The Betrayal

The Escape?

“Raph, please help me!” he looked me over, looking rather confused.

“What happened to you?” I just looked down

“Sean, Sean betrayed me. Please just help me get out of here.” I could see Dusty’s house a few houses down.

“How?”

I was getting so frustrated. I was trying to get up, crawl to Dusty. It would be safe there. I could get help.

“How? You want to know how? Fine! He r***d and tortured me. Happy? Can you just help me get to Dusty’s house?” Raphael rushed down and picked me up. I had my arm around his shoulder and his hands were around my waist, making sure I wouldn’t slip down. We were limping towards the house. He was taking his time and I was trying to go faster, causing us to trip up, and I would fall forward. We were halfway there, only three more houses to go when I heard a car screech. I looked back and saw Sean get out of the car.

“Get in the car.” He was walking towards me. I was trying to run towards the house. I slipped out of Raph’s hands and fell onto the ground. Sean repeated himself again. “Get in the car.”

 “No! I am not getting into that car.” I was crawling as fast as I could to get to Dust. Sean grabs my ankle and I scream. I try to kick loose. Raphael put a hand on Sean’s shoulder.

“What’s going on here?”

“None of your business.” Sean had grabbed my ankle again and started dragging me to the car. I was kicking and screaming. I was going to do whatever it took to not go back to that house. Raphael took Sean shoulder back.

 “Sean. Stop.” Suddenly Sean turned around and punched Raph in the jaw. I gave a quick kick and he let go. I was crawling to the house as the two boys started going at it. Punches were flying. I got to Dusty’s house and knocked on the door feverously. Dusty answered the door. She looked at me. Just then a horrible smack resounded through the air. I saw Raph falling back, dazed. Dusty looked over and saw it too.

 “Sam? What’s going on?”

“Sean’s house is on fire; we need to call for help?” I tried to smile and enter the house. She stopped me and looked at me.

“Tell me the truth!”

“It was all Raphael’s fault. He lit a match and it fell on the floor. Poof the whole house is engulfed in flames as we speak.” She gave me another stern look. “Fine. It was Sean. Please just let me in. Help me.”

“What did he do?” She was starting to look a bit concerned. I was looking at her. Please don’t make me say it out loud. Don’t make me tell you.

“Kick Raph out of the house?” She looked at me disappointed.

“I know you’re still lying, but I guess I better let you in.” She opened the door and I jumped inside. She closed the door behind her and went into the hallway and then into the kitchen. She came back with a blanket and tea. She set the tea down on the table and walked towards me, unfolding the blanket as she came closer. She wrapped the blanket around my shoulders and walked me to the couch. When she got there, she handed me the tea. Chi tea, my favorite. She had her arms around my shoulders.

“Sam?” I couldn’t help it anymore. I started crying. “Sam, I want to help but I can’t unless you tell me what’s going on.” I started mumbling. I don’t think she understood much of what I said, but she was still holding me.

“I thought he loved me…”

 “What are you talking about? What happened?”I put my head on her lap and started crying again. I kept mumbling on about love and lust, and Sean and me. Dusty was rubbing my shoulder trying to comfort me, calm me down so that she could understand what I was saying. Her hand caught on what remained of my shirt and saw a mark, a scar that wasn’t there before. I could feel her tensing up, getting angry. “Did Sean do this to you?”

I nodded and squeaked out the two words “and more.” I turned to look at her. Embarrassed that she had to find out about it this way.

“What else did he do to you.” I looked down, not wanting to answer when a thud was heard. I stop crying and get up to go to the door to look outside. I run to the door and catch a glimpse of Raphael laying on the car. “Sam What happened!”

 I turn to her and tell her between sobs what happened. The r**e, the abuse, the torture. She ran to grab the phone.

“Call the police.”I shake my head and tell her no. I didn’t want to get him in trouble, I just wanted it to stop. “Sam, I will protect you, anyways he’s busy taking care of Raph.”

She joined me at the door to see Sean and Raphael soaked in blood. She handed me the phone.

“Call!” I took the phone and looked outside. “Sam?”

I sit down on the couch and just hold the phone. She had her knife out by now. She was glaring at me and I dialed the number. I was sitting on the phone. I heard the operator on the other end say hello. I said nothing. Dusty was glaring at me. I said there was a fight. She looked at me again.

“About what?” she practically yelled out at me. I told the operator that he’s protecting me. Dusty jumped in again. “What is he protecting you from?”

“Sean, he’s protecting me from Sean.”

 “Why? Sam, tell them what happened.” I managed to stutter into the phone that he r***d me. Dusty blurted out “And physically assaulted you!”

I repeated it into the phone. Dusty nodded and smiled, pleased with what I had just done. I looked back out the window next to the door and saw the boys approaching the house. Dusty’s eyes got really big.

 “What’s wrong?” Dusty slammed the door shut.