⚠️Rape⚠️ I put -- at the start and end point of the part where the rape takes place if you would like to skip that part.
Thalia walked through the school and Mr. Hook furrowed his brows when he saw her. "Miss Bell," Mr. Hook smiled at her. He was worried about her. She was pale and incredibly thin. "Could you come by my office later?" Thalia blinked a few times and nodded. "I have a free period right now. Is it alright if I come now?" Mr. Hook nodded. "Yes. Come on."
Thalia followed him into his office and sat down across from the giant oak desk. "How's Peter doing? I saw him at the grocery store last week with Willow Darling. Is he good?" Thalia nodded. "Mhmm. He's great," Her voice was shaky. Mr. Hook smiled. "That's good," His brows furrowed and he sat in the chair next to Thalia. He placed a hand on her knee and Thalia felt the setting in the room change. She glanced up at him then back down at his hand.
--It felt cold and clammy against her bare knee. "You know, you can come to me if anything's wrong," He whispered. Thalia nodded, quickly. She wanted to get out of the office as fast as she could. Mr. Hook slid his hand further up. "Anything at all." Thalia glanced towards the door. "Is that all you needed?" Mr. Hook shook his head. His hand was on her thigh now.
"You know, you're eighteen now, so you're no longer a minor and rumor has it that Willow has come between you and Peter." Thalia tried shrinking away but Mr. Hook's grip on her tightened. She let out a squeak. Mr. Hook's other hand went to her hip and he pressed his lips into hers. Thalia forced her lips into a thin line and she pushed Mr. Hook away. "I don't want to do this." Mr. Hook smirked and pushed a finger against her lips. "Shh. Shh. It's alright." He pulled her out of the chair and forced her down against the giant mahogany desk that she had sat behind many times.
She didn't have the strength to fight against him. She had used it all fighting for something else. Thalia shook her head as tears pooled onto the desk next to her head. "Please, no. I don't want to. No." She sobbed. Mr. Hook slipped his hands up her dress and pulled her underwear down. Thalia squeezed her eyes shut when she heard the sound of his zipper being pulled down. She felt the cool air coming out of the air conditioner in the corner of the room as Mr. Hook's hands pushed her dress up.
Thalia tried to push him away but her physical strength had left along with her smile, long ago. He had grabbed her wrists with one hand and pinned them above her head. She felt numb as he forced himself into her and Thalia's tears had stopped falling. She had cried all the water out of her body. Thalia hadn't had a sip of water in days.
Her head was turned towards the door, lip quivering, as she begged God that someone would come in but no one came to her rescue. Just. Like. Always. She laid there in her own tears and blood as Mr. Hook thrust into her. That was the moment that the last bit of hope died in Thalia. The moment she realized nothing good came from this world. It was the moment her will to live finally dwindled away.
Mr. Hook finished and pulled out of her. He pulled his pants back up and Thalia heard the zipper as it went up. She squeezed her eyes shut and one single tear pushed itself out. Mr. Hook grinned. "See, that wasn't so bad was it, Miss Bell. I bet you loved it. Having a man take control. Someone better than Peter," Mr. Hook ran his fingers over Thalia's pale thighs. "I'll see you tomorrow, Miss Bell or Should I call you Thalia now?" --
Mr. Hook left the room and Thalia laid there for what felt like hours but was only mere minutes. She pushed herself up, the usually bubbly girl gone and replaced with a broken one. Thalia picked her underwear up off the floor and pulled them on. She was numb and had barely registered what had just happened but Thalia knew she needed to see Peter, the boy that always made it better. She stumbled out of the office and ran to Peter's dorm on the other side of town.
Thalia reached it and she knocked on the door. She was shaking as she waited for him to open the door, still in the same dress she was wearing earlier. Thalia had lost all the trust she had in people a long time ago but there was one person she knew who would never turn her away. One person who would never hurt her. The man she had loved since she was in kindergarten.
The door opened and Peter stood there smiling. "Hi, Thalia. Could you come back later? I'm in the middle of something." Thalia looked up at Peter with glossed over eyes. "Peter, Mr. H-""I think I'm going to propose to Willow." Thalia's world came crashing down. "Pete, you haven't even known her a year." Thalia whispered. Peter nodded. "Yeah, I know but I love her and she loves me. We're meant to be like spaghetti and meatballs, like pb and J," Peter smiled and kicked the carpet in front of him. "Like Peter Pan and Wendy Darling." Thalia shoulders dropped. She didn't want to argue with Peter about this right now so she decided to drop it.
"Peter, there's something I need to tell you." Peter nodded. "Can it wait? I'm in the middle of ring shopping and I have a bid placed on this one ring." Thalia shook her head as a lump formed in her throat. "No, Peter. It can't. Mr. Hoo-""Listen, Thalia I don't have time to listen to your make believe problems right now. I have more important things to deal with." Those words stung Thalia harder than a slap. She had always been there for Peter and now he was turning her away.
Thalia looked up as tears brimmed her eyes. "What?" She whispered. Peter shook his head. "I'm busy, okay?" Thalia bit her lip and for the first time she didn't see Peter with a glowing outline around him, he was just a dull as everyone else. She saw him differently now, like he was a normal person. The boy that her world turned for had just turned her away. Peter had sent away Thalia, the girl who had made his life better.
Thalia nodded. "Okay," She whispered. "I uh, good luck on that ring." Peter nodded. "Can I borrow some money?" Thalia nodded. "Uh huh." She choked out. She reached into her purse and handed Peter a fifty. "Is that enough?" Peter nodded. "Yeah. Thanks." Thalia went to open her mouth but the door was shut before she could say you're welcome.
Thalia turned and headed home to the place she dreaded the most.
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Lost boy
Short StoryShe was always there for him but through it all he chose her in the end.