You comfort Chanel

You make soothing noises as you stroke her hair, watching her pretty face crumpled in fear and grief.

"Why?" she whimpers "Why did they hurt Jo-Jo? He's innocent...I didn't do anything...Why did they hurt him?"

"Who did it Chanel?" you ask softly as you continue to comfort her. "Who hurt Jo-Jo?"

"I don't know...but they're blaming me...for what happened to Ronnie...and I didn't do it! I didn't! You've got to believe me!" she cries, suddenly frantic, gripping your arm and trying to sit up. She's either stronger than she looks or her panic has given her strength because it's all you can do to hold her still. You cock stirs at the memory of **** her lithe body a few nights ago, the sensation sweetened by the thought that she doesn't know it was you.

"Hush, hush Chanel, it's ok. They can't get you here," you reassure her, hugging her until she calms and relaxes. "Besides, it's probably just a mean prank."

"No....no it's not. I know it isn't. Last night there was another one. A broken bottle with my name on it. Rose said I had a nightmare but that wasn't true. We were out...and when we came back it was there...And the night before...when we were...we were at the lake...and someone....someone...they did something to me...." her voice trails off in a **** sob.

"What did they do Chanel?" you ask softly, holding her slender body against yours and rubbing her back. "I can't help you if you don't tell me everything."

"The boys met us...from Hamilton...they like to scare us...and this time there was someone else...someone different...and he...he...took me...he just took me..." she breaks down, quivering and sobbing hopelessly, pressing her face against your chest for comfort, her arms hugging you tight.

"Did you tell anyone? This is very serious Chanel."

"Just my friends...that were there...and now you...Oh God I'm so scared...first that and now these notes...and tearing Jo-Jo up...and I did nothing....nothing...why are they doing this?"

"How do you know it wasn't one of the boys from Hamilton?"

"I just know....it was a stranger...a strange man...like one of the men who took Ronnie...."

"Who took Ronnie? Did you see it?"

"At the lake...last year...we were goofing around...and two men...they caught Ronnie when she was alone....grabbed her and carried her away...I saw but I hid...I was so scared...I thought they'd take me too....and now it's happening to me...Oh God help me please....Mr. Sharp....please help me...."

"I'll do all I can Chanel," you say quietly. "But you have to tell me everything that happened or I can't help you properly."

"I've told you...that's all...I've told you everything..." she whimpers against your chest, but you can hear the hesitation in her voice and know she's holding back.