Jem and the Holograms: a study in Ingrid Minx Kruger

Chapter 5: the moment of the truth

Author's note: I don't own Jem and the Holograms, it belongs to Hasbro and Christy Marx. TRIGGER WARNING: but there will be slight references to sexual assault so don't read it if you're sensitive to it.

as Ingrid was coming home from school, she saw her mother cooking dinner and decided that she was going to tell the her mother because she was tired of pretending.

"Mama, I have a confession to make." Ingrid said as her voice was trembling.
"What's the matter?" Nina asked as she saw how her daughter's voice was breaking.
"during the party after my piano recital, Papa's co-worker and friend Elias told me to come upstairs with him and n- not ask questions." Ingrid said as she was trembling with her words and just struggled to make them come out.

"Ingrid, vhat else happened?" Nina said as her tone started to become worried.

"h-h-he locked the door and I tried to get out and he touched me inappropriately." Ingrid said as she broke down in tears crying.

"I-I'm so sorry Mama I vanted to tell you but I was scared that you and Papa would never listen!" Ingrid said as she was blubbering now as she collapsed into her mothers arms.

"Elias told me that if I told anyone he would come for me!" Ingrid said as she was full on sobbing now.

"Oh no, my little sugar plum don't blame yourself." Nina said as she was caressing her daughter's hair and wiping away her tears from her daughter's eyes.

"Ingrid, let me tell you this loud and clear." Nina said as she was now at the table with her daughter.

"it's never your fault because he wanted to take advantage of you and because of that, there will be more men that vill want to take advantage of you and when you're older, you will be the boss and men vill vant you? do you understand?" Nina asked as she was talking to Ingrid still.

"yes Mama, I do understand." Ingrid said as she was now done crying.

"I'm going to tell your father later about what happened and we're going to take Elias to the highest courts here in Germany but while we're at it, do you want me to make you some zwieback?" Nina asked her daughter again.

"yes Mama, please?" Ingrid asked with puppy dog eyes.

"Vhy of course my little Minx." Nina said as she smiled at her daughter and kissed her on the cheek.

as the name Minx stuck in Ingrid's head, she started to like the nickname.