I am yet to connect what happened to me or my mom to why she gave my friend the keys"I said.
"Just listen and you will get the connections"He replied.
He continued "Afterwards,Tina left with the keys and we started talking as things were going well between us and then suddenly she stopped coming over to see your mom, not long after then, not even up to 4 or 5 days to your coming that she suddenly stopped coming and then the next thing was what happened that night I saw you by the road side and helped you".
"But how did she know I was coming?" I asked.
"Maybe your mom told her or maybe in any of our conversations I mistakenly told her, i really can't remember that"He replied.
"So, how did it happen and how are they connected?"I asked.
"Cos it all happened close to when you said you were coming but how it happened is what I know nothing about"He answered.
I relaxed my back a little on the couch and sighed softly. I was so confused at this point but how do I ask my own close friend if she knew anything about what happened to me, and I don't know if I should believe Henry; what if he's making them all up! All these questions keeps bothering me. But what if?
I just did not know what to do and so I asked myself one last question. How about I stylishly confront her, would she even admit to tell me the truth! And yes, I decided to give it a shot as this involves my life.
"Henry, can you do me a favour please?" I asked.
"Yes, anything for you dear"He replied.
"Can you take me for a ride to Tina's house and you leave immediately?" I asked.
He answered "Yes, why not!, if you want us to go now. I'm ready".
We both stood up, he took his car keys and drove me straight to Tina's house, as I got there I was surprised at what I saw after opening her door.
I was shocked and then came flashes in my memory. She was surprised to see me and it was obvious she has been lying to me all along. She wore a jacket and quickly came towards me and dragged me out with her. "What are you doing here,Chloe?"She asked.
"Tina, you do smoke and take drugs!
I should have known this but I never expected this from you, Tina. I'm so much disappointed in you,if my mom was to be alive right now, she'd have been very angry at herself for even trusting someone like you and...." She cuts in and said "Chloe, please do not talk to me about disappointment or being a good girl please, you are no saint yourself, at least now that you're no longer a virgin, the pride is all gone and there's nothing to be proud about anymore" She said as she hissed.
"At least I still have some dignity left in me and I am still who I am but who are you!" I said angrily.
"I am Tina and I do not give a damn about you or anyone close to you and don't feel so special spoilt brat" She answered.
With my eyes partially filled with tears, holding my skirt tight and squeezing it slightly, I said to her "At least I had a mom who cared and loved me but as for you, you lacked a motherly love and my mother showed you that love when there was no one to train you or teach you any form of manners and to know how to keep your virtue or dignity".
She got angry and gave me a slap on my cheek. Without thinking twice, I have her a slap in return, we almost got into a fight when one of her boyfriends came out in between us and said "you're grown-ups, you shouldn't act like babies".
Oh, as I heard that voice, it sounded so familiar to my ears. I remembered and connected that same voice to the voice of the man who called me 'bitch' during the rape but I didn't want to react. And then, i pushed the door opened and went inside and saw the boys.
Immediately they saw me, they tried hiding their faces in case I might recognize them but I said to them "I remember you all, I remember your faces now, it was all of you". After talking, I decided to turn my face and walk out quickly and I got a punch on my face and collapsed.