Par 13-15
Danny was young, strong, and gorgeous. Lava never thought someone like him could be interested in her. She was a skeptic, and brushed it off as a one time thing, but Danny kept coming around, and they finally became an item. They went every where together. Always finding themselves in some parking lot, or at some park kissing, talking, and kissing some more. Lava loved being with Danny. He always told her how beautiful she was, and how lucky he was. Within the first two weeks after that first kiss, he told Lava “I hope you don’t think I’m strange, but I can’t help but think I love you”. Lava didn’t know what to say. She smiled, and said “thank you”. Danny looked hurt. Lava hated to see him look that way, she said suddenly but quietly “I think I love you too”. Danny smiled, hopped out of the car and yelled to the sky “SHE THINKS SHE LOVES ME TOO!” Lava laughed, and begged him to stop and get back in the car.
Danny was wonderful, a perfect gentleman. They dated for over a year. About a month after Lava’s 17th birthday, Danny called and asked if they could talk. Lava met him at the park where they normally went to “talk”. Danny told her he had something very upsetting to tell her, and wanted her to know it wasn’t true. He went on to explain that someone in the nursing home accused him of assaulting one of the residents….. “sexually assaulting one of the residents” he added in a voice that seemed to beg for her to believe there was no way in the world it was true. Lava was shocked, she completely believed he was innocent. She asked him many questions, pointedly, all of which he had reasonable explanations for. Lava was convinced he was telling the truth. After all, he had always been a perfect gentleman with her. He had suggested a few times, that they become more intimate. Lava always said no, and he never pushed the issue any further. She couldn’t even begin to think it was possible of him.
Lava received a phone call the next day from Shirley, the aunt Danny was living with. Shirley asked Lava if she had seen or heard from Danny . Lava told her she had not heard from him since the night before. Shirley explained she had come home to find the house empty, but that there was a saucer of half cooked pasta on the stove, his keys and phone were on the cabinet, and looked as though he left unexpectedly. Lava didn’t know what to think. She called Danny ’s friends, they had not heard from him. She thought about calling hosptals, then thought about the conversation of the night before, and thought maybe he had been arrested. She began calling the jails, the second one she called, a deep voice answered “County jail” she asked if they had brought in a Daniel Johansen “yes ma’am, he’s here, we got ‘em on sexual assault”. Lava asked, “can he have visitors? Can I talk to him?” The officer informed her that he had access to a phone from his cell, he would have to call collect, but that he could call anyone he wanted. Lava thought for a moment, then was very upset that he hadn’t called. Lava fell asleep that night thinking, wondering and worrying about Danny . Was he cold? Was he scared? Did he do it? “No way” she thought “he wouldn’t, just couldn’t” The next day she went down to the jail. There was a line for visitors, right inside the right hand entrance. Lava stood in the line, in front of her, was a tall dark haired, soft spoken man. She watched as he signed in, his last name was Johansen. Lava leaned in closer to try to see what else he was writing. Under “person visiting” he wrote Danny Johansen. Lava looked at him curiously, watched him walk to a row of seats, step past three empty chairs, and sit down. “Excuse me miss, sign in here” , came a strong but femine voice from behind the desk. Lava signed in under this “Mr. Johansen” and wrote, once again, Danny Johansen. She walked slowly toward the row of seats, where “Mr. Johansen” had walked, she slowly stepped toward him, and sat down next to him. He looked at her for a few seconds, wondering why she picked that chair, then he turned purposefully away from her. Lava spoke. She quietly said “Sir, I noticed you are here to visit Danny Johansen”….he looked at her, she continued “I’m his girlfriend”. She looked at him as if to say “and you?”…….
Danny was wonderful, a perfect gentleman. They dated for over a year. About a month after Lava’s 17th birthday, Danny called and asked if they could talk. Lava met him at the park where they normally went to “talk”. Danny told her he had something very upsetting to tell her, and wanted her to know it wasn’t true. He went on to explain that someone in the nursing home accused him of assaulting one of the residents….. “sexually assaulting one of the residents” he added in a voice that seemed to beg for her to believe there was no way in the world it was true. Lava was shocked, she completely believed he was innocent. She asked him many questions, pointedly, all of which he had reasonable explanations for. Lava was convinced he was telling the truth. After all, he had always been a perfect gentleman with her. He had suggested a few times, that they become more intimate. Lava always said no, and he never pