Hawk's Eye

Chapter 12

The next morning, Brett was still sitting in her bed against the headboard where she had been the whole night. She didn't sleep at all. Her hair was wild around her shoulders. Kyndall knocked before she walked in. She was all smiles, but as soon as she saw Brett, she frowned and sat next to her. Kyndall took in Brett's red and puffy eyes, her loose hair, torn dress, and vacant look. Kyndall immediately worried. What could happen to Brett to make her this distant?

"Brett, what happened?" she asked softly. Brett didn't move; she only continued to stare at her bed. Kyndall put an arm around Brett. Brett jumped and looked at Kyndall suddenly scared. Kyndall took in her reaction and immediately knew. She had the same reaction for the longest time and sometimes still did. She held a look of sympathy for Brett. Brett's eyes watered again and she leaned her head against Kyndall's shoulder as she sobbed mercilessly. Kyndall held her as a tear escaped her eye.

"I know Brett... I know. It will get easier," Kyndall tried to comfort her. Brett looked up at her.

"You don't know anything," Brett said through her tears. Kyndall sighed and shook her head as another tear escaped her.

"I do know; probably more than you think. It's happened to me too," she said quietly. Brett's tears came faster as she hugged Kyndall tightly. Brett sobbed into her shoulder. Kyndall tried to shush her softly. She ended up staying with Brett all day. She convinced Brett to change out of her dress and shower. Kyndall gave instructions for Brett to stay home from school for the next week. Kyndall stayed with Brett until she fell asleep. Sighing, she left a note for Brett saying that she would be back tomorrow before she went home. She took a hot shower before she crawled into the bed and went to sleep.

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The next morning seemed a bit gloomier than the past days were. Kyndall met up with Ryder in the courtyard before school like she always did. Ryder was still smiling from the dance, but Kyndall wasn't. Ryder touched her arms gently, her arm no longer in a sling.

"What's wrong?" he asked her. Sympathy, worry, and anger flashed in her eyes. Leaning in close so only he could hear she sighed.

"Austin raped her," she whispered. Ryder froze in shock. Kyndall shuddered in saying the truth out loud. Ryder's jaw locked.

"Are you sure?" he asked. Kyndall thought about her distraught friend and nodded.

"I went to go see her yesterday. You should've seen her Ryder, it was... heartbreaking. She was distraught and out of it and scared to death when I touched her," Kyndall whispered worried. Ryder sighed and ran a hand down his face. He shook his head and closed his eyes.

"I can talk to him during gym in fourth period, but I can't promise he'll tell me anything about it," Ryder said. Kyndall made a mental note and nodded. Kissing him quickly, she headed to class.

I spy with my Hawk eye, a missing Queen B. Shouldn't she be here gloating about her fairytale night? Unless her night wasn't so fairytale. Dark Beauty and Prince Charming were seen worrying about something. Is Queen B plotting revenge against her new bff, or is there something hiding under the surface? Only time will tell, Hawk.

Kyndall sighed after reading the Hawk Watch in third period. Sighing, she walked over to the Remington's boys wing at the beginning of fourth. Not even caring that she would get in big trouble for what she was about to do, she stormed into the boys' locker room. A few guys startled at seeing her, but she didn't care. Ryder's eyes widened when he saw her. Austin didn't see her yet. As soon as he turned around, he saw Kyndall and froze. He looked at her curiously before he smirked at her.

"What are you doing here Dolly? I mean I know you can't keep your hands off Ryder but-" that was all Austin could get out before Kyndall slugged him across the face with her good arm. She left her casted arm by her side. The locker room felt silence as the guys watched. Austin staggered back a step before he glared at her.

"What the hell?!" he yelled. He slammed her back against the lockers. She grunted as the look of anger never left her face. She pushed him away from her. He started advancing her again. She was cornered. Seeing the lockers, she put a foot on them and flipped over his head. A confused Austin turned to search for her again. Ryder was about to grab Austin to keep him away from Kyndall, but Kyndall brought her knee up as hard as she could, hitting him where it hurt. He let out a breath in a rush as a look of pain crossed his face. She punched him in the stomach and then in the face again. He fell to his knees on the floor against the lockers, holding his privates. She kicked his side before backing up a step.

"Figlio di una cagna. Non bisogna mai toccare Brett nuovo. Se lo fai, io in modo che si soffre. Cosa ti fa pensare si puo semplicemente prendere quello che vuoi senze conseguenze? Lo vi ho castrato se mai il suo tocco di nuovo. Lo faro io se devo. Provate a venire vicino a noi di nuovo e vedere cosa succede," Kyndall went off in Italian. The guys looked at her stunned. Ryder touched her arm gently. She looked at him before looking back down at Austin. "You son of a bitch! No one wants to live the rest of their life feeling like trash because one guy wanted sex no matter what. It's not a good feeling and now Brett's never going to be the same. No one is ever the same after they've been raped. It's only worst if it was someone you knew," she yelled at him. Her eyes watered noticeably and she sighed. Austin looked up at her shocked. "I would know," she said quietly before she walked out of the locker room. She brushed her finger under her eyes as she trembled. She couldn't stay at school, not now... not like this. She called Jack to pick her up. As soon as the limo got there, she jumped in. She cried in the backseat the whole ride. She went to Brett's house first. Going up to her room, she knocked before she walked in. Brett sat up and looked at Kyndall's distraught face confused. Kyndall sat next to her and took a calming breath.

"What happened?" Brett asked. Kyndall laughed once, a tear falling from her eye.

"I punched Austin and kicked him in the balls," she replied. Brett gaped at her. She was surprised. She didn't think Kyndall was going to do anything about Austin; she just needed to tell someone. Brett didn't understand why Kyndall would cry about that though.

"Wait rewind and start from the beginning. What happened?" Brett said putting her full attention on Kyndall now. Kyndall sighed before she told her everything.

"I went into the locker room and punched him. Long story short, I ended up getting his nuts too. I went off on his in Italian before I calmed down some and started speaking English again. Then I accidentally let it slip that the same thing... happened to me a year ago," Kyndall explained.

"Dolly..." Brett said sympathetically. "You were... someone..."

"Raped me? Yes," Kyndall finished her question softly. Kyndall stood up. "I have to go to my dad's office right now, but I'll be back tomorrow and we can talk some more when I'm not in as much of a... fragile state as I am right now," Kyndall said wiping the remainders of her tears. She knew she was going to have to face Ryder eventually.

~

Kyndall walked in her dad's office and asked him to call in sick for her at school. After seeing her red puffy eyes, he quickly agreed. After hanging up, Thomas looked at his daughter worried.

"What happened sweetie? Did you get in a fight with Ryder or something?" he asked. Laughing, she shook her head.

"No, Ryder and I are fine. It's just... some unwanted memories from England popped back up today," she explained vaguely. Her dad nodded, not wanting to press her. After washing her face and making sure her eyes were no longer reed, she went to say hi to Ryder's dad. John looked at her and smiled softly.

"There you are," he said. "Ryder just called saying he was on his way. He asked me if you were here. He sounded... worried. Want to tell me what happened?" John asked. Kyndall hesitated before she shook her head. He shrugged and put his hands up in front of him.

"Okay, I put fruit bars in the conference room freezer for you two," he said. She thanked him before she went to the conference room and turned on the TV. After eating her fruit bar, she dozed off.