Author note:
When my husband (Hubby77) asked me for help editing (Lost in Purgatory), the psychologist in me tried to get him to change the ending, feeling that Lisa must have some underlying reason for her behavior. He insisted that was how the story came to him, and he did not want to change it. I asked him if he would mind if I wrote a follow-up story from Lisa's point of view (Lost in Purgatory. Lisa's side). He said go for it. I gave him a rough draft, and he liked the idea I was going for. But I had many timeline issues, so we started to hash things out together. My husband insisted that I take the credit because it was my idea. But the story you are about to read is really a collaboration.
Please note:
In this story, mother and father are not capitalized because there is always an implied possessive pronoun.
Prologue
At the bitter end, Lisa tried to tell David the truth. The truth she has never told anyone. Because Lisa has never really known the truth, and now she has to live with the pain of how I (her terrible secret) destroyed the most wonderful man she has ever known, the love of her life, her soulmate.
My name is Lori. I am the alter-ego of a woman named Lisa. No, I'm not going to make excuses for her or us. Because there is no excuse for what she, we, I did. But if you are curious to know how a hard-working, dedicated, loving mother and wife like Lisa ended up in a motel room with four young men that night. I'll do my best to take you for a walk in her, our, shoes.
What David didn't know!
Lisa was the perfect little "yes" girl.
She had a very dominating father who watched over her like a hawk and controlled every minute of her day.
She attended an all-girls Christian academy where the uniforms were mid-calf gray skirts with white blouses and black sweater vests. Her mother would only buy Lisa clothing her father approved of. Long pants (never shorts) and conservative long sleeve shirts. She was not allowed to style or color her hair, and it was to be kept long and preferably in a ponytail.
Lisa hit puberty about the time she started seventh grade, and the more her figure developed, the more her father tightened the reins. Her father declared that Lisa was not to date until she turned sixteen, and she was not to hang out (unsupervised) where there might be boys. That's when, like a bad penny, I showed up and started plotting against "our" father's authority. I was always figuring out fun things for us to do to make life tolerable. But if her father caught us breaking the rules, he would beat Lisa with a belt!
She was rather quiet and shy, and Lisa hadn't made many friends at the academy. But not long after I came into her life, we met our new best friend, Pam. Her parents had just moved into the neighborhood, and we were happy to find out that Pam only lived a block from our house.
Lisa and Pam did pretty much everything together, and one day while exploring the rocky outcroppings along a ridge in the woods at the end of our cul-de-sac, they found a small dry cave. It was big enough to stand up in and well hidden behind some bushes just a few yards off the (shortcut) trail we took to school and back every day. It became our hideout and stash house.
By age thirteen, Lisa had become quite a beauty. She was already five-two with auburn hair that hung down to her waist. We filled out our thirty-two C-cup bra nicely, and I knew our big brown eyes, brilliant smile, and full pouty lips were going to drive the boys wild. Pam was a beauty herself and our only true friend at the academy. Some of the other girls were envious and could be rather catty and mean to Lisa and Pam.
She had always been father's good little girl, so Lisa didn't know how to flirt and have fun. But by the time we finished eighth grade and started our summer break, I had become the new outgoing, fun side of Lisa. Our mother didn't always agree with father's strict rules, and I got the impression (though she would never say it) that she was happy to see Lisa coming out of her shell.
That summer, mother defied one of father's rules and took us and our little sister, Shellie, to the beach while he was at work. When we got there, mother said that she would watch Shellie and told Lisa to go have fun; but stay in sight.
Despite our ugly one-piece bathing suit, I was going to make the most of this chance to be around cute boys. Before long, Lisa caught the attention of a handsome older boy, and while I was flirting and making small talk with him, he mistakenly called Lisa (Lori). I liked it, and from that day forward, I had a name, "Lori."
By our next summer break, mother was breaking father's rules again. She would let Lisa walk to the Community pool to cool off (unsupervised). The community pool was about three blocks away, near the girls' Academy and the public high school. Of course, Lisa still had to wear an ugly one-piece swimsuit. So I convinced her to buy us a fabulous red bikini, and we kept it hidden in the stash cave so we could change suits on our way to and from the pool.
