Broken

Chapter 12

"You did what?!" I yelled.

"Jeez, shut up Abbie. Everyone in the cafeteria is staring at us" Ray replied.

"Ray why did you do that? What if you got hurt? What if he saw your face? What if he sues you for assault?"

"Dude, relax. He didn't see my face. I had a mask on... Well... I cut holes in an old beanie and wore it on my face"

"Well what if he recognised your voice" I asked.

"I didn't speak"

"Not a single word?"

"Yep. I'm smart, yo"

"Yeah whatever" Sophie joined us and joined in on the conversation.

"Hola amigo! Having fun without me?" She dropped her tray and sat down.

"Hey buttercup" Ray said, while leaning in for a peck on her cheek "we can't spell fun without 'U' can we? I was just telling Abbie how I taught Robert a lesson"

"Shut up! When? How? Where? How come I'm the last person to know this?"

"Well for starters, I thought you'd talk me out of doing it, and I didn't want anything to happen to you if I got caught"

"Okay, so how did you do it?" Sophie asked

"Well" he ate some fries before he carried on "after Nathan and Laurel talked to Rob's parents about what happened and they agreed to leave town so Nathan and Laurel won't press charges, I couldn't just let him leave. I knew I had to teach him a lesson, so history won't repeat itself."

I dipped one fry in ketchup and ate it "interesting. Carry on"

"Okay so... I followed him till he was alone, cornered him, and beat him. It was quite fun, though. He thought he was being robbed" he laughed "I'm sure his pretty face got a bruise or two" he said, feeling proud of himself "I know you said you didn't want to press charges, but I couldn't let him go scot-free, leaving you or any other girl in danger. If you think I did the wrong thing by beating him and you want me to apologize, I would"

"Are you kidding me? I didn't press charges because I didn't want rumours to spread. The only rumours that'd spread now is the story of Robert getting beat up" I cleared up my plate just as the bell rang "thank you"

It's been a month since the incident, and I haven't fully recovered from it. I don't think one can "recover" from a rape, especially if it was done by a trusted person. For the past month, I've been somewhat depressed, and everyone around me has tried to make me feel better, to no avail. I think it's high time I stopped moping around and get my life back. I know it'd be very hard, but I just can't let everyone's efforts go to waste. My parents talked to Rob's parents and had them leave town, saying it's the least they could do, since I wasn't pressing charges. On the other hand, Ray took a bold step and beat up Robert. I know they can't bear to see me like this, and I also can't bear to see them like this either.

*

After school, I called my dad and told him I'd go to mom's house for a bit, and he said it was okay, as long as I was comfortable going alone. 

When I got home, mom wasn't back from work yet, so I let myself in. I went to the kitchen to get some water, after which I headed to my bathroom for a shower. After my shower, I dried myself up and didn't bother coming out of the bathroom with my towel, cause I was alone in the house. I walked towards my wardrobe while thinking about what to wear, when the memories this room held came rushing back at me. I paused for a while and reminisced about the awful memories.

A few minutes passed, and I decided to leave what has happened in the past, where it belongs. I picked up my phone, connected it to my speaker and played Alessia Cara's scars to your beautiful on full blast. I walked to my drawer to pick out my underwear. After lip syncing to the whole song, I picked out a navy blue lacy thong and a matching lacy bra and put them on, while I lip synced and danced to another song. After putting my underwear on, I was doing a swift three-sixty twirl, when I saw Michael, my mom's boyfriend, standing by the door and staring at me lustfully.

"Oh Jesus! Micheal didn't your mother teach you some manners?" I tried to cover my exposed body with my hands, woefully.

"Woah... Hold it there little girl. Don't talk about my mom in that manner"

"Get out. Where's my mom?"

"She's at work" he licked his lips "what a beautiful body you've got there Abbie"

Oh Lord. Not this again. I can't let history repeat itself. I slowly walked back to my dresser, turned off my speaker and dialed Ray's number. It wasn't so hard to dial, because his number was on my speed dial. I heard the phone ring, and Ray picked his call on the second ring "hey, Ab"

"Micheal please just go. I won't tell anyone anything. I promise I won't tell my dad or call the cops. I won't tell my mom" I said to Micheal, to give Ray a view of the situation here.

"Okay then. Go on. Tell your mom. Let's see how much she really cares about you"

"My mom loves me, and she cares about me!" I glanced at my phone screen. I hope Ray can hear all this, and he's nearby. If not, I'm totally screwed. I tried to get something to cover myself with.

"What are you trying to do? Put on some clothes? No, you can't. Your body is too beautiful to be covered up by clothes. As it is, you're overdressed. Why should I let you put some more clothes on?"

My heart skipped 3 beats. Why is Ray taking so long to get here?!

"Come on, Abbie. Do you want us to do this the easy way or the hard way?" Before I could answer, he carried on "what a sexy bra you have on. Come on, take it off"

"Michael please don't do this to me. I'm just a girl. I'm not even 18. Please, don't be deceived by my physique" I tried to stall. I glanced at my phone to see if the call was still on, and it was. I'm sure he'd be here soon.

"Come on, don't be shy. Take it off" he took a step towards me

"Okay okay I'd take it off. Please don't come closer"

"Well what's stopping you"

I put my left hand behind me and slowly tried to unclasp my bra when Ray and Sophie rushed in "stop this nonsense, Michael. We called the cops and they're in their way. If you leave now, we'd tell them we weren't strong enough to hold you down. If you don't, I can't quite tell you what your fate would be"

Micheal ignored Ray and walked towards me "you little smart ass. How did they get here?" When he got to where I stood, he pulled my hair and dragged me away from my dresser with it. He picked my phone up and pressed the power button. Ray was smart enough to end the call when he and Sophie got here.

Micheal gave me my phone and motioned for me to unlock it. I looked at Ray, who signalled for me to unlock it and collected a baseball bat from Sophie. I collected my phone from Micheal and typed the long password instead of unlocking it with my fingerprint, just so I could stall. While typing, I made sure I didn't look at Ray, so Micheal wouldn't get suspicious and look back.

Ray struck Micheal on his head with the bat right after I unlocked the phone, and he fell to the floor.