Alec was such a perfect dancer. I felt so lucky with him. He cracked a few jokes making me laugh throughout forgetting about Jake.
"So did you tell your parents about Madison's you know condition" I ask and his face falls
"No" he replies simply.
"When are you telling them?" I ask him.
"I don't know Nikki! Honestly" he replies.
"If you need my help, I'm here for you" I say with a small smile
He smiles back.
"Thanks Nikki"
We continue to dance in silence until I spot Jake and Kate dancing too. Jake was glaring at Alec and I.
Something about Kate's hair was different. It was now, ginger red?
"Kate has gone back to her original hair colour" Alec confirms my suspicions.
"She has ginger red hair?" I ask surprised
"Yeah." Alec shrugs
I shrug too and look at them again
They were laughing. I huff and concentrate on Alec. After sometime, we go back to our table.
"You guys are finally back" Melissa snorts.
"Aaron and I didn't take that long "she adds and Aaron smiles coyly
" sorry Melissa "Alec taunts with a chuckle
I noticed something. Trina wasn't here.
" where is Trina?"I ask anxiously
"She said she's going to get some water" Claire answers
"You guys made her go alone?" I ask worried
"Come on Nikki! She's old enough to take care of herself" Melissa spits and my blood boils
"How long has she been gone?" I ask them quite irritated now.
"Errrr....." Claire trails off.
"I think it will be like ten minutes ago" Troy says with a shrug
"Ten minutes?" I yell and get up.
"Where are you going?" Kimberly asks.
"I need to find Trina! She has taken too long" I yell.
"I'm going with you" Alec adds and Aaron gets up too.
"Me too" Troy says and Kimberly follows. Everyone on the table gets up except Melissa.
"Won't you go with us Melissa?" Jenna asks disappointed.
"You guys are behaving like a bunch of freaks! Maybe she's having fun somewhere and you guys are making a big deal out of it! Just because she disappeared for ten minutes" Melissa says
"How can you say that Melissa? Trina isn't the kind of person who freaks around at parties" Aaron spits.
"Let's just leave her alone! We are wasting time! Trina needs us" Alec says annoyed and we all plan. We finally decide to split up and look for her.
"Good luck freaks" Melissa waves us and sits there.
"How can you be so cold?" Kimberly asks astonished. I was too shocked to speak.
"Hey! I'm also being a good person here! I'm staying to see if Nikki's good old sister would return" Melissa spits and Kimberly huffs.
"Let's get going guys" Troy alerts and we all split up in search of Trina.
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I went to the kitchen first in search of her but she wasn't there. I went to our meeting area next and she wasn't there either. I began to get worried. I checked the parking lot and the pool side. She was no where.
"Trina!" I yell her name out but its useless. The music drowns my shouts. I walk around searching frantically completely ignoring the party going on.
I bump into Alec on the stairs leading to some rooms.
"Have you found her yet?" He asks me
"No" I reply worriedly
He sighs.
"Try calling her" he suggests
"Good idea" I say and dial her number.
It rings and ends.
"She didn't pick up" I say losing hope.
"Try again" Alec urges and I try again but it ends in the same manner making me feel she's in danger. Trina always answers her phone no matter what!
"Let's check the rooms!" I suggest and Alec nods.
Alec and I check the first two rooms and its empty.
The third room was full of teens and the fourth room was occupied as well.
We had three more rooms to go.
I checked the fifth room and I regretted it. I quickly shut the door. Alec was checking the sixth room.
"She's not there! " he hollers to me.
"We have one more room to go! Our only luck" I state and open the door to the seventh room.
My mouth goes open. Jake stood in the room beating up a guy with dark hair violently. The guy has got blood all over his face and his mouth is busted.
I look over to the bed in the room and there sat Trina hugging her knees. Her dress is torn and her hair is tangled together with bruises on her face.
"Shit!" Alec spits and I rush to her side.
"Trina!" I call her and sit beside her on the bed. Her face is soaked with tears making her makeup spill.
She cries harder. Was she raped? Or she was about to? I checked around looking for blood on the sheets but there is none.
"Its okay! Stop crying! Am here" I say and hug her tight. I spot wounds at her back. Her bra is torn.
She cries into my shoulder whiles I rub her back to soothe her.
"I'm so sorry Trina! I'll never leave you again" I assure her.
I look over to Jake and her rapist. He continues to beat him up and Alec too helps in teaching him a lesson. I don't know him but he's gonna pay for doing this to my only sister.
The rapist finally collapses on the floor and Alec kicks his side.
"Jerk!" Jake yells at him. I wonder why he still saved my sister if he was mad at me.
His knuckles are bleeding so badly and his face looks like death.
"Thanks brother! For saving her" Alec says with a smile.
Jake glares at him before nodding casually. His eyes trail to me and Trina on the bed.
I leave Trina's side and go to Jake.
"Thanks Jake.......for saving my sister. I really appreciate it" I say honestly.
He nods without a smile. I look at the rapist on the floor and kick his manhood with my high heels.
Alec chuckles inwardly and so as Jake.
"ASSHOLE!!!" I yell at him and quickly walkover to my sister embracing her tightly
Jake walks up to us followed by Alec.
"Trina! Are you okay? Did he rape you?" Jake asks softly.
Trina shivers and tears roll down her wet cheeks.
She shakes her head in response meaning no and I heave a sigh of relief.
Jake sighs.
"I'm glad I came at the right time" he says pleased.
"Thank....y-o-u Ja....Jake" Trina stutters. She finally spoke.
Jake nods with a small smile.
"I had to do it Trina! I couldn't watch that jerk rape you" Jake says and gets up.
"I'll be leaving. Just be safe Trina!" Jake says with a smile and walks away but I call him and he stops.
I walk up to him outside the room.