The red bikini was a big hit with all the boys. Some of the older boys would dunk us underwater and then get pretty handsy as they tried to untie our bathing suit top. I remember the thrill of that "accidental" touching!
Our nipples were very sensitive, and when we were hanging out around the pool, it didn't take much for them to become erect. All the boys noticed, and Lisa would be embarrassed, but I was delighted by their attention!
Girls will rebel!
The girls' Academy only taught k through ninth grade. When we started high school, I was thrilled to be surrounded by handsome boys. Unfortunately, father became even more controlling, and we were not allowed to wear make-up, tight clothing, or skirts above the knee.
Our wardrobe was tacky and out of date, and Pam felt sorry for Lisa. She helped us "procure" a large plastic storage bin for our stash cave. Then Pam would bring us make-up, hair accessories, and stylish clothes to change into on our way to school.
I convinced Lisa to use some of her babysitting money to buy high-heels, stockings, and jewelry to wear when I snuck out to see boys. Lisa was such a worrywart and was always afraid of being caught by father whenever we snuck out. But, more and more, I became the dominant personality, and I was determined not to let her ruin our perfect summer.
The summer we turned sixteen was another perfect summer: until it wasn't!
It was a sweltering hot day, and Lisa wanted to go swimming at the community pool to cool off, and I wanted to tease the boys in our newest skimpier red bikini. Mom told Lisa to have fun as we left the house (in our ugly conservative navy-blue one-piece swimsuit) and headed for the stash cave to change. But as we neared the end of our cul-de-sac, a handsome blue-eyed blond man in a bright-red convertible pulled up alongside Lisa. He was older, in his mid to late twenties, and she was afraid. But I thought he was hot and mentally shoved Lisa out of the way as I said, "Hello."
"Hi," he replied with a disarming smile.
Then he asked Lisa where she was going? I spoke up and told him she was going to the community pool to cool off. His smile brightened, and he told Lisa he knew of a lake that would be a lot nicer to cool off in than that overcrowded community pool. Then he said it wasn't far away, and he would be more than happy to take her there. Lisa was desperately ringing her warning bell, but I just kept pushing her away because he was so damn handsome. I figured, what the hell, how dangerous could it be at a public beach?
I explained the swimsuit situation and told him it would only take Lisa a minute to change into her bikini. He insisted on coming along, and Lisa was in a panic as we walked to the cave. I just ignored her because there was no way I was going to the beach with this good-looking hunk in that ugly one-piece swimsuit.
He was a perfect gentleman and waited outside the cave while I changed, and I told myself that meant he must be an honorable man. Right?
When we got back to his car. Again, he was the perfect gentleman and opened the door of his big red convertible for Lisa.
I was enjoying the wind in my hair on our way to the beach, and I could tell by the way he was glancing at me he liked what he saw. But Lisa had been quietly pouting since we got into the car, and as he drove farther out of town, she started to panic again and reminded me; he said, "It wasn't far away." I assumed he knew where he was going. So to appease Lisa, I asked how much further? He just grinned and said we were almost there as he turned onto a dirt road that was unfamiliar to us. Then he turned onto an off-the-beaten-path two-track that led to an old flooded gravel pit.
There was no one else around, and Lisa was scared witless. I was starting to get worried as he parked, reached into the back seat, and grabbed a blanket. Then he came around, opened the door, and smiled as he held out his hand like a gentleman. Now, I was scared witless and froze as we looked up at him with fear in our big brown eyes. His smile faded, and his demeanor changed as he firmly grabbed Lisa by the arm and pulled us out of the car. That's when I realized Lisa was gone, and I was on my own as he dragged me over to an isolated shady spot, placed the blanket on the ground, and pushed me down.
Then the unthinkable happened!
Needless to say, I should have listened to Lisa, and that was not how I imagined we would lose our virginity.
Later that day, he dropped me off in the cul-de-sac and smiled as he drove away. I was in a daze, and Lisa was still gone, somewhere, as I went to the cave and changed. On the walk home, Lisa came back, frightened and disoriented, from wherever she was. I think on some level, Lisa knew we had been raped. But I never felt her presence after he pulled us from the car, and I don't think she ever really knew what happened that day.