Chapter 549 - THE TRUTH.... PART 6

Cheryl was in a state of deep shock. Everything seemed to be like a nightmare to her. She could feel stabbing pains in her stomach, imagining the amount of pain and distress her sister has gone through in such a young age. No wonder she never trusted men! No wonder she never made a boy- friend. She was always scared of talking to men, be it their male cousins. First their father left them and then she was gang raped by those beasts, leaving her to abhor all men of the entire universe. 

"The last thing I remember seing was that they were wearing their clothes back and were jumping out of the broken window of the living room, from where they had entered our house. Mom arrived as soon as she could with her friend and found me unconscious, naked and badly injured on top of the blood stained bed. She immediately took me to a doctor, where I was taken to a gyneocologist for emergency treatment. It was in the same hospital, that Rose's mother Lillian Wilson had arrived with her husband. She was heavily pregnant with her second child, when she noticed our mom running towards the emergency door with me, wrapped in a blanket in her arms. Miss Lillian and her husband grew worried looking at mother's crying face and they followed us immediately. We both were referred to same gyneocologist, when Miss. Lillian found out that I was brutally gang raped. She and her noble husband, not only payed the fees of the treatment I had to undergo ... but... but also promised to fight my case and bring justice. But... But..." Sheryl bursted into tears and started howling in pain. 

Cheryl now knew that this was not the end of the sad story. Their was more to come, which was probably going to be even more difficult for her to digest. She gulped and tried to calm herself down first. She then patted her sister's back for a few seconds, trying to soothe her still fresh wounds. 

Sheryl took a few deap breaths and finally gathered the courage to speak further. "Miss Wilson was bravely fighting my case, against the strongest gang of the city. At that time she was not so influential but she had a supporting husband who always encouraged her to do just the right thing, fearlessly. Soon, she gave birth to a cute little boy whom they names James. The case was going in our favour and despite several warnings from the gang, Miss Wilson did not stop supporting us. So.. So... one day, the gang did the same thing to Miss Wilson. They...barged inside their house..... They ....stabbed her husband and then... they.. took advantage of the fact that Miss Wilson just had a surgery and could not move much. They raped her too, right in front of her dying husband. Their daughter Rose had gone to school, while little James was sleeping in his cradle upstairs. Her husband died trying to protect his wife, while she was brutally raped and injured. But you know, what she did the next day?" Sheryl finally turned to look at Cheryl. 

Cheryl was in a state of shock. She knew that her ex boss, Rose's father died when she was too young but she never knew the reason. Rose's father died fighting for her sister's honour. Rose's mother was raped, because she was fighting and supporting their mother. While she was trying to sabotage Rose's career and her married life. This was too much for Cheryl to handle and she immediately rushed to the bathroom to throw up. After throwing up several times, did she return back to the bedroom and sat besides her gloomy looking sister. She once again patted Sheryl's back trying to calm her down. 

"Inspite of .. of ... everything.. right after her husband's burial she immediatly sent James to Miss Lodge's house and Rose was sent to train herself in marshel arts. Inspite of everything she did not show us her back and infact grew even more supportive towards me and mom." Sheryl wiped away her tears while Cheryl was stunned to hear this. She felt like a sinner, who had commited a henious crime of hurting the people who have suported her family at the cost of their own lives. 

"With the help of Miss Elizabeth Lodge, Miss Wilson fought the case bravely and after around one month the entire gang was given a death scentence and it was then that she faced me proudly telling me that people who did bad to me are dead. I was ten years old then, so I knew what had happened to me and I was extremely elated that the bad guys, from that night will no longer disturb us. Though they still disturb me every now and then in my dreams." Sheryl again bursted in tears. "My dreams had stopped after a few years and I had started to live a normal life but after mum's death, I again develped a fear of being alone. As if somebody was going to barge inside the house and harm me or worse harm you. That is why I was so adamant about you, to not shift to your apartment. But you wanted your own space and I understood, that I could not keep you tied up for the whole life. So I had to agree." Sheryl turned to look at Cheryl who was yet in a state of shock. Her family had gone through so many hardships and she had no idea abut it.

"They have not only fought the case for me but also sponsored your and mine education and college fees. Your entry in Fabiosa was not by luck, It was planned by Miss Wilson as she wanted to see you stand on your feet and help mother. Both the ladies made sure that we are well setlled in our respective jobs and that was the reason, mom could finally leave her job to rest, after I got a good paying job in the bank. Though she could not enjoy it for long but she died a happy death, knowing that her two daughters are stable and independent. She died happily, thinking that the struggle she had to go through in her life, will not have to faced by her daughters. And it is all due to Miss Wilson and Miss Lodge. We can never repay what they have done for us. Never! So, harming them or their kids is something which I can never imagine in my entire life." Sheryl gave an angry look to her sister. 

Cheryl pursed her lips and looked at the floor again. Her heart was full of extreme remorse and guilt.