CHAPTER 13 Now they knew what happened to Joy
*Sebastian*
"There was a single light on, but no Noah. I even called out to him, but there was no answer. Thinking it was another of Nicole's pranks, I turned around to leave, but the doors suddenly closed. There stood Liam and his three bestfriends, Cris, Jack and Dan, who were waiting for me with these evil grins on their faces."
Her face suddenly changed from confident to frightened. Her hand was shaking and a cold sweat appeared above her brow.
"I tried to run away, I did, but I tripped on my dress and fell. They picked me up from the floor and threw me against the vertical bench press. While Liam and Cris held me down, Dan tied my wrists and ankles down. Then, he ripped my dress apart, ripped my underwear and shoved it in my mouth."
"Cris was first. He couldn't get it up for whatever reason, so he started punching me. Every time his fist connected, he became hard. He did anal first, thrusting so hard while beating my face. Then, when he was about to come, he stuck his penis into my vagina, pumping until he came while he grabbed my head with his two hands, hitting my head against the bench press."
"After Cris, Liam raped me then Jack. Liam smashed my face with a barbell when he came, screaming "Death to all Taylors" while Jack strangled me so hard, I almost died."
"Dan, instead of using his dick, used the end of a mop instead and inserted it all the way in. After that, he took a baseball bat, broke my arm, my leg, and some of my ribs."
"When he was done with the bat, Dan told the others to fix up so they could go back to the spring formal before everyone noticed they were gone. He said to leave me there. The janitor will surely find me dead in the morning. I remember the sounds of their laughter before they left the gym. Whatever they did to me, they clearly enjoyed it."
"And no, the janitor didn't find me. A girl did. I couldn't see who she was because both of my eyes were closed shut from the beatings and sadly, I didn't recognize her voice. She said she would call Noah to take me home."
"Once I heard my parents' voices, I tried to tell them who hurt me, but my jaw was broken, so I wasn't sure if they heard me. I passed out on our way to the hospital. When I woke up, I was lying in a hospital bed being treated for my injuries."
"I expected to hear Liam and his possé were already behind bars, but I overheard the Sheriff telling my father that they found the boy's gym clean... that no one was talking. I also overheard him say evidence had gone missing, including my gown. With no evidence and no eye witnesses, the Sheriff told my dad if we decided to file charges, it would be a case of "he said, she said." We would definitely lose and I would be labeled as the town's whore. All the kids in our school were already gossiping about the dress I wore, saying it left nothing to the imagination."
"After I was discharged from the hospital, my dad would go to the local pub and drown his sorrows in alcohol. One night, instead of my dad coming to the pub, Old Man Eugene brought a bottle of his finest bourbon to our house and told him nothing was going to happen if my father kept drinking."
"The next day, my dad said it was time to move on. We would sell everything even the grocery store that has been in his family for three generations and fix my face. I told him we shouldn't, but he said nothing is as important to him than me. He said it was a small sacifice for my future. And he was right. If it weren't for his decision, I wouldn't have met you guys and I wouldn't be this happy."
"I really love you three. You guys mean the world to me."
"Joy, listen, I'm sorry for everything I said to you before, I apologize for leaving you behind on the date, I'm not going to let you get hurt again, and we're going to find the asshole who caused you harm." I hugged Joy tightly, I kissed Joy's face and said guiltily.
Finally, she said she loved us. It made my heart swell with happiness from hearing her say those three little words, but it wasn't enough to dispel the fury I was feeling that something so horrifying happened to her. Her words were tragic enough... what more the experience.
I know I shouldn't have nodded my head, asking her to tell us her story, but Joy, she needed to let go of the past.
"Come on, honey. I'll help you to your bed," Cristos said, lifting Joy from her chair. She had more than enough to drink.
"No, I want to drink some more," Joy protested, trying to push Cristos away. "It's my birthday!"
"You've had more shots than three of us combined," Cristos scolded her. "Tomorrow is your actual birthday. You don't want to have a hangover for what we have planned for tomorrow. Come on. I'll tuck you in."
While Cristos led Joy to her room, Xavier went to the mansion's gym, his hands balled up into fists. I followed him quietly, carrying the bottle of Jagermeister and three shot glasses.
When we entered the gym, he went straight to the punching bag and began hitting it repeatedly, allowing himself to release his rage. When he stopped, he held on to the bag, covered his eyes with one hand and wept. I gave him his space, preparing a small table for our drinks.
While I watched his shoulders shake from his sobs, I secretly wiped away my tears. I had to let out some of the pain in my chest. It was just too much to bear.
After several moments, Xavier fixed himself and casually walked to the table to drink a shot. I could see he felt better.
"I know I should be happy hearing Joy say she loves us, but I can't imagine what she went through. Getting hit by a baseball bat while tied up?!" He glanced at me before raising his shot glass to his mouth. "Sebastian, did you know? Did you know what those animals did to her and didn't tell us?"
I had a feeling he would assume that I knew something since I was acting so calmly, but what was going through my head was the murders of Liam, Cris, Jack, Dan, Nicole, Lisa, Noah and the Sheriff by my hands.
"No, I didn't. I didn't know she was raped."
"Then how can you act so calm?! Fuck! I want to fly out to New Salem and kill them all!"
"Me too, Xavier," Cristos said, finally joining us. His eyes were red and he was sniffling. He cried too. "Sebastian, why did you fucking have to nod your head? It's her birthday for crying out loud."
"She needs to let go of her past, Cristos. I believe telling us her story makes us a part of her and vice versa. Plus, I wanted to know who we have to kill so we can plan accordingly, " I answered grimly. "Cristos get all the information from the database of her old high school. We need all information regarding a Liam, Cris, Dan, Jack, Noah, Lisa and a Nicole. One of them has a rich daddy or mommy who has the authority to block a case like Joy's. Look into the town's Sheriff and his force. Evidence went missing under his watch. If he wasn't given shit about it, it means he's under someone's payroll."
"Got it. I'll even find out where they are now. I'll also check if there are more cases like Joy's although I highly doubt if I'll find something," Cristos said and placed a hand on Xavier's shoulder. "Xavier, I know what's going through your head, but you have to promise you won't go Rambo and kill them. We need to redeem Joy's dignity. They called her a whore. Whatever we do, the truth has to come out first." Xavier scowled, not liking the idea of waiting.
"Can't I just kill one of them? To serve as a warning?" Xavier asked, frustrated he had to keep his itchy trigger fingers at bay.
"No," I said. "Cristos is right. Any death will point them to Joy. I highly doubt if they aren't looking for her. Good thing Joy Taylor is a common enough name and there are thousands of universities over the country. Xavier, tell Kelly at the registrar if any call comes in looking for information on a Joy Taylor, tell him to say there is no student by that name and to tell us immediately."
"How about if they try and hack the system?" Xavier asked. "They'll find her birthplace."
"Cristos, add a firewall to the school's database. Make sure it's impenetrable," I said. "Cristos when you find the information we need, I'll ask De Luca to investigate if they have any ties with the Angels of Darkness."
"What?!" Xavier exclaimed, his eyes widening in disbelief, but quickly narrowed. "I should have known. Animals."
"De Luca keeps telling me the same thing ever since I asked him to investigate Joy's assault. He suspects the cunts who assaulted Joy are part of the Central States ruling party," I said.
"I can't believe I'm going to agree with De Luca, but he's right," Cristos muttered. "We can't just offer our protection. With her on the inside, if anyone touches her, it will cause a war."
He drank a shot and played with the shot glass with his fingers.
"Joy needs to start training and be formally included in our family. It will make her untouchable."
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