Re: "MaCalleigh....What Could've been".
As they sat down to lunch, Macalleigh barely touched her lunch. "Macalleigh, are you not hungry love"? "Not really, may I be excused"? "Sure, why don't you sit on the beach for a while, it's very warm, and there's a gorgeous sunset". "No thanks Auntie, I think I'll just go to my room". Leaving the table, she went back to her room, and grabbed her angel bear, her headset, and laid down, listening to her dad sing.
"Macalleigh....can I talk to you for a minute"? "Sure auntie, what is it"? "Well..I was hoping you could tell me a little about what happened to you that night". "There isn't much to tell, I met this nice boy, while I thought he was nice, but it turned out he was related to a serial rapist, who killed my best friend. Later that day, daddy sent me home with Trent, thinking he could keep me safe, while he handled my friends case.
"Go on Macalleigh, I'd like to hear the rest". "We were at my house, and while I was getting us a drink, he leaned on me in the kitchen, and tried to kiss me, I asked him to back off, but he wouldn't so I kicked him, as he went down, I backed up into his father, Tyler, who was the rapist, he grabbed me, while he and his son tied me to the bed with rope, stripping me naked". Crying now, Stella held her hand, telling her without words to continue.
"After they had me tied, they argued over who would have me first, and as the father, gripped my leg, he moved it up my thigh, till he got to my private area, and just......just....". Shhh...it's okay Macalleigh, take you time". "As he went to touch me there, I pulled so hard, the ropes snapped, and I head butted him, busting his nose, and biting his ear, I didn't let go, I just kept pulling on it, and I could hear it tearing".
Once dad had him off, Uncle Flack covered my body with a blanket, while daddy arrested them, having Danny, and Flack take them to the station, where they were put in the same cell, killing each other". "So it's all over then, they are both dead right"? "We thought it was over, but it seems there is another Tyler out there, and he's seeking revenge, he even killed my cat, gutted it, and hung it on my door, oh Auntie it was so aweful".
"Shhh....okay sweetheart, that's enough for now, how about I get you your pill, and you rest a while". "No....when I sleep I see them, all of them coming for me, they want to hurt me, I can feel them touching me, and it hurts so bad, especially....especially in.....". "Okay Macalleigh, I know what you mean, it's okay, let's go take a walk, I'd like to tell you a story now, about what happened to me".
Getting up off the bed, she took Macalleigh by the hand, and that's when she seen the scars. "Oh Auntie, you have scars too, do they still hurt"? "No sweetheart, just the memory of it". "Horatio...we'll be back soon, we're going to take a walk". "Okay love, we'll be fine, have a good talk". Kissing his wife good bye, Horatio Jr, shyly looked at Macalleigh, and smiled.
"Damn dad, she's so beautiful, did you see her eyes, they look turqouise". "They are turquoise Horatio, it's one of the things that attract the boys to her, that and her over developed body". "I'm really sorry Gabe, it must have been very hard on you too". "It was, imagine coming home finding your sister, stripped naked, exposed to a couple of animals, who found enjoyment,, raping a child".
Hanging his head in shame, Horatio Jr looked out the window, and watched his mom, and Macalleigh sitting on the beach,