“Okay that sounds good. What kind of movie should we watch?”
“What about a horror like we use to watch when we were kids.”
“Okay you pick the movie and I will make the popcorn.”
Okay she said and she went in to the entertainment room and I went to the kitchen to make the popcorn. When I got back Miranda had the movie in and ready to watch. I handed her, her drink and sat the popcorn on the table between us.
It is so nice to have Miranda here it feels like I’m back at home and nothing has change. I heard my mother telling us that if we didn’t stop watching those scary movies that we were going to have nightmares all night and we would just laugh at her and tell her that we wouldn’t, and she would say okay and then go to her room. Of course, she was right, and we would be so scared that we would cuddle up on the couch and fall asleep.
We watch two movies and then went to bed we were both so tired that we almost feel asleep down stairs. At the top of the stair I asked Miranda if she wanted to sleep in my room like we did when we were kids. She said that she would like that a lot, we went into my room and got ready for bed. Once we were lying down it was like we were wide awake again. We talked for hours about the thing that we did when we were kids and how much fun it was.
My Aunt Linda didn’t get home and tell the next morning like she said. Miranda and I were just sitting down at the table when she came in. She went and gave Miranda a hug and told her that it was good to see her again. Miranda told her that she was happy to see her again to. Then she told us that she was going to go upstairs and change and then she would be down to have breakfast with us. I told her okay we will see you when you come back down.
When my Aunt Linda came back down and got her breakfast, she looked at me and Miranda and asked us if we had planned this morning.
“No, we don’t Alex isn’t going to come and tell later this tonight. I told her.
“Great would you like to go shopping with me and to go out to lunch?”
I look at Miranda and asked her if she wanted to go, she said that, that would be nice. When we were done with breakfast my Aunt Linda told Jana to have Robert get the car ready and bring it around. She said okay and went in to the kitchen.
When we were all ready, we meet downstairs. Robert was waiting outside by the car ready to go. We went and got in the car and off we went. We went to my Aunt Linda’s favorite shop just off the Blvd. When we got inside my Aunt told us to try anything that we wanted to on that it was her treat. Miranda told her that she didn’t have to do that.
“You can just consider it a late graduation gift.”
Okay she said and we all started trying clothes we had a lot of fun. After we found what we wanted we headed out to my Aunt Linda’s favorite restaurant. We all had steak and lobster. When we got home Miranda and I took all our stuff up to my room.
Chapter Thirteen
“So, what are you going to wear tonight?” I asked Miranda.
“I think I will be the blue tank top with the white shorts that your Aunt just bought me. What are you going to were?”
“I’m going to be the gray tank with the black shorts. Alex will be here in two hours we should start getting read.”
Okay Miranda said and grabbed her stuff and headed to her room to shower and get ready. I got my stuff ready and then went and got in the shower. Miranda and I had just gotten to the bottom of the stairs what he doorbell rang. I was Alex coming to get us to go to the parting at the beach. When I opened the door, Alex gave me a hug and a kiss.
“So, are your beautiful lady’s ready to go?”
“Yes, we are. I just need to tell my Aunt that we are leaving. I will be right back.”
I went to tell my Aunt that we were leaving, when I got to her office she was on the phone. She motioned for me to come in and sit down and I did. She was only on the phone for a few minutes. When she hung up the phone, I told her that we were leaving for the party now and that I would see her in the morning. She said okay but she wasn’t going to be here when we got home that her and Sam was leaving tonight for a business meeting and that they wouldn’t be back and tell late tomorrow night. Okay I told her, and I left.
I went back into the lounge were Alex and Miranda were waiting for me and told them that I was ready to go.
“Great well let’s go.” Alex said.
We all pilled in to Alex’s car and headed for the beach. It wasn’t a long drive, so we didn’t talk a lot on the way there. Miranda asks if there was going to be a lot of people there. I told her that there wasn’t supposed to be, but you know once the word gets out everyone shows up.
We got the beach at the same time as Jennifer and Stephan got there. When I got out of the car, I asked Jennifer if she knew if Makayla and Jake were here yet. She said that they were right behind that so they should be here soon.
“Should we wait for them?” I asked.
“Yeah they shouldn’t be long.” Jennifer said.
Jennifer was right Makayla and Stephan pulled up just a few minutes later. We gathered are stuff and walked over to their car and waited for them to get out and we all walked down to the beach, we found a place to sit down. Once we got are blanks laid out the guys went and got us drinks. We sat there and talked for a while and drank are drink. There was a lot going on there were kids playing bally ball, some were swimming, were dancing and the rest was just sitting around talking.
A new song came on and Jennifer jumped up and said I love this song let’s dance and she grab mine and Makayla’s hands and headed toward were the others were dance, the guys fallowed, and we all dance and tell we couldn’t breathe. We got more drinks and went back and sat on are blankets.
We were sitting there having a good time we I heard a familiar laugh, I looked up and sure enough there was Gabrielle and her new group of friends coming straight for us. I looked at Makayla and Jennifer and said don’t look now but here comes trouble. Jennifer said don’t worry I will take care of her.
