AUTHOR'S NOTE:
I do not think rape is a subject to take lightly. This story is completely fiction and not meant to offend anyone, nor is it an endorsement of rape.
My name is Kelly and I would like to tell you of an incident that happened to me when I was 20. My story begins on a Friday night; I was out on a date with a man named Tony and I had been dating him for 2 years. You would think that in two years of dating you could trust someone not to hurt you. Well I found out differently that night.
Tony took me to our special place in the woods over-looking a beautiful stream and Tony never tried to do more than kiss me so I did not think anything of it. When we stepped into the clearing I saw our blanket and candles set on a fallen tree trunk it was a very romantic scene and I told him so. We sat down and Tony poured some wine into goblets for us and toasted us being together. He then reached over took the goblet from my hand and set it on the ground, then kissed me gently and pressed me back against the blanket. When we were lying side to side Tony looked me in the eyes and asked if I would marry him, handing me a ring. I was in heaven and said yes immediately, we began kissing again and his hands rubbed up and down my back.
When his actions turned more sexual, I told him to stop that I wanted us to wait until our wedding night. I figured out his intentions when he rolled on top of me and began a more forceful attempt to get what he wanted and we began to struggle. I got lucky that there were two detectives policing the area and heard my cries or so I thought at the time. One officer pulled Tony off me and put him in handcuffs while the other one calmed me down. After answering all their questions and signing a statement of charges against Tony for attempted rape, Tony was handed over to the other police that showed up as backup and taken away. The tallest of the detectives, Jamie was his name, gave me his jacket and Tom his partner said they would take me home. In addition, they would need me to come down to the station in the morning for a few more questions I said ok and thanked them for the ride.
The next morning I showed up at the station at 10 am to find out that Tony was released on bail and a court date was set for next Monday for 7am. I said Ok and answered more questions and then left and returned to work. I work for an advertising firm about a mile from the station so I picked up lunch and took it with me. My partner Jack asked if everything was ok and I told him what had happened with Tony, Jack said if there was anything he could do to let him know and we got to work. I got back into my normal routine and tried not to think about going to court in a week. Sunday was my day off and I usually cleaned house and just lazed around so I was surprised when my doorbell rang at 1 o'clock. I answered the door to see Jamie and Tom standing there in uniform. "Is something wrong officers?"
"We have some bad news, and need to ask you where you were last night," Tom said.
"Why? What has happened?" I said thinking something bad had happened to one of my family. "We found the body of the man who attacked you Friday in an abandoned building this morning. He was killed last night the coroner puts his time of death around 10," Jamie said sympathetically.
"Oh my god are you sure it's Tony?" I asked not really believing what they were saying.
"Yes, he's already been identified by his sister." Tom answered. "We are sorry but we have to ask where you were last night between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 PM." Tom said.
"I was still at the office until almost midnight last night with my partner Jack, we are working on a big money account with a client that has the I wanted it done yesterday attitude," I said.
"We know the type," Tom said. "Did you leave the office at all before midnight?"
"No we called out for dinner so we could finish the account," I answered in shock.
"I need to call his family, just because he was a jerk, his sister and I are still friends."
"Ok if we need anything else we'll be in touch, thank you Kelly," Jamie said. As soon as I closed the door, I called Tony's sister. She told me his funeral was on Tuesday if I wanted to attend it that would be ok with the family; they did not hold what happened against me. Tony's family is the type of family once you are a part of it you stay that way no matter what.
Not long after the funeral, Jamie and Tom showed up on my doorstep to check up on me and to let me know they had ruled Tony's death as suicide. It became a routine for one or both to show up at my house on Friday after work or on Sunday to just talk. Once when Jamie was there by himself he told me that I reminded him of his younger sister who was not as lucky as I was. She was date raped when she was sixteen and the boy got off because his father had been the sheriff in the town where it happened. "This was the reason I went into law enforcement to help people and hopefully save other girls from the same fate."
I told him that I was glad he and Tom had been there that night. We became friends after that. Every now and then I would have a BBQ or throw a party and would invite them both over. On one Friday Tom showed up at my work and asked if I would like to go to dinner with him, I said sure and we had a great time. Jamie asked me out the next Friday and I enjoyed being with him. My feelings for Jamie stayed on a friendly level where as my feeling for Tom gradually began to change. I made plans one night to see Tom and was getting ready when Jamie showed up and asked if I wanted to go have a drink with him. "I'm sorry, Jamie, but I already have plans for tonight maybe some other time ok," I said.
"Oh Ok sorry - I should have called first. Maybe tomorrow?" he said with a look of hope.
"I can't tomorrow either, sorry," I said looking at my watch and noticing the time. "I'm late Jamie I have to finish getting dressed I'll call you. OK?"
"Sure," he said and then left. I finished getting dress and met Tom at the restaurant.
About two months later Jamie said he wanted to talk to me and asked if I would meet him for drinks after work I said sure no problem. When I got off work Jamie met me in the lobby of the office and he took me to a quaint little place down the street.
"So what did you want to talk about?" I asked after we sat down.
"Well I was wondering if maybe you would consent to being with me on a personal level?" He asked with this sheepish look on his face. At first I just looked at him awestruck and tried to think of a way to let him down without hurting him.
"Jamie I...um...I don't know how to say this." I stammered.
"Never mind you don't have to say anything I..."
"No you don't understand," I interrupted him, "You're my friend Jamie and that's all. I'm sorry, I don't mean to hurt you but I just don't feel that way about you."
"Oh well, you can't blame a guy for trying now can you?" he laughed. We talked for a little while longer but it felt strained and awkward. We parted company in the usual way with me saying goodbye and Jamie saying see ya around.
That happened on a Monday, after that Jamie began to change. On Wednesday Jamie came over and I noticed right away that something was different, I asked if anything was wrong and all he said was that he had had a tough day at work. He did not stay long but I had the uncomfortable feeling his eyes followed me wherever I went in the house while he was there. On Friday night, everything changed and I feared I would not live to see another day.
Friday Morning dawned bright and I went to work as usual. When I got there Jack let me know we landed the big money account we had bided on last week and it looked as if our company was finally getting off the ground. I went through the day in high spirits so when Jack asked me out for a celebratory drink after work I did not hesitate to say yes. We went to the new club in town and stayed later than planned. I was feeling the wine so Jack offered to drive me home and I let him. He walked me to the door said congratulations again and kissed me on the cheek made sure I got in ok and left.
I was stilled hyped about the account so I put on some coffee, while I changed into my night clothes getting comfortable, before beginning to jot some ideas down for our presentation. Just as the coffee, finished brewing and I sat down on the couch my doorbell rang. I grabbed my robe and walked to the door asking who it was and heard Jamie's voice: "Kelly, can I talk to you?" His voice was a little strange but I put that off as the wine making it sound that way.
"I'm really tired Jamie can it wait until tomorrow?" I replied hoping he would take the hint and go. What he said next made a shiver run down my spine.
"Tom was shot tonight, Kelly."
I quickly opened the door and started asking a million question's, "What happened? Is he Ok? He is not dead is he please tell me he is not dead? Please Jamie tell...."