furrowing my eyebrows trying to recollect the events of that day.

"Juliet........." She started howling.

"Miranda....shh...you can tell me anything.....I wont tell anyone not even Michael, Carol or Nancy....."

"Its not that I do not trust you guys." Miranda replied. "Its just so embarrassing."

"I will always be there for you. We all will." I said with confidence.

"Thanks Julie." She said giving me a small smile as she used my special pet name she had made for me when we were in grade school.

"Now....Rendy....tell me everything." I said using her pet name.

She cracked a grin at that. "I always hated that name, Jules."

"Ya ya" I rolled my eyes.

She sobered up. "Coming back to my story, Jules I don't know how to say this...."

"You can tell me when you are Ready. There is no hurry." I comforted her.

"Jules......I was raped."

I sat up with horror written all over my face. RAPED? My best friend was raped? No wonder she had been suffering so much.......and she had been hiding her pain so well.

I opened my mouth yet not a word came out.

"I knew....u hate me now right? No one wants to associate with a raped girl.." Miranda cried.

I shook my head vigorously and cupped her face in my hands.

"How can I ever hate you? I hate the person who did this to you and he is so not gonna escape punishment. Tell me details about this person."

" I don't remember much about the day......."

"Just try to think about it without hurting yourself." I suggested.

" The guy was tall, had copper brown hair and could hardly be older than 19 or 20." She said.

I gasped as I suddenly remembered the guy........Of course I had seen him. How could I forget him....I am such an idiot.

FLASHBACK

I went out in the cold dark night. The street seemed extremely isolated and eerie. I was walking very fast, eager to reach my destination.

Suddenly, a figure grasped my hand.

"Ahhhh!" I shouted, scared.

There was no one to hear my scream. The figure covered my mouth with a napkin. I couldn't breathe. My screams appeared to be muffle sounds.

I could vaguely make out a figure of a man, who held me tightly as he led me to an isolated corner of the street.

"If you tell anybody, what is going to happen now, I am going to kill your loved ones along with you." He threatened.