When she got close enough, she looks at her friends and said, “Well look at what we have here the loser’s club.”
“Go away Gabrielle we aren’t bothering you.”
“Don’t worry I’m don’t have any intension on sticking around you losers.”
She whispered something to the girl standing next to her and they both started laughing and then walk off.
“I hope she don’t start any trouble tonight.” I said.
“Don’t worry about her I don’t think she will give us any problems now that she has a new group of friends, she has not been bothering with us as much.” Makayla said.
“Yeah I know but I still don’t trust her.”
Alex put his arm around me and said don’t worry I won’t let anything happen to you.
“I know you won’t.”
I leaned over and gave him a kiss. Jake grabbed Makayla by the hand and said let’s go for a swim. Stephan said that is a good idea why don’t we all go. We all agreed. We all had been swimming suit on under are clothes, so we didn’t have to change.
When we were done swimming, we all went back to the dance floor and danced. I was starting to get thirsty, so I told Alex that I need to sit down and get a drink. Okay he said and we went back to our seats and Alex went and got me a drink. After a while everyone else came back, we were all sitting there having a good time I forgot that I sat my drink down behind me. Jake and Stephan said that they were getting hungry and ask if anyone else was. All at the same time everyone said that they were hungry to. Let’s go get something to eat Jake said. They all got up to go, I stayed sitting.
“Aren’t you coming?”
“No, I’m feeling a little tired will you please bring me something back?”
“Yeah, I will, are you okay?”
“Yeah I’m fine.”
“Do you want me to stay here with you? Miranda asked.”
“No, I will be fine I just go get you something to eat.”
“Are you sure I can stay here with you if
you want.”
“No go on, will you bring me another drink the one I have is almost gone.”
“Okay, yeah I will.”
While I was waiting for them to come back, I laid back with my eye closed for a few minutes, and then finished my drink. I started feeling dizzy and things started to get blurry. The next thing I remember was someone picking me up and carrying me off somewhere, and hearing Gabrielle’s voice. I started dozing in and out and I felt that someone was on top of me and I heard voices in the background laughing.
When I woke all the way up, I was lying next to a big bush naked, my clothes were in the bush all ripped up except my swimming suit. I was in a daze trying to put it on. I was just sitting there trying to figure out what happened to me when I heard Alex and Miranda yelling my name. I tried to call out to let them know where I was, but I couldn’t get anything to come out. After a couple of tries’, I finely was able to call out.
“I’m over here.” I heard the shuffle of running feet and then there was Alex yelling.
“What happened to you and why are your clothes all ripped?”
“I’m not sure, I think I was raped. When I was starting to come to, I swear that there was someone on top of me and I think I heard Gabrielle’s laughing, but when I came all the way to, I was naked, and my clothes were ripped.”
“We need to get you to the hospital now.” Alex said.
While he was helping me up, he told Miranda to go tell the others what happened and that we need to get her to the hospital. We all got to the parking lot at the same time. Jennifer and Makayla came running up to me yelling oh my god what happened to you. I told them that I wasn’t sure that I think that I was drugged and rape. Alex told them that we need to go to get me to the hospital and that we can find out there what happened.
On the way to the hospital I keep dozing in and out of sleep. Alex parked in front of the emergence room doors and helped me inside. He told the nurse at the desk what happened, and she helped me to a room. It felt like hours before the doctor came in to examine me. He took all kinds of blood test and did what he called a rape test.
I slept while we waited for my test to come back, which felt even longer then when I was waiting for him to come and to the test.
The doctor came in and said. “I got your test back and there are drugs in your system it what they call the date rape drug GSB and that is why you don’t remember anything. There is also signs that you were raped, I do have to notify the police about it.”
“That’s okay I will talk to them.”
After the doctor left the room Alex looked at me and said. I’m going to kill Gabrielle and here stupid boyfriends.
“No, let the police take care of it please Alex.”
“Okay but they are not going to get away with this.”
After I was done talking to the police we went home. When we got to my house I went upstairs and took a long hot shower. At first, I just sat in the shower and cried while the water flowed over me, then I scrubbed my body and tell it was red, raw and very sore. I still felt like I would never come clean. I dried off got dressed went back down stairs where Alex and Miranda were. They were sitting there talking about what had happened. The minute they saw me, Alex jumped up and came to me but his arms around and asked me if I was alright. I told him that I was going to be okay.
“Well you should go get some sleep we have to get up early and go back to the police station; they have more questions that they want to ask. Do you want me to stay here tonight or will you be okay?”
“I will be okay, Miranda is here, and she will take care of me.”
“Yeah don’t worry I won’t leave her alone at all tonight.”
“Okay but if you need anything call me and I will be right over.”
“Okay we will.”
Miranda walked Alex to the car and them came back and told me that we should go up to my room so that I could get some sleep.
