“Somebody is finally fighting back, I like it.” His eyes contradicted what he said. It looked like he was ready to smash my head into the wall.
“Fuck you! I’m done with letting you get away with this, I’m telling the police.”
He laughed straight in my face. “What do you not get yet? I am the mayor, which means the police listens to me not you. You know what, I like this feisty side of you. Maybe I should have waited until now to take your virginity, but your tight little pussy was too hard to resist.”
Memories resurface and after the day I had today, all the anger came rushing in. I punched him straight in the face and I ran away as fast as I could. I made it down the wooden drive way until he tackled me into the rocks. I smacked my head of the rock and the pain was unbearable. He wrapped his hands around my throat and I saw the blood from my head flowing over his hands. Part of me was scared, but the other part was relieved I didn’t have to deal with him anymore. As soon as I was fading out, I heard a voice in the back screaming stop.
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I woke up to a cold white room with a beeping sound. My head felt like someone hit it with a hammer and it hurt just to keep my eyes open. As soon as I was able to open my eyes all the way, Delilah was standing over me with tears in her eyes.
“My sweet girl, I am so sorry. I knew something must have happened to you, but I figured you would tell me on your own time. I just never knew it was that bad.” She put her head down on my lap and I was embarrassed she found out like this.
Everything that happened since the beginning came rushing back to me. It first started with him whipping me if I embarrassed him in front of people. He started to progress later on to stroking himself while whipping me on my bare ass. I knew it was wrong, but he threatened to hurt Jude if I told anyone. Every year it only got worse. I started noticing he would stare directly at my boobs and he wouldn’t even try to hide it unless Jude was around. That was the only time I was free from it was when Jude was around. He didn’t even care if his wife was there.
When I turned thirteen, Jude ran away. I never told him about Mr. Montgomery because I feared what Mr. Montgomery would do to him if he found out I told. I would have lost him, but now I wish I did say something to him because I lost him anyways. When he left that day it got worse, it was the day Mr. Montgomery took my virginity. It was painful, embarrassing, and I just felt dead inside. With everything that has happened to me, why did this have to happen to? He would rape me every week and the only time I would get a break is if he was out on business. His wife was too consumed with her prescriptions and material things to even take notice. It finally took me burning all Mrs. Montgomery’s clothes and running her car into the house to get me kicked out. It was too public to turn an eye from. He warned me that he knew what I was up too and it wouldn’t be the last time I saw him. Today was the first time since he said it.
“How did I get here?” I couldn’t look at Delilah because I didn’t want to see her reaction.
Her voiced cracked and her grip on my hand tightened. When I finally did look up, tears were coming down her cheeks. “Madison, nothing I say will make any of this go away, but know I’ll never let anything bad like that happen to you again. I’ll protect you until the day I die. I won’t fail you again, I promise.”
I wish I could believe her, but everyone leaves me eventually. I decided to ask her again what happened and she finally said, “A new cop in town was on a run on the trails when he heard you scream. When he ran up on you guys, Mr. Montgomery was choking you. He heard him mumbling about how he was going to. Oh god, I can’t even say it.” Most likely the bastard either said he was going to rape or kill me. At least the second choice would have taken me out of my misery.
“He’s going to come back for me Delilah. Now that people know, it’s going to be worse. I have to get out of here, he’s probably already waiting for me.” I went to unplug my wires, ready to get out of here before he comes and finds me.
“Stop dear, that devil of a man is going to spend a long time in jail.”
Men with that much money and power would get away with murder let alone rape. One day he will get out and I’ll be ready this time.
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Present…
Today was an absolute shit show thanks to Chanel and Jude. I tried standing my ground, but once the memories of Mr. Montgomery popped in my head, all bets were off. I tried to do the right thing and talk to Doc, but drowning that demon out of my head sounded better.
I got in my car and drove to the nearest liquor store and grabbed a bottle of Jameson. I hated drinking, it reminded me of the piece of shit sperm donor that I once called dad. I usually
