hapter 5
When the man saw Jack, he kicked Sandra in her abdomen and fled the scene.
Jack pulled Sandra, who was sobbing, into his arms.
As she sobbed, Sandra said, “Jack, thank God you came.”
Jack placed his jacket over Sandra. His entire attention was on Sandra in his arms. He did not even notice me, who was struggling for life but unable to let out any sound.
“Whitney said that she wanted to talk to me alone, so she asked me to meet her here, but I only saw that man when I arrived. I’m really scared. If you hadn’t arrived in time, I would’ve been…” Sandra sobbed even harder.
Jack was infuriated. He dialed my phone furiously, wanting me to explain. However, my phone had been destroyed by the man who assaulted me.
Jack picked Sandra up, while I was left behind like a broken rag doll. My protector had gone to help another girl instead.
I was found by cleaners the next day. They called me an ambulance. The entire school heard about my assault in the night.
I locked myself in my room, refusing to see anyone.
When Jack opened the door to the ward, I buried my head in my pillow, sobbing.
He tapped me on the shoulder through the covers. That felt like a scene when I moved in with the Lacroix family, and I was secretly crying because I missed my parents. Jack was there to comfort me.
“I’m sorry for not protecting you, but Whitney, you shouldn’t have gone there. You know you’ve hurt Sandra?”
I was stunned. Was I not the victim of assault?
I found out what happened through Jack’s words, uttered as he suppressed his anger.
Sandra was having her period. The kick to her abdomen would probably cause further complications in the future.
I wanted to explain myself, but I found no need to. Jack would not believe me no matter what I said anyway.
