Jenny is sitting outside on the steps of her old home. She watches the cars and the people go by. She keeps thinking about what Shane told her earlier that morning. She wants to let go of the past, but she’s not ready. She knows that she needs to let go to what happen to her, but she doesn’t want anyone to know. Shane walks outside with a cigarette in hand and takes a seat next to Jenny.

Shane takes a drag of her cigarette and blew out the smoke. “How you feeling?”

Jenny runs her hands up and down her arms. “Alright I guess. I’ve been thinking a lot.”

“About what?”

Jenny drops her head and sighs. “About what you said earlier. I need to let go of the past. There’s so much hurt and pain inside of me that I need to let go.” Jenny tries to say something else, but the tears begin to fall. She looks up and sniffs.

Shane frowns and rubs Jenny’s back. “It’s alright, take your  time.”

Jenny wipes her eyes. “It’s okay, I think it’s time for me to talk about my past. I need to get it out of my mind.” Shane nods her head. “When I was about 8 or 9, I was raped. I never told anyone about it, I kept it bottled in all this time. I’ve been an outcast all my life, and I had this horrific ordeal happen to me. I never thought it would happen to me, but it did. My mom and dad look at me as a freak when I became older. I don’t know it felt like I didn’t belong with them. I guess you can say I didn’t live with the best loving family. We had our secrets in that home that noone knew. I don’t hate them; I still love them til this day, even though I turned out this way. I forgive them for what they have done, and I don’t know why.” She sighed and sniffed. “All this time, I thought I was happy I never was.”

“Jenny, our lives aren’t supposed to be perfect. Down the line, there will be some mistakes, tragic happenings; we’re going to go through that. We love you and always will. If you ever need anything, come to me babe, I’m here for you.” Shane wraps her arm around Jenny’s shoulders and brings her close.