Summertime Blues

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Wake Me Up When September Ends

The innocent can never last

tw: sexual assault mentions

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Monday, 13th July 2020
22:27

"Get up, get up, I ain't walking you home, princess."

"Wait until I report you, you fucking psychopath! You're sick!"

"Well, that's not going to happen. I know where you live, so I can easily crawl into your room with this pretty little knife and play arts and crafts on your pretty little throat. Now, get out of my face, you're disgusting."

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Present time
Friday, 17th July, 2020
11:07

"You guys really want to know what happened?", Skye says shakily, wrapping her hands around her mug of hot chocolate.

"Yeah. Just tell us whatever you can.", Eimear says gently, as Sam looks at her sister with massive concern.

Skye sighs and puts a strand of hair behind her ear. "So, after I ran out the other night, I felt I couldn't go back anytime soon. So, I went to Spar, got myself a BPM. Just intended to have a little walk and go back home. That's when I get pushed down the alley near Supervalu. You know, where everyone smokes weed and drinks." Sam and Eimear nod their heads, concern visible on their faces.

Skye takes a sip of the hot chocolate, letting a heavy breath out before continuing. "Anyways, yeah. I'm suddenly pushed up against the wall by this weirdo who has a pocket knife to my throat. Any other situation, I probably would've pushed him away and ran off laughing and flipping the bird. But I was so scared." Her voice breaks at the last sentence. Sam holds out her hand and Skye grips it tightly.

"Long story short, he raped me. I don't know who it was, he didn't say his name. But that's what happened." She gives a tight lipped smile before bursting into tears.