Chapter 1 - The Beginning...

"Kevin stop, am drunk, just please take me home..." Iris slurred. The man that was holding her wrist, he kept pulling her deeper into the forest. 

"Iris, It's gonna be fun. Trust me." Kevin says. 

He kept pulling her further until they couldn't see the houses anymore. 

 The girl, Iris Kingston, she has blue eyes, brown chestnut hair, and a petite figure. She is smart and independent. she votes and does her homework diligently. She led a good life with her single but loving mom. She did well.

Until tonight, what will happen to her is out of her hands. 

The man she was with, Kevin Langford, was her trusted friend. 

Brown eyes, blond hair. He was gorgeous, he socialized with people a lot, made a lot of friends, hooked up with people. 

Calling him the most popular guy in Eastwood High School.

If only those things could hide the devil inside... 

They hung out ever since they met at the school gym. Julie was eating her burger at one of the benches when suddenly the most popular guy in school (found out when she heard two girls gossiping about him...) came up and started talking to her. She was ecstatic. Her nervous system shut down the moment she realized who he was. 

Kevin was at the school gym at the time, practicing basketball with his team. They played for a while until the coach called for a quick water break. 

Travis, his friend, noticed the girl she knew a few months ago. They had chemistry together but they talked unless it was about their work. 

He remembered her, she stood out due to her being the new kid. Everyone knew who she was, it's not every day they get a new kid in their community high school. Everyone knew everyone else. 

an idea popped up inside his head. He smiled looked to the team.

Travis went to Kevin where his other team conversed. 

He tapped him on the shoulder.

"Hey, Kevin." He called. 

Kevin turned and saw his teammate Travis. 

"Yeah, what's up?" 

"Want to make a bet?" Travis says. 

He feels confident about him winning this one. 

Kevin frowned but didn't stop Travis. "What kind of bet?" 

"You see that chick over there? The one with a pink bag?" Travis points towards where Iris sat at the benches. She was sitting while looking at her papers and eating her burger.

"Yeah, why?" 

"I have an idea," Travis says.

 Kevin raises his eyebrow at him. 

Travis smirk widens and he continues. 

*** 

Kevin kept pulling the girl, He was so annoyed with the girl and her protest already and wanted to get this over with. But he didn't show it in his face, He kept a blank face. 

He got tired of Iris, for a month he has been talking to her, eating lunch with her and hanging out with her. Getting as close as possible with Iris even though he couldn't give a care at all. 

He was getting exhausting to her talking. He wanted to win a bet. That was all. 

He didn't usually care, But the winning prize was a brand new Volkswagen. 

When Kevin heard it, His eyes lit up.

It was music to his ears. He had to win it, He already got sick of his car. He will win it no matter what. 

Even if it breaks Iris' heart, he still wants the prize. 

Kevin pulled her further, He looked around for a good spot to lie down and found a ground full of wild grass. He pulled Iris towards it. 

It's not going to comfortable but this will do, he thought. 

Iris' mind slurred a bit, her eyesight getting blurry every second. The headache getting more painful. She ruffled her chocolate colored hair to stop the pain, but it didn't help. 

She's confused and frustrated, her head hung low and her shoulder slumped. Her wrist is still inside Kevin's large hands. she wanted to stop Kevin but she had no strength nor will, she wanted to cry.

 The frustration of eating her and the ache in her heart started to rise. 

She can trust Kevin. She can.

Iris stopped, Kevin paused making her do the same. She looked up below doe eyes and looked towards Kevin. He was looking around the forest. She didn't know why but he seemed agitated. 

Kevin looked for any signs of people, animals or anything. He wanted to finish the deed but he needs to be careful. 

He can't fail. He wouldn't. 

He did this for a second until his mid is convince it is clear, Iris only looked at him confused.

 He sighed and got himself ready, He faked a smile, and looked behind her to look at Iris. Iris brows furrowed. 

She started getting alarmed at the sudden smile when only Kevin was hostile to her a minute ago. Something was wrong. 

"Iris.." Kevin started. He can already tell that the rape drug was working. 

"Kevin, what are you doing?" Iris murmured. Her mind fuzzy, she couldn't stand, she felt like her legs going to give in anytime. Kevin smiled. 

"I've been waiting for this, you know."

Kevin backed away and pulled out his phone. He put it in video and set it in a nearby rock, positioning the phone angled towards where Iris was. 

This seemed suspicious. creepy even. 

Iris started to panic a little inside when she saw what Kevin was doing. "No, no, no... " Iris backed away slowly into a tree. She could not believe this is happening. 

She closed her eyes and silently panicked. She was pulled to stand by large arms and she was backed up until her back hit the ground. 

Kevin pushed her to the dirt ground and positioned her. 

Iris sobbed and cried, she didn't want this to happen, she thought. 

