Chapter 12: Lie To Me

Back in the everyday routine of school and trainnings. The school had opened for three weeks now and Pauline wanted them to close again. She didn't like going in school lately and she didn't know why.

Lunch time in the school. Pauline had bought her lunch and sut on a table and start eatting it alone. A few nimutes ago she was with Ava, Zack and Alex. But Ava left with Alex and Zack went to check out some friends he knew.

She took a bit of the meetballs. She laughed when she realized what happend in this room when she wanted to eat meetballs. Ava with Alex opened the cafeteria door and were searching for Pauline. "There she is!" Alex said pointing out her. "Let's go!" Ava said and they both run to Pauline's table. Pauline saw them running and said "Hey, guys slow down!" "We're not any random guys......." Alex started. "We're Romeo and Juliet!" they said together.

Pauline almost spill out the water. "You took the role?" she asked with eyes wide open. "Yes, we did!" Ava answered and couldn't stop smiling. "Oh guys i'm so proud of you!" Pauline said and got up. She hugged them both. "That's why we left so fast before! And sorry about that! Where is Zack by the way?" Alex said and sut on the table with Ava and Pauline. "He went to see some friends, i don't thinks is gonna stay too long!" Pauline replied and took a sip of the water. "Man, i still can't believe it! You both will make your dreams come true!" Pauline said. "We have road ahead of us! Is just a school play!" Alex replied. "Not, just a school play, THE school play! We have to learn our parts and make reherseals! And all that staff...... i'm wondering how i will do them all..." Ava said.

Both Pauline and Alex turned to face her. "What else do you have exept from school?" Alex asked. "You remember the day you asked me to go out and i said no?" Ava asked adressing to Alex who he nobbed in agreement. "I want to a real audittion...." "And?" Pauline asked waiting for a possitive answer. "And they took me! I start the reherseals on Friday after school!" "Oh my God Ava! That's amazing!" Pauline said first and hugged her. "I'm so happy for you!" she said when they broke apart. "Thanks!" "But why you  didn't tell me?" Alex asked Ava and hugged her. "I wanted to tell you when we're all together but i couldn't wait for Zack. Do you think he's going to be mad?" "No way! But you didn't tell us the most important is a movie or a serie?" Alex asked again. "Well, is a serie that i've never watched before!" "Tell us the title!" Pauline said and Alex agreed. "Good Luck Charlie. But i don't you'll know it...." "You gotta be fucking kidding me? is one of my favourite series! Don't tell me you're gonna play PJ's girlfriend." Ava raised an eyebrow "Do you watch it, really? But no PJ's girlfriend!"

Pauline saw how dissapointed she was when she heard Ava's answer. But in just seconds her face lighted up and said "That's better! Maybe you'll be Amy when she was younger?" "Nope!" "What the hell? Charlie as a teen?" Pauline asked and Ava shaked her head 'yes'. "Ava, that's great..... i mean really great!" "Yeah, i know. Thank you!" Ava answered smiling.

School has just finished for today and Pauline drove back to her house. She parked the car in the garage and walked in the house from the kitchen door. She was suprised when she saw that no one was there don't even her mum. She walked out of the kitchen and found her mother there. "Hey, mum! Where is everyone?" she asked and gave her mother a quick hug and kiss. "Zeta is in a friend house doing a project and dad is in the office!" Katerina answered. "So, we are alone?" "Yeah! I have an idea.... do you want to have a mother and daughter time?" "Yeah, sure why not? Just give me some minutes to change and i'll be right back!" Pauline answered and climbed the stairs.

She walked to her bedroom and left the bag and on the floor. She put shorts on and a t-shirt. Closing the door behind her he headed to the living room. She was walking down the stairs when she heard her mother saying "Jesus Pauline! You wore that t-shirt again?" Katerina asked when she saw the t-shirt saying 'Keep calm and Richie marry me'. "He's not going to marry you anyway!" "Yeah, Tori is the one not me!" Pauline answered and sut on the couch next to her mother. "Is he going to marry again? I've read in a magazine that the marriege with Heather wasn't that good!" Katerina informed Pauline. "I don't know! Anyway, Tori is much better than Heather!" "You've never meet her!" "And i don't to!" Pauline answered and runk a sip of the kuise that her mother brought her.

"Anyway, let's change the subject! How are things between you and Jesse?" "Aha, that was you wanted to know from the beginning, didn't you?" "So? Is it so bad that i want to know how is my daughter with her boyfriend?" "Anyway, we're good!" Pauline answered simply. "Only good? You didn't......." "Jesus, mum! No we didn't......." Pauline answered. With her right arm she drunk an another sip of her juise.

Katerina wasn't blind. She saw the scratches. "Where are these scratches coming from Pauline?" "What scratches?" she asked and looked to her arm. "Oh these scratches! I fell down to school and there were some glasses that's all!" Pauline answered lying to her mother into her face. But Katerina knew her very well to know she was lying. "Don't lie to me Pauline! Tell me the truth!" Katerina said looking her in the eyes.

Pauline couldn't tell her that an unknown man was almost raped her in the bathroom of a bar. She couldn't say these words. With Jesse and Jon things were a lot diferent, she was her mother who was waiting for an answer. "Don't make me ask twice!" Katerina said. She couldn't wait anymore.

Pauline took a deep breath and said "The day i didn't make it to the team i called Jesse. We went to a bar. At some point i want to the bathroom to pee and when i saw washing my hands......." she started but she couldn't hold her tears anymore and she lett them roll to her cheek. Katerina lifted Pauline's head. She was her crying. "And then what Pauline?" "A man that i've never had seen before was standing there watching me. He almost raped me!" Pauline drop the bomb to her mother.

Katerina lost the ground down of her legs. She just heard those words coming out of her 16 years old daughter? She couldn't believe it. She had lost her words. She didn't know what to say or what to do. Put her arms around her daughter and said "Why you didn't tell me earlier?" "He didn't do anything bad to me Jesse came the right time!" "But the scratches?" "He wanted to hit me with a beer bottle in the head but i put my arm and hit there...." Pauline explained to her mother. "Oh Pauline...." Katerina said and hugged tighter her daughter. "Did he hit Jesse?" she asked when the broke apart.

Pauline nobbed her head and said "Yeah, a little in the face that's why i attacked him......" "You did what? You attacked him?" Katerina asked suprised. "What you wanted for me to do? Stay there and watch?" "No, but he couldn't hurt you more...." "But he didn't....." "Look Pauline that was very bad we should report this!" Katerina said sirious.

"No i don't want it! It was just a bad time that's all...." Pauline explained. "Pauline listen to me!" Katerina said and Pauline faced her and looked her in the eyes. "I know that he didn't hurt you but he may hurt an another girl in your age! That girl may be weaker than you to report him! But you're not! Now go upstairs and change and i'll wait for you right here, okay?" Pauline nobbed.

Her mother was right. She couldn't let this go by. It was very important. She stood up and went to her room to change. Once she had change her mother was waiting there for her. They both left the house heading to the Police Departement.

Arriving there Pauline explained to the officers what happend that night. The officer were very suprised, it was hard to belive that a man could do that to a teen girl. Pauline described the unknow man. Mother and daughter left the Police Department knowing that this man will be in jail very soon.