I had just fallen asleep when the phone rang; Miranda answered it on the second ring. I didn’t open my eye I just laid there and listened. From what I could her I know it was Jennifer and Makayla calling to see how I was doing. I could hear Miranda telling them that I was okay and that I was asleep. A few minutes later she hung the phone up.
I don’t know how long I was asleep when the phone rang; again, but I heard Miranda say yes ma’am okay yes ma’am I will and then she hung up. She came and sat on the bed next to me and put her hand on my shoulder and said Lacey are you awake.
“Yes, I’m awake.”
“That was your Aunt Linda and she said that she just got off the phone with the police and that they told her what happened to you, and that she is getting on a plane and will be home in a few hours.”
Okay I told her, and then I asked her what time it was. She said that it was four in the morning.
Chapter Fourteen
My Aunt Linda arrived at the house around seven; I had just got out of the shower and was just putting on my shirt when she came running into the room.
“Oh my, are you alright? What did they do to you? I was so worried about you Sam and I jumped on the first flight back.”
“Don’t worry I’m okay. They drugged me and took me into the bushes and raped me. I have a few bourses but other than that I’m okay.”
“I can’t help to worry, and you should be in bed. Why are you out of bed? Did they get the people that did this to you?”
“Yes they got the people that did it to me; I’m not in bed because I have to go back to the police station for some more questions they said that I could come home and take a shower and change my clothes but as soon as I was done that I need to go back.”
“Can’t they wait and tell you are feeling better? By the way who was it that did this to you?”
“No, they can’t wait they want to get it all why it is still fresh in my mind, and it was Gabrielle and her friend that did it.”
“You don’t mean Gabrielle Mendoza, do you?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Well I’m going to have to talk to her parents about this I can’t believe someone that came from such a good family as she did would do such a thing.”
“Don’t call her parents Aunt Linda let the police take care of it, besides you don’t want to make it worse than what it already is do you.”
“Well no I don’t. Okay I’ll let the police take care of it, but I am calling my lawyer and we are going to the police station with you and I don’t want to hear anything about it. You finish getting read I’m going to go call Mr. Tanner.”
“Okay I will be downstairs as soon as I am finished getting dressed.”
My Aunt left the room and I finished getting dressed and then went to Miranda’s room to see if she was read to go. When I got to her room, she was just putting on her shoe. She didn’t say anything she just got up and walked down the stairs with me. We went straight to my Aunt Linda’s office; she was just hanging up the phone when we walked in. She looked at us and asked if we were ready to go.
“Yes, we are.” I told her.
“Good I will have Robert bring the car around, and Mr. Tanner is going to meet us at the police station.”
Alex pulled up just as we were walking out the door, when he got of the car, I told him that my Aunt called her lawyer and that he was going to meet us at the police station. We all got into the car and headed for the police station. It was a quit ride there nobody said anything the whole way there.
When we got to the police station Mr. Tanner was waiting just inside the door for us. When he saw me, he came up to me and gave me a hug and said that he was sorry to hear what happened to me and that he was going to everything he could to make sure that the ones that did this to me would be put in jail for a long time. I thanked him and we went in to the police station.
We went into a room and Mr. Tanner went over everything that I needed to tell the police. It didn’t take long, which I was glad because all I wanted to do is go home and put all this behind me.
> After we got done at the police station and got back to my house, we had lunch my Aunt asked if I needed anything, I told her that I was okay, she said that she would be in her office if I needed anything. Alex said that he was going to go home so that Miranda and I could spend her last day here alone. He came over and kissed me and said that he would be here in the morning to pick us up to go to the airport. I kissed him back and said okay I will see you tomorrow.
Miranda and I spent the rest of the day out by the pool talking. We talked about my wedding plains and when she would be back out to help me with it. It was nice it took my mind off what had happened.
Chapter Fifteen
After Alex and I dropped Miranda off at the airport we went to lunch and then for a walk on the beach. We found a nice quit place and sat. Alex took me in his arms and told me that everything was going to be okay and that he loved me more the anything and that he hopes that I still loved him and that what happened to me won’t change thing between us. I told him that I so still love him more than anything and that I want to still marry him as we have planned. I told him that I was more worried that it would change the way that he felt about me. He said that nothing would change the way that he felt about me. We sat there and just held each other for the longest time before we went home.
When Alex dropped me off at home I went straight up to my room, took a hot bath then went to bed. That night I didn’t sleep well I had bad dreams about what happened all night. When morning came, I had to make myself get up. I went and took a cold shower to help wake me up. It did help a little, but I was still groggy when I went down for breakfast.
The next couple of months went by fast; Mr. Tanner called and told us that Gabrielle and her friend where put in jail for a very long time. I was glad to hear about that now hopefully I can move on and get started on my wedding plans it is in two month and I wasn’t getting very far on the planning.
The next few weeks Miranda and I did a lot of the planning though emails and over the phone. We got a lot more done then I thought we would, but there is still a lot that we can’t do over the phone like the dress fittings. Today we talked about when she was going to come back out, we decided that she would come the week before the final dress fitting, is in two weeks.
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