A BROKEN PROMISE by Jordan Marshall

Latoya thought the world of Jim although no one seemed to do the same. Latoya was smart, intelligent and was by far the most beautiful girl in her third form class. So it puzzled everyone when she got together with Alan. Their relationship would make true the statement that opposites do attract as Alan was a rough, hard edged delinquent who was already out of school. He had made nothing of himself and spent all his money buying drugs and alcohol, so it was of no surprise that her friends begged her to break it up. She always claimed she knew what she was doing.
          One dark and quiet afternoon, in an old and abandoned classroom, she confronted Alan and told him what her friends had told her.
          "They say that some day you're going to hurt me!" mumbled Latoya, "but promise me you will always take care of me."
          "Ofcourse hon," whispered Alan, "I love you too much to do anything else." Latoya's face blushed with disbelief.
          "Do you really love me?"
          "Just close your eyes and I'll show you how much I do." At this point he wrapped his hands around her face and began kissing her gently on her lips. He then proceeded to kiss her on her neck, she smiled approvingly.
          "Honey, I'm sorry but I can't stay any longer, my parents will get worried."
          "But wait, I haven't finished showing you how much I really love you." She sensed a hint of mischief in his voice and immediately became tense. She gave him a kiss on the cheek and began to pull away. "What you think you doing!" He shouted.
          "I'm just fourteen. You really don't expect me to go all the way," she said adamantly. He began to smile, a evil grin on his face. He then clamped down on her leg, "that's the thing," he said, "you don't have an option." He held down her hands and began to strip off her clothing. She squirmed and cried for help but no one seemed to hear her.
          "I can't afford to let something like this happen to me. she thought. she then gathered all the strength she had and kicked him in the groin. He screamed in pain. She used this as an opportunity to escape so she spat into his eyes and threw him off of her. She then threw a couple of desks and chairs on him to prevent him from moving. At this point he lay on the ground swearing and holding his crotches. She left the room in tears in only her skirt and brassiere, running through the empty school yard. She felt hurt and distressed as the one whom she had loved had broken his promise.