The following day, Sara woke up much earlier than her average wake-up time, and after purchasing a coffee for herself and her new-found friend, Amir, she headed to the bus stop. They have grown close in the past few days. Drinking their coffees, Sara brings up Sabrina and Lukas. Amir also finds nothing wrong with that, leaving Sara quite frustrated. She leaves home intentionally late for the next few days, not wanting to cross paths with him. All in the name of not having the same opinions? Well, the last time she went, she was outraged at him because he told her not to interfere in the things going on between Sabrina and Lukas to keep herself safe. Safe? It’s her friend they were talking about.  In the house of Sabrina, the signs of depression can be noticed by whoever enters her room. It’s pretty messed up, and her appearance tells a lot. Then, she might have been just pretending to be happy at school. Sabrina has her head laid on her white desk. She was seeking comfort from it as she recalls vividly what he did to her. She was just a new girl at the school when he approached her and wanted to be her friend. Being probably lonely for her entire life, she accepts the invitation of friendship. Everything was going great at the start; he invited her to play in the park with his friends and go to the city festival with her, and all this led to her being convinced that he liked, liked her. >>Finally, Sabrina, you have someone who cares about you<<. She said to herself, as she felt she was also in love. The first red flag she overlooked was when she was invited to hang out with him at his empty house. It was a late evening, and he helped her practice her part in the school’s upcoming drama. He was being too touchy with her. At this uncomfortable moment, he excused himself for helping her. He had finally shown his true colors when, on that night, he made her drink a lot of alcohol at Sophie’s party. Remembering what happened at the party, Sophie was all over him and even whispered something they thought she didn’t hear into his ears. Sophie had asked him to come upstairs with her. About an hour later, they returned with red lipstick marks all over him. They smiled wickedly at each other before he led her out of the party. Because he knew she was intoxicated, he drove her to his house. The house was cold with no existence. She had no control over her body again as she was forced into his room and placed on the bed. She watched as he put some cameras in the corners of his room. Many pictures of her were taken. Then, at last, he forced himself on her. The following morning, she was in her room. How she got there is a mystery. But the scars and wounds were left for her to deal with. The man she had known wasn’t the one she met the following week. She needed that week off but had to lie to her parents. All seems to have been planned. She was just bait, a game to him and his gang. Then he started to threaten her with the video and pictures he took. She had nothing to say but to stay quiet and suffer alone. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she dug deep into her memory when Sara came into her life, making her feel partly full again.Â
She cries into her lonely night.Â
© Theophilus Kofi Appiah 2023-12-23