She struggled relentlessly in her friend's arms. 

Wailing and wiggling uncontrollably. Wanting to be set free. Her face contorts into desperation and frustration. But she could only go so far with her drugged state. 

Kevin began to get annoyed at her attempt. He pushed her to the grass ground. He put her hands above her head and used his right hand to hold both her wrist. 

"Shut up!" He shouts. 

"Ever since the beginning, you were always so damn annoying. Always so talkative. So damn noisy. I wanted to keep that mouth of yours shut. But no, I endured it all. All the gossip, the times we hung out because I knew it would all be worth until the end. Until today..." 

He exclaimed. His contorted face to a grin, getting closer to her shocked one.No, No, No. 

This can't be happening...Iris thought. 

Kevin used his other hand to reach Iris jeans and unbuttoned them. 

"Be quiet now, I promise you're gonna enjoy this too..."

Iris' head whirled, her vision blurry. Her body shook violently and the horror over washed her senses. Her eyes watered. Her hands shook under Kevin's and her heart raced inside of its rib cage. 

While Kevin restrained Iris in the grass ground, branches from a tree behind Kevin's back suddenly elongated. The thorny and splintery texture hardened every inch it grew. The end getting sharper with its wood. The tree looked like it came from a horror movie. And the tree was suddenly leaning into Kevin's body. As if the tree was trying to get closer to him. As if it was growing by itself. 

Kevin leaned into Iris' lips and kissed her harshly. Iris' eyes widened and tears formed quickly, sliding down to the side of her face. Please let me go, she thought. She didn't have the strength anymore. The drugs took its effects on her body. 

Kevin continued kissing her brutally without remorse. His face contorted to angle the kiss. He stopped and pulled away and smiled evilly at Iris' disheveled figure. 

"Let's get to the main event, shall we?" He whispered. Kevin's other hand that lay in her stomach moved closer to her abdomen but with all the willpower that was left. 

Iris' mind came with a lot of possible outcomes if she didn't try anything.  she could be raped without trying to do something. She wanted to run, punch Kevin in the face or kick him in the groin. She wanted to do it, the desperation strong. But she couldn't do anything no more than shout with her noodle-like arms and legs. So she did. Only verbal power and making loud noises is all she can do. 

So she closed her and struggled relentlessly. Kevin still restrained her still and kept her sexual abuse.

Finally, she shouted. "NO! NO! NO! NOOO!" She yelled voluptuously. 

Her face burned, her mouth formed into an O and her eyes turned red. 

Her frustration, her plea finally made bits peak and the woods listened to her. 

The branches that were now 2 feet behind Kevin's back instantly reacted. It stopped for a second, listening to the outcry of Iris, and suddenly moved so fast, the end of the branch embedded now into Kevin's back. 

Kevin paused and stopped his mission, he felt odd. His eyes widened and mouth formed into an oval. He felt something wrong. his chest constricted, his mind turned to mush and the corners of his eyes formed pearls of water droplets. 

Iris didn't move. Waiting for something to happen. She felt Kevin stopped but she couldn't hope more at this point. 

She could only expect horrible things. 

Kevin's mind swirled, then he finally felt the pain. The pain in his chest. 

His eyes widened more and his eyes slowly looked down at his chest. There he saw a sharp end of the branch. Now rooted at his ribcage. 

Kevin's eyes grew impossibly more big and red. Suprise and pain in them. He slouched. He lost his grip on Iris and quickly he turned to the side and coughed violently his whole body began to ache from each cough. He covered his mouth with his hands but after coughing he looked down at his hands and he saw red liquid. He was horrified and it was his turn to shake. 

Iris' eyes opened slowly at the sound, still terrified of what was coming. When she saw Kevin's condition her own eyes widened in horror and fear. 

"Kevin...." Iris whispered solemnly. Kevin looked at her and smiled sadly. 

"Am sorry..." The pained boy's eyes closed he slumped right next to the scared girl. Iris eyes watered and finally, crocodile tears ran down her flushed cheeks. her nose crinkled and the outcome of this night finally dawned on her. 

She looked grimly at Kevin, his cold body lay atop her, his face faced to the side and his hands lay to the side. she quickly reacted and pushed the limp body away without thinking. 

Iris tried to sit up but couldn't fully do it and backed away rapidly. her jeans rubbed to the grassy ground. she backed away continuously until she hit a rock behind her. 

Iris looked at his supposed friend. Now his eyes looked at her state. The dead boy's eyes lingered to Iris scared ones. It now lay still in the blood-filled grass. The branch now parted from the tree and still pierced in Kevin's chest.

She looked down and pulled her knees up.  She cried, and cried, and cried until she fell asleep. 

That's what she can only do now. 

Cry until the pain and depression lull her to sleep.