She still knelt there, holding her breath until she heard her cousin's footsteps fade away. When she hard the front screen door of the barn open and slam shut, the girl sighed with relief. She fell back, rolling onto her belly. She wanted to cry, to scream, to shout out to the world what had happened to her that evening. She'd been raped in the cunt and mouth. In a way, Carol expected the sky to fall down, for thunder to roll through the valley. But nothing happened. She could hear the crickets outside chirping merrily. Occasionally, the hooting of a white owl broke the relative silence of the nighttime. No, it was all peaceful. Above her the stars winked while a soft breeze rustled the tall grass growing on both sides of the barn. Raped. Sodomized. And nothing happened.
"Ohhhhh, no." Carol groaned. She could feel the tears welling up hotly in her eyes. Yes, she was going to cry, going to let it all out. Not only had she been raped, but she had actually enjoyed it, encouraged her own cousin to practice his brutal kind of sexuality on her without complaining. He knew it and was going to exploit her feelings to the limit if she didn't run from this place soon.
Lying in the hay, the girl softly cried herself to sleep, wondering what to do.
Something during the night she awoke, pulling herself up from the pile of hay she'd been sleeping on and wondering what her aunt and uncle would say about her coming in so late. Straw clung to her arms and legs, and was tangled in her hair. She was a mess. Standing up a little unsteadily, Carol brushed the loose hay from her dress and made her way out of the barn toward the main house. The car still wasn't there. She saw a light burning in her cousin's window and drew in a sharp breath. Could she enter the same building that Billy occupied?
Would he try anything further with her?
No, she didn't think so. He was too tired, too exhausted, too spent. Slowly, Carol made her way into the darkened house, walking quietly up the stairs to the second floor, feeling as if she were taking the weight of the world up with her. Fucked, raped. Those words raced through her mind as she walked down the narrow hall to her room. A band of light appeared under Billy's door. She felt herself walking on tip-toe, hoping he wouldn't hear her.
"Hey, baby!"
The door shot open and Billy appeared in the doorway, stark naked, his semi-rigid cock in his hand while he leaned against the doorway. Carol jumped with a loud scream, hitting the other wall of the hall.
"Don't… touch me," she said in a soft whisper, terror creeping over her. Keeping both eyes fastened on the young man, she slid along the wall until she felt her doorknob. Only when she had slipped the bolt on her door did the girl feel safe. Oh, God, safe, safe here? Her cousin could break the door down, rape her again in her own room. Confused, terrified, Carol stumbled to her bed and fell down, curling up in a tight fetal position and sobbing herself to sleep.
The next few days passed as if nothing had happened in the barn. Billy hadn't made many appearances at the table since that fateful night, easing the terror Carol felt whenever she caught sight of him. Her aunt and uncle commented on how hard their son worked in the fields, not coming home until very late. Carol wondered what Billy was doing in the fields and shuddered when various thoughts shot through her mind. Did he and his cronies have other girls, torturing them out there, doing all sorts of weird things to them before letting them go? Something told the young blonde that what had happened to her there in the barn was only a taste of what her cousin was capable of.
Any thoughts she had of leaving were postponed when she learned her mother and father had gone on a vacation to Reno and Lake Tahoe. There could be no way she'd be able to convince her aunt and uncle to let her go to an unattended house in Los Angeles. She'd have to stick it out somehow, clinging to their side, going with them wherever they went, avoiding her cousin like the plague.
And for the next few days Carol's plan seemed to be working. She went with her aunt everywhere during the night and day, refusing to be alone even for an instant with her cousin. Shopping, movies, church meetings, the most boring of socials were everyday events for the blonde teen. Carol would have much preferred running through the rolling beautiful countryside around the small ranch. But thoughts of what might happen when Billy cornered her made her think better of that idea. No, she'd confine herself to helping her aunt and uncle and save the running for another time.
It was the night of the third evening after her initial fuck that Carol's luck ran out. Having finished dinner and after helping her aunt wash the dishes, Carol strolled to the living room and sat near her uncle, feeling it would be another boring night of television watching with the folks. Outside thunder rolled, shaking the windows as a storm threatened the valley. Occasionally, Carol could see the streaks of lightning slice through the black sky, revealing for a second the rolling thunderheads. Wind whistled through the cracks in the doors and windows.
"Martha, get the phone," her uncle said, rolling his cigar between his yellow teeth.
Carol heard her aunt running from the kitchen, pick up the receiver and begin to talk.
"Oh, my God, no! We'll be right over."
"What is it, honey?"
Carol pushed herself forward in the chair, sensing something terrible had happened.
"Tornado… a freak one, hit the north side of town. Come on, Fred, we've got to help," the old woman said quickly, wiping her hands on her apron, then pulling it off and hanging it neatly on a nearby peg.
"I'm going, too," Carol said, standing up as her aunt and uncle raced for the front door.
"No, don't, Carol. It's going to be terrible. Believe me, I've seen these things. You'd be better off staying at home. Just lock all the doors and keep by the phone. And remember, if you hear rumbling, it's a funnel cloud. Go to the fruit cellar just outside and hide there until it's over," her aunt said, comforting her briefly, then turning around and racing for the door.
The young blonde held her hands tightly together in front of her, wishing she could tell her aunt and uncle the real reason for her terror. Where was Billy? They were so concerned about the people in town they failed to tell her where her cousin was. She hadn't seen him since lunch. Was he out in the fields, out with his buddies, perhaps in town buried under rubble?
"Oh, God," she groaned, running to the door and bolting it, then moving quickly to the back and locking the kitchen door. In the living room the television droned on as the storm worsened. There was the sound of the car starting, crunching over the gravel drive, then shifting into high gear as it turned around and headed toward the main highway. Carol sat back down in the chair in front of the TV, holding her hands tightly against her upper arms and listening to the howling wind. Her heart beat so loudly, she could hear it over the news announcer now broadcasting about the disaster that had just bit.
"Oh!"
The blonde jumped from her chair, standing terrified in front of the television screen and listening very carefully. Was there, someone else in the house? There were so many creaks and groans she couldn't tell. Opening her eyes the blonde girl saw it was her cousin!
"Leave me alone!" she cried in terror.
"Shut up and get back in. We're gonna get killed if we stay out here!"
Carol didn't want to go inside. She'd rather take her chances with the storm. Breaking free, she circled Billy, heading for the barn.
"Get her!"
The blonde twisted her head around and saw the young man wasn't alone. The wind let up briefly. Brushing her wet hair from her eyes, Carol saw two other boys racing for her, their arms outstretched, their faces wearing the same smile Billy had.