All That I Need

Episode 15

Klarissa’s POV

“Even after having a shower, I can’t get him off me,” Lily said, when she was out of the shower and into some of my spare clothes. They fit her perfectly.

“He was inside me. I can’t get him out of me. I can still feel him,” She was distraught, the total opposite to what she was earlier. The experience had traumatised her.

“It’s okay. You’re safe now,” I said, moving beside where she was sitting on my bed and wrapping my arm around her. She let me, leaning her head against my shoulder. Her messy, dark brown hair spread over my shoulder, and covered her face.

“That doesn’t change what happened. I can’t get it out of my mind. And I definitely can’t go back to school. I can’t see that monster again.”

I rubbed her shoulder with my hand, and held her closer.

She leaned into me, and I couldn’t prevent the warm tingles that spread through my body. I loved her. Even just as a friend.

“What about we do something to get your mind off things?” I asked, still holding her.

She nodded. “Yeah. I’d like that,”

So that’s how we wound up in the living room, with all 6 of my siblings, playing charades.

Kate was currently jumping all over the place like she was insane.

“KANGAROO!!!” Kacey yelled.

“Correct,” Kate said, and they swapped places.

Lily was smiling, laughing along with all my siblings. It was good to see her smiling again.

Kacey began to re-enact what looked like a dying dog. Then there was a knock at the door.

“It’s for you,” mum said, after she’d opened the door.

“Kiara and Sarah,” She said, with a serious look on her face. She’d definitely noticed that I hadn’t been hanging around them lately.

They hadn’t interacted with me since I’d left them, and I wondered what the fuck they wanted.

I walked to the door, and went outside.

“Whatever you’re here for, I don’t care,” I said, frowning.

“Well we care, and you will,” Kiara said. I noticed her make up looked worse than ever, which meant that she probably thought she was getting better.

“Daryl is going to get what he wants from you. There’s nothing you can do to stop it from happening,” Sarah said, flicking her blonde ponytail.

“So come with us now, and get it over and done with. Because you know it’ll happen anyway. Or I’ll egg you. And if it hasn’t been done by next week, those pictures will be all over social media. EVERYWHERE.” Kiara said, standing right in front of me.

“So just come with us. It’ll save a lot of hassle,” Sarah said fiercely, grabbing my arm and trying to pull me. Good thing she was weak.

That’s when I felt someone grab my other arm. I was about to resist, when I heard a quiet voice behind me.

“I’m not letting her experience what I had to go through. Let her go!” Lily snarled.

“You really are lesbians, aren’t you?” Kiara laughed, looking at our hands. Lily had gently moved her hand from its hold on my arm, to my hand.

“I would rather people think I’m a lesbian than to be raped,” I said.

“So get the fuck off this property,” my heart was beating rapidly, and I wanted to jump at them, take out all the hate and anger I’ve had for them for the past few years, and the hate and anger I had for Daryl, for doing what he did to Lily, on them.

But I didn’t. I knew it wouldn’t change the situation. So it wasn’t worth it. Plus, I was worried deep down that they would post those pictures, and people would believe it. That I would be outed. Even possibly to my parents.

I wasn’t ready for the whole world to know.

“Fine then,” Sarah said, pulling out eggs from her bag and throwing them at Lily and I.

“This isn’t the end, though,” Sarah said, joining in.

“Definitely not,” Kiara said, throwing one last egg at us before we ran inside.