"I Errrr....." I trail off nervously.
He raises an eyebrow
"I'm so sorry for what I did! Honestly! Alec and I-----" I say but get cut off by Kate.
"Jake! Where were you?" She yells and I can tell she is drunk.
She hugs him and squints at me.
"Oh hey loser! What are you doing here with my boyfriend?" She says quite annoyed.
Jake is quiet. They are a couple now?
"Nothing Kate! I was about to leave" I reply with a smile.
"Liar! You slut! You were trying to persuade him to come back to you right? I'm sorry but its too late hun! You better know your grounds" Kate yells at me.
I huff and enter the room. Alec was busy talking to Trina and comforting her. Kate is so unbearable.
I sit by Trina and comfort her too. She looks better now and her cheeks are dried now.
"Nicole! I want to go home! I don't wanna stay here! Please" Trina begs and I nod. I tell Alec to carry her to the parking lot.
I look at the rapist once again before leaving the room.
Alec places Trina in the passenger seat of my car and I thank him.
"Don't you think we should take her to my mom? She will take care of her" Alec suggests.
"I don't know cause my mom will be really mad if she gets to know what happened" I blurt.
"I wanna go home" Trina yells frustrated.
"IÂ guess she wants to go home" Alec says with a shrug.
"Yeah. Thanks for your offer! We need to go now!" I reply and he nods as I sit in my car and drive.
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"Ouch!" Trina groans as I apply liniment on the wounds on her face.
"Sorry!" I reply and look at the time on the wall clock. Its fifty minutes past three in the morning.
She sniffs. I place a few band aids on her face. I apply some liniment on the wounds at her back as well. I'm glad that asshole didn't take away her virginity. Thanks to Jake!
"Trina I'm so sorry" I tell her honestly.
She looks at me
"Its not your fault. I shouldn't have gone for the water alone"
"Don't blame yourself! I should have been there "
"I'm not going back to that party ever" Trina says.
"Take some rest" I tell her and help her lay in my bed.
"My back hurts" she grumbles.
"It will be alright Trina" I tell her.
I wanted to ask her how it happened but I didn't want to ignite all those horrible memories right now so I decided not to.
She was gone soon and I wonder what I'm going to tell mom in the morning if she asks about the band aids.
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I sit at the dining hall nervously with Trina. I had to force her to come with me. She didn't want to take breakfast. I still don't have an answer to give. I'm considering telling the truth. Mom and dad walk in.
"Good morning my two adorable...." Dad trails off when he sees Trina.
"Trina! What's with all those band aids?"mom asks.
I swallow hard.
" I ...I...."Trina stutters and I see tears rush into her eyes. She gets up and runs to her room
"Trina! " mom yells after her but she slams her door.
I'm left at the mercy of my parents.
"Can someone explain what is going on?" Dad yells frustrated.
I rub my face racking my brain for an answer. The way she behaved makes it difficult for me to get an answer.
"Nicole! What happened? Why is Trina so emotional?" Mom demands.
Bile rises in my throat. What am I going to say. This is it.
"Errrr......mom! Trina just had a bad experience last night! Nothing else" I say simply hoping they will buy it.
"A bad experience last night? Did you go to that stupid party again?" Mom yells and I shudder.
I nod.
"You girls are unbelievable!" Mom yells.
"What's the bad experience?" Dad asks as mom tries to calm down.
"She ummm....." I trail off nervously
"Continue" dad urges. His expression dark and unreadable.
"She was nearly raped" I say quickly.
"WHAT?!!" Mom and dad yell at the exact same time.
"Oh my God!" Mom yells.
"Shit!" Dad follows.
"Stay here! We will be right back" Dad instructs and he leaves with mom to Trina's room. I sigh
My phone dings as I sit there nervous.
*is Trina okay?*
The message read from Alec.
*still bad.* I answer and drop my phone on the table. This is a nightmare.
After like an hour, my parents come back. I cannot read their expressions. Were they mad?
"Thankfully, she wasn't raped! But I cannot stand seeing her in that state" mom speaks up. Tears filling her eyes.
"Do you know the rapist?" Dad asks me and I nod. Jake knows him too.
"We need to press charges against him" dad says and I nod.
"Trina says its not your fault! She said its hers because you didn't want to go to the party and she convinced you to go so she's to blame" Dad states and I'm astounded. She shouldn't accept all the blame. I'm to blame too for leaving her.
"Its my fault too dad! I shouldn't have left her" I admit.
"I'm glad you know" Dad states simply.
I hear footsteps and we all look at Trina descending the stairs.
"We are taking her to the hospital for a check up. We will be back soon." Mom says.
"Can I come too?" I ask concerned.
"Sure you can" Dad replies and we leave the house.
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"She's alright. She didn't obtain any infection or whatsoever" The doctor tells us.
"Thank God" mom says relieved.
"But she obtained severe wounds and I'm happy you gave her first aid before bringing her in. However we need to treat them. Also, I think she is depressed. She needs to be brought to life again" the doctor tells us.
"She is depressed?" My dad asks
The doctor nods.
"Depression can lead to a whole lotta stuff. One can even commit suicide from that so I suggest you try not to talk about what happened and try to make her happy all the time so that she can get rid of those memories"
"Sure doctor! Thank you" Dad replies and she nods walking away.
Trina cannot have depression. I know my sister! She's a cheerful person who always puts smiles on our faces. This cannot be happening.
Trina walks towards us. Her face is dull with no trace of excitement.
"Oh sweetheart" Mom gushes and hugs her but she doesn't hug back.
I feel so sorry for her. She's in a mess and I know people will be gossiping about what happened in her school. What will Mason think about her now? I sigh.
Without a word, she runs outside and we call her but she doesn't respond. She was depressed. The doctor was right! I promise I'll do everything in my power to make her alive again.