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Written by: Francoise
Chapter 3
Davy, Micky, Mike and Peter came back from a gig at the cabaret where they have gotten a two-week engagement, renewable if people liked them. Each time, they gave the best of themselves, and they came home exhausted, but happy. That night, when they arrived at the pad, Peter noticed:
- We forgot to lock the door!
Mike replied:
- What do you mean "we"? YOU forgot to lock the door, you were the last one to leave the house, Shotgun!
Micky intervened:
- So, what! After all, we have nothing worth stealing except our instruments and we have brought them with us.
They entered the house. Davy exclaimed:
- Hey, guys! Somebody cleaned the house.
Mike noticed the girl on the couch:
- And that "somebody" is sleeping there.
The boys approached. They looked at the girl. Despite her many bruises, she still looked beautiful.
Davy: - What a gorgeous girl!
Micky: - Where does she come from?
Mike: - She's wounded and her blouse is torn!
Peter: - Somebody must have beaten her.
Rebecca woke up. First, she wondered where she was. Then, she saw the four men and it startled her. Mike said:
- Don't worry! We won't do you any harm. But could you tell us who you are and what you're doing here?
As a response, Rebecca started to cry. After a few minutes, she sniffed and said: - I'm sorry.
Mike handed her a box of paper tissues and said:
- We don't want to force you to talk but if we knew, maybe we could help. But first, we have to do something about those wounds.
He went to the bathroom, and soon came back with peroxide, cotton wool and some bandages. While cleaning her injuries, he said:
- Maybe we should go to the hospital.
- NO! I don't want them to find me.
- Them?
Suddenly, she just couldn't keep everything to herself. She told the guys all that happened. She concluded:
- I don't want to get you into trouble. I know that I'm still a minor, but I would die before going back to my stepmother. If you can keep me here, for one night, then I will go and try to get as far as I can from them, until I'm 21.
The Monkees agreed to keep her at the pad for one night and Micky graciously offered his bed, saying he didn't mind sleeping on the couch. When she was asleep, the four guys had a discussion in the kitchen and they came to a decision.
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