Chapter 3 THIRD

Georgia woke up in the middle of the night, feeling pains

all over her body. She stood up weakly from the bed, put on her clothes, es and

slowly left the room.

Last night was a nightmare for her, she was raped by a

stranger as he drove in and out of her repeatedly that night. She couldn't even

see his face.

Could her life get any worse? From being rejected to getting

raped. She was the perfect definition of bad luck.

Georgia's body felt heavy, as though each movement took all

her strength. She stumbled out of the room, feeling disgusted and irritated.

She tried to remember the face of who had raped her, but couldn't. He left her

there like the heartless beast he was after he used her like he wanted.

It was already night almost morning, the party was over. She

had no idea where her family was, all she knew was that she had to get out of

there, to find somewhere safe.

She made her way down the hall, trying to remain quiet so as

not to alert anyone to her presence, slowly and slowly she dragged herself out

of the palace and walked all the way home that night.

... .

"Where is she? Jared asked no one in particular the next

morning as they both met in an empty room.

"I don't know.." Caleb replied, looking around the room. The

bed was scattered, with blood stains. She was a virgin.

Jared bit his lips in regret, it was all his fault and he

felt so horrible at that moment.

"What's her name?" He turned to Caleb. He was going to try

and find her, at least to take responsibility for what happened.

"I don't know.." Caleb confessed.

"You what!!"

"I picked a ransom woman. I didn't bother to take a look at

her face because of the urgency of things.

Caleb could see the anger on Jared's face, and he was afraid

of what he might do. He tried to explain himself, to make him understand.

"I'm sorry, but I thought everything would have been sorted

out by this morning".

Jared clenched his fists, his body tense with rage. But deep

down, he knew that Caleb was just trying to help him, even if he had gone about

it in the wrong way.

"Try finding her and tell me if you see anything related to

her.." Jared instructed as he left the room. Guilt building up in him.

He should probably have stayed in the room till morning and

then talked things through with the woman.

But he left, without even taking a look at her face.

He silently hoped to find her.

... ..

Georgia rushed into the bathroom as she vomited all the food

she had just eaten.

She wished it wasn't what she thought it was.

It's been two weeks since that incident and she was still

trying to move on and heal from the trauma.

Georgia stared at her reflection in the mirror, the reality

of what had happened to her still sinking in. She tried to act strong, but this

was a lot to handle. She felt violated and dirty like something had been stolen

from her.

She wanted to forget, to move on, but it felt impossible.

Every time she closed her eyes, she saw his face. Every time she heard a man's

voice, she felt a shiver of fear. She just wanted to feel normal again, to be

able to move on with her life.

But how could she do that when she felt so broken inside?

"I hope it's not what I think it is.." she mumbled as she

turned on the faucet before rinsing her mouth.

She's been vomiting for days now, and she just wished it was

not pregnancy.

Where was she going to start from?

Georgia took a deep breath and tried to calm herself. It was

no use panicking, it would only make things worse. She needed to stay calm, to

figure out what to do next.

She went back into her room, got some cash, and ran out of

the house to get a pregnancy strip from the pharmacy.

She got the strip and ran back home, and on her way to her

room, she bumped into Serefina. She apologized and quickly went away, Serefina

suspected something had been off with her sister, so she secretly followed her

to find out what.

"Of my gosh!! This can't be happening.." Georgia muttered in

fear as she looked at the results from the strip. She was pregnant!!

Georgia felt like the world was crashing down around her.

She was only 18, she wasn't ready for this. She had so many plans, and so many

dreams for her future. How could she raise a child? She didn't have the means

to take care of herself, let alone a baby.

And what would her family say? She could imagine the looks

of disappointment and disapproval on their faces. She knew that her sister

Serefina would be especially cruel, she had never been supportive of her.

What was she going to do? She didn't even know who the

father was.

She was still lost in her thoughts when someone opened the

door of her bathroom.

It was Serefina.

She yelled the moment her eyes landed on the pregnancy strip

Georgia was holding.

"I knew it!!" She exclaimed happily.

"You're pregnant!!"

"Mom, Dad.. come here. I can't wait to tell Mom and Dad that

you're pregnant.. " she threatened as she grabbed Georgia's wrist dragged her

out of the room and headed downstairs.

" Please let go of me... " Georgia begged as she struggled

with Serefina who held her tight.

"You can't tell them, please!" Georgia pleaded, her voice

desperate. "I'm not ready to deal with this, you can't let them know. Please,

you can't do this to me!"

But Serefina was relentless, determined to punish her sister

for being what she saw as a disgrace to the family. She dragged Georgia into

the living room, where their parents were sitting.

"Mom, Dad," Serefina said, a smug look on her face. "I have

something to tell you about Georgia," she announced as she pushed Georgia.

"She's pregnant!" Serafina announced and both their parents

stood up in shock.

"What!!" They exclaimed their eyes traveling to Georgia who

was sobbing quietly.

Their father, Zane, approached Georgia.

"Dad I can ex... " she didn't get to finish her statement and

he slapped her on the face.

"How dare you!" Zane roared, his voice thundering throughout

the room.

"How dare you bring shame to our family! How could you be so

irresponsible!"

Georgia felt the sting of his hand, but it was nothing

compared to the pain in her heart. She had never seen her father so angry, so

disgusted with her. She felt like she was a disappointment, that she had failed

him.

"Dad, please," she sobbed, her voice trembling.

" I'm sorry.. "

" You're sorry. You've always been a shame, Georgia. Now

this is just the height.. " he pointed out angrily.

" Who's the father? " Zane requested as he was ready to go

dump Georgia at his doorsteps.

" I don't know... " Georgia confessed as she broke into

another round of fresh tears.

"You don't know?!" Zane thundered his voice like thunder.

"You're telling me you don't know who the father is?!"

He turned to Serefina. "Is this true? She doesn't know who

the father is?" he asked, his voice dangerous.

Serefina nodded, a smile playing on her lips. She was

enjoying every minute of this, enjoying seeing her sister suffer.

"Tell me who it is!" Zane demanded, his anger increasing

with every passing second.

"I don't know! He forced himself on me.." she sobbed.

"Who forced himself on you?" Zane inquired.

"Can't you see she is lying, dad.." Serefina chimed in,

wanting to make matters worse.

"I'm not lying!" Georgia protested, her voice hoarse from

crying. "I swear, I'm not making this up!"

But Zane was no longer listening. He was too angry, too lost

in his own emotions. He turned to his wife.

"I think it's time we send her away," he said, his voice

cold. "I can't have her here anymore. She's a disgrace to our family."

Georgia felt like her heart was being ripped from her chest.

She couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Georgia can't keep living as my daughter. She's a disgrace

and brought nothing but shame upon us.. " she gritted his teeth in anger.

" You cease to be my daughter from today.. " he said to her

coldly.

"No!" Georgia pleaded, her heart breaking. "You can't do

this! I'm your daughter! Don't do this!" she needed them more. If they threw

her out, she would have nowhere to go.

But Zane was unmoved. He turned his back on her and walked

away. Georgia sank to the floor, sobbing uncontrollably. She felt like her

world was collapsing around her like she was being torn apart.

She looked up at her mother, her eyes pleading for

understanding. But her mother simply turned away, leaving her alone in the

room.

"Leave my house before I come back here. Take nothing with

you.." her father's heartless voice rang in her ears as they all turned their

back on her.

She felt someone grab her hand, it was Serefina. The sister

who had always hated her.

"Please Serefina.."

She dragged Georgia to the ground and paid no attention to

her pleas.

"Good riddance.." she smiled, throwing Georgia out of the

door, and then she slammed the door in her face.