Chap.36 Trapped

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Here is another chapter.

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I apologize for any grammatical errors or other mistakes. English is not my mother tongue.

From last chapter

"You are different… You are showing me a side of you I did not know. I know that Penelope had a crush on you… we all knew that and maybe something happened… We used to tease her about you and she clearly said that if one day you try to do something with her she would never trust you enough to let it happen… For her you were unreachable… I realize now, I was blinded by shame and by your really persuasive words but maybe you did rape her, you thought that because she had a crush on you she would be more than willing to kiss you or god knows what else… but despite her young age Penelope has always been clever and we were the stupid ones. God… Penelope."

Eddie stared at his friend with angry eyes and walked passed him.

"Where are you going?" James asked.

"I am helping my sister like I should have all those years ago."

He went towards the basement but did not go far, he felt a sharp pain on his head before everything went black.

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Eddie woke up with a huge headache. He touched his head and could feel the huge bump already formed by the blow.

He realized that he was in the basement and this made him get up quickly.

Penelope was still passed out on the couch and this worried him. She had been run over by the car and her condition could be bad, really bad. He berated himself for his weakness. First, the rape, then this. He sat beside her and stroked her cheek. She stirred and looked at him confused.

"Eddie" she said groggily.

"Penny, how are you?"

"Why do you care and where am I?"

"You don't remember? James, the car… he bumped into you"

"Oh Yes. But if he hurt me shouldn't I be in a hospital?"

Pen he locked you in the basement and then when I tried to help you, he hit me and locked me with you. I am so sorry…"

She tried to get up but her body was not really cooperative.

"You should not move. Who knows what your injuries are?"

"Oh now you care about my welfare? I have been doing well on my own these past few years thank you."

"I am so sorry. I believe you. James is sick, he was just so convincing at that time and I was just ashamed of all this mess, the talks about our family..."

She didn't let him finish.

"I was your sister but you rejected me for HIM! He took my dignity, my family and friends Eddie! I was so heartbroken I had to leave. Then this accident happened and even then you did not care enough to help me… I don't want to hear your apology. It's too late."

"I understand but let me make it up to you this time. I will not let anything happen to you once again. Who knows what he is up to?

Penelope did not reply. She closed her eyes asking herself why those things were happening to her.

Derek was now freaking out. He had called Alex and his mom to see if they had heard anything from Penelope, but like him they did not have a clue about her whereabouts. They guessed she had Esther back now and was on her way back to Virginia.

Despite his own judgment, he decided to listen to them and wait a few more days before doing anything.

"James, you can't leave us here. I am sure people are wondering where we are. It's been 2 days now."

"Shut the f*** up! Do you think I am stupid! If I let you go, you are going to speak to the police about the rape and the accident…. I will go to jail. There is no way in hell I am going to let that happen!"

"let's make a deal, if you let us out, we are not going to say anything. I just want Penelope to be safe, she needs to see a doctor."

Eddie was worried sick about his baby sister. Since waking up, after being knocked over by the car, she had been in and out if consciousness several times. She needed to go to the hospital for a CT scan.

"No!"

"She can die and then what's going to happen. You will go to jail man. Let us go and all will be sorted.'

Eddie saw something flicker in his "friend's" eyes but it quickly disappeared.

James left some food in the basement and left the basement without a word.