Chapter 1

I tried to catch my breath after running for almost twenty minutes. I stood a couple of houses away from mine and tried to calm myself down but after what just happened it was impossible to stay calm. "Please don't cry", I whispered to myself for the twentieth time. This night really didn't go as planned and as I neared my house the tears I had been holding in for so long began to spill.

I looked down at my ripped dress and opened buttons and secretly thanked God that there was no one to see me like this. I can't help but think what would have happened if I hadn't woken up in time but still he got to touch me. "Don't worry Jassy, I just want to make you feel good", his words kept ringing in my head.

I managed to get to my house and tried to get in, I just wanted to crawl into the bath to scrub my skin until I felt better but unfortunately I left my bag back at the party. Great, just great. I rang the doorbell and tried to clean some of my tears so I'd look less wretched but who am I kidding, nothing I did would hide my missing buttons and messy hair.

As if my luck could not get worse my mom opened the door, my mom of all people. I didn't expect her to be home till the next morning since she had a night shift at the hospital. "Oh Jasmine you're...", she stopped mid sentence and did a once-over. I looked down and tears started running down my face again. I tried to hold it in till after she had scolded me because who wouldn't? But it never came, instead she opened her arms, "Come here baby".

I didn't have to be told twice I hugged her like my life depended on it and at that moment it kinda did. She led me inside and closed the door," It's okay baby, mummy's here" she kept whispering as she stroke my hair. I let go and cried my eyes out as she led me to my to room. My mom is a nurse so she's very good in these kind of situations. We sat on my bed and I cried until I couldn't anymore then she went into the bathroom and prepared it for me. "Okay you take a bath and change and I'll make soup for you then we can talk" she held my face and looked me in the eyes, " Wipe your tears baby and try to calm down" she kissed my head and left to prepare the soup.

I entered the bathroom and looked at my face in the mirror but I couldn't get his face out of my head. I threw my clothes in the bin. I scrubbed my body so much it turned red I wanted to get the feeling of his hands off me. '"I've waited for this day for so long don't make it hard for me" then raised my dress and touched my thighs' I didn't realize how much time had passed till I heard my mum's voice, "Jasmine, come out now baby your soup will get cold".

I slowly got out and being too tired to pick clothes I just put on my bathrobe and went out to meet my mom with my hair dripping. I sat on my bed beside my mom as she fed me the soup, I stopped drinking after a while and she set the soup down. "Okay now tell me why you came home crying and looking dirty" she said in a calm voice as she dried my hair with a towel. The mere memory of the incident made me start crying all over again. "You have to say something to me Jasmine, so I can help you" my mom said and handed me a tissue. So I did. It took a lot of crying and tissues but an hour later I had told her everything and managed to stop crying.

My mom was beyond angry and you could see it on her face. She looked like she was about to explode." Okay now what did you say the boy's name was again sweetie" she was holding onto me so tight at this point " Emmett Lambert" I said between sniffles. She nodded and placed my head on my pillow as she repeated the name to herself." Try and go to sleep alright. You need it and I'll call your principal and see if he can excuse you from school for sometime okay.

Don't worry you're safe now. She kissed my forehead and turned off the light to my room I don't know where it came from but I screamed really loud and she immediately turned it back on and came to my side again ,"It's okay Jasmine, you're fine see there's nothing to be sacred about. I was really trembling like I had just woken up from a nightmare and to be honest everything happening right now felt like it. I tried to calm myself down but I made it worse so I just listened to my mom and did what she said until I was finally calm.

She left after confirming I was really fine but this time she left the light on

I could hear her talking to my aunt outside my room I tried to hear what they were talking about but I couldn't. I tried to go to sleep but I couldn't do that either so I gave up and lay on my bed regretting ever going to the party I lay there hugging my pillow a little tighter than I normally did, I knew one thing was for sure I will never be able to forget what happened tonight.