The Secrets Hidden In The Scars

Chapter 32: They'll Never Forgive Me For What I've Done

Three days later. Great Britain. London. It's about three o'clock. Alicia is spending time at her home with Amelia, who came to visit her to talk about the latest news with a cup of tea.

"I've found out nothing new over the past few days," Alicia says with sadness in her eyes, sitting on the small sofa in front of the TV working at a low volume. "Mr. Cameron has also been silent and said nothing."

"Hasn't he found out anything?" Amelia rounds her eyes.

"Sadly, yes. I talked to him on the phone yesterday, but he said he couldn't make me happy or sad."

"Does Raquelle actually visit him? He complained to you that the girl forgot him."

"They met somewhere one week ago or something like that, as Mr. Cameron said. But he doesn't make her be with him all the time. She's got her life and will visit him when she wants."

"The most important thing is that she doesn't forget him. He raised her and took care of her before she moved to the home of her fiancé, who took that responsibility."

"Of course, Raquelle doesn't forget him and tries to visit him in any free time... Sometimes she helps him at home, buys something for him, does something at his plea... If he needs something, she does anything."

"That's good..." Amelia takes a couple of sips from her cup with a thoughtful face. "Your life is your life, but you shouldn't forget your close people."

"No, no, thank God, everything is fine about it."

Silence settles in the air for two seconds, during which Alicia drinks some coffee from her cup.

"Hey, haven't you found out anything?" Alicia asks.

"Oh, sorry, Alicia, but I've almost got no time to do that," Amelia replies with sadness in her eyes. "I've got so much to do at home... I should care about my child, and my husband shouldn't stay without attention. Today was the first time I went out. Raphael got a day off today and agreed to stay with Hailey while I'm visiting you."

"No, no..." Alicia shrugs with a slight smile. "No, I don't make you do it. Just wondered."

"I understand it. And I want that situation to be solved as soon as possible."

"Oh..." Alicia takes a few sips of tea. "You know, I still can't forget Raquelle's friend and what happened to her."

"Do you mean the fact that she was almost raped, as Mr. Cameron said?"

"Yes. I still can't understand it. When I think about it, my heart starts bleeding."

"Agree," Amelia nods. "It's so horrible... I'm shaking strongly from just thinking it could happen... I get horrified from thinking about what a girl feels when a stinker tries to do something against her will."

"I do know well how terrifying that is." Alicia sighs heavily, puts her cup of tea aside, and leans back in the sofa. "It would be great if that stinker, who did that to her, was found and put in prison. That type of crime must not stay unpunished."

"To find that stinker almost six months later?" Amelia rounds her eyes. "It would hardly be possible! Moreover, it's gonna be hard to prove that it happened. As I understood, there are no witnesses of the rape attempt. Nobody can say if it really happened."

"But there would be a chance if someone from the circle of the uncle of Terrence and Edward had to do with that."

"Do you think someone from that man's circle did that?"

"I can't confirm it, but it's possible."

"And I doubt it." Amelia puts her cup aside and leans back in the sofa, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear. "I don't know... I doubt Natalia's offender would really be connected with the uncle of the MacClife brothers."