THE sun was getting ready to set as Paschal walked around the house looking for Chloe. "Hey, how's it going there?" He finally saw her in the big corridor.
When I say this house is big,I mean Big.
"I'm okay. How's my sister?" She asked.
"She's doing great-- actually she's taking her bathe so I decided to hangout with you" he said. "Ma doesn't want me hanging out with you" Chloe retorted.
Paschal wasn't sure how to react,so he kept shut placing his hands in his pockets.
"She says you men are all the same and I should stay away from you. Ma says if she sees me with you,she won't be happy with you. She kinda hates you" Chloe concluded and Paschal leaned forward and asked politely; "do you think I'll harm your sister?"
Chloe taught about the question as she sat on the floor, combing her dolls hair before she replied facing him; "no. You're a good man. You'll take good care of her" she blushed, looking down and saw a ring on his finger. "Are you married?" She abruptly asked.
"Uhm... No"
"But there's a ring on your finger" she raised a brow.
"Oh yeah. I'm engaged to your sister. I love her Chloe"
"I know" she smiled.
"Wow, you're really nice" Paschal complimented. "Thanks". "You're welcome. Joey told me you don't talk to her. More Like, you isolate her. Why?"
"I didn't know she was my sister taught she was Rachel. As in ghost Rachel"
"What do you mean by ghost Rachel?"
"My sister died a long time ago. It looked like I was the only one that mourned her the most. I didn't notice any Joey in the house. Three years came and went and I see a girl exactly like Rachel entering the house. I was more than scared. I had so many questions to ask,but didn't know where to start from" she stopped.
"You mean to tell me that you mistook Joey to be a ghost of your elder sister, Rachel?" Paschal asked keenly.
"Yes" she replied and walked away.
Paschal went back to Joey's room for some rest. The day was already far spent.
The next morning, Paschal woke up to an empty bed. Where is Joey? He taught and rose up to look for her.
Meanwhile,Joey was in her elder sister's room yet again, looking through the big broad window and weeping.
"Is it through? That Dave raped you?" Wilson asked coming in. Joey quickly wiped her tears and turned to see Wilson. She was surprised.
"Paschal told you"she said.
"Uhm... Yeah. Is it true?"
"Wouldn't I be a fool to lie against my own dad?"she said and Wilson broke down "so Dave raped you after all".
The tears came again from her eyes.
"How come we didn't know about this?" He asked. "How did you manage to hide this from us? Did Dave threaten you? Please tell me what happened?" He was weeping in pity.
"It's not my fault. I... He" she couldn't control the downpour of tears and allowed it to drop freely, crying steadily. Wilson rushed, holding her to console her. He had his own share of the cry.
"But you told Paschal" he said.
Joey immediately pulled away from him.
"No... No... Joey,I didn't mean it like that...I...just...it's just that. I'm sorry" he finally let out.
"I was eight years old when he raped me. He took my memories so I wouldn't remember. I became insane because of him. They ended up saying I was possessed! I was dumped in a cathedral. Later in life, I just happened to bump into Paschal..." She sobbed and went on; "...I felt relieved and... and happy,you know" she sobbed. "...after telling Paschal the truth I was relieved and happy"she sobbed.
"He did this to you?!" Wilson was very surprised that Davidson could do this to her. "Yes Wilson. He did it"she cried out loud. Wilson still couldn't get it; "and why did you come back? You would have ran away with your Paschal, living happily ever after with him. why? Why Joey? Why did you come back to this?"
Wilson had so many questions to ask her. Thousands of them,but he just couldn't know from where to start from.
"I..." Joey tried replying his question. "I... I came back for mum,for you,for everybody" she wept. "I missed you guys Wilson. Even though I encountered the worst things here,I really missed you guys" she said and hugged him tightly.
Moments later,she said; "I need to go"
"Joey" Wilson called out.
"Yes--" she paused.
"...can I tell Max this?" He asked.
"tell him everything. The whole truth" she smiled at him and left briskly.