Aislyn and Gemini (Collapse Sequel)

Chapter 23 (co-written by @Louis_Lana)

My date had gone really well and we'd arranged for Sunday to go for another. He was very sympathetic about me being a 14 year-old mother and he'd help a lot with everything. I went downstairs the next day for breakfast to see Mum and Dad on the sofa crying.

'What's wrong?' I asked them

'Gemini, she's been seen with a man, the exact same description of Bobby.' Mum said tears pouring. My hand went to my mouth.

'Should I go to school today or do you want me to stay?' I asked.

'Go to school, education helps.' Dad said.

'Okay.' I said. I grabbed a fruit and nut bar and my school bag. I went to the bus stop to see Amina waiting there. She waved me over to her.

'Hey Amina.' I said

'Hey Ash! So what happened with dream boy?!' she said winking.

'Dude not here. At lunch.' I sighed

'Ok fine.'

India Croden came up to us and started bragging about her holiday in Thailand, making us all feel bad because her parents are richer than the whole of 1D put together, the only reason she doesn't go to a posh private school is because she's as dumb as a stick.

The teacher told us about the different things we do in Year Ten. The morning dragged on and I was so prepared to tell Amina and India. But just before the teacher was going to dismiss us for lunch the headmaster's voice piped up on the intercom saying 'Could Aislyn Horan come to reception a woman would wish to speak to her.'

I raised my eyebrows at Amina and walked down the corridors stopping at the toilet to be sick. I arrived at the reception I saw a black woman with dyed red hair in a business, skirt suit. My headmistress was standing next to her.

'Here's Aislyn Horan, the girl you wanted to speak to.' Mrs Dexter, my head, said.

'Hi Aislyn, I'm Rebecca Johnson.' the red-head said. She stuck out her hand. I shook it.

'Hi, Miss Johnson.' I said.

'Is there a private room we may talk?' Rebecca asked Mrs Dexter.

'Yes just down the corridor and to the left.' Mrs Dexter said. Rebecca nodded in thanks and guided me to this room. It had to plush red sofas and a wooden coffee table.

'Please sit.' Rebecca asked gesturing to one of the sofas. I sat down.

'What did you want to talk to me about?' I asked kind of rudely.

'Your sister Gemini.' She said.

'What about her?' I asked.

'She's with Bobby Horan.' Rebecca said.

'Are you sure?' I asked.

'Yes, I know this. I am like your mother and grandmother. I'm a Bobby survivor.' She said.

'When did this happen?'

'It was around 13 years ago. A year or so after you were born. Bobby was in prison and so was I. I was only going to be there for a couple of months. I had just held fugitive for 3 years. There was no room in the men's block for Bobby, so he moved in with me because I had the only spare bed. Bobby and I became close friends we told each other everything, I wasn't even scared that he was in there for rape, sexual harassment, sexual slavery and murder. He told me about your mother and your father's mother and every girl that ever had to go through him. He wanted to go back in time and change that. One night after the patrols of the corridors were over, Bobby kissed me. It was the most amazing feeling. I was still a virgin at the age of 23, I was just waiting fo the right guy and when he kissed me I thought Bobby was the right guy, which as everyone knows a guy who got sent to prison for rape isn't. Anyway, we'd do it every night. But a 4 weeks later Bobby was ready to do it and I said I was too tired to do it. He raped me. He raped me again and again, night after night. Finally my prison sentence was over. I told the officers about Bobby raping me and they gave him another year in prison. I was living fine I got a boyfriend but 1 month after I'd left prison, I found I was pregnant. It was Bobby's. My boyfriend left me. I got a job at Topshop as an assistant to the Executive Chief. Then I got my maternity leave which was fine. When I actually had the baby who was dark-skinned but not as dark as mine I didn't want to keep her because she was Bobby's child. I got her adopted, I never met the family but I knew that it was a mother and a four year old girl. The father had abandoned them and the mother had just lost another child so had a lot of milk to spare.'

'Do you know what the family's names were? Did you name your child?' I asked.

'Yes the mother was Domi Chakravarti the girl was Sara and I named my baby Amina after my mother.' She said. My eyes widened.

'Amina Chakravarti is my best friend. I had no idea she was adopted. Her sister's dark-skinned too. I just expected her father was black.' I said.

'This was 13 years ago, she can't be in your year.'

'She's really smart and got put up two years.'

'My child is in this building.' Rebecca put her hands to her mouth.

'I'll get her for you if you tell me what you were going to tell me in the first place.'

'Oh yeah. Course, I know where Gemini is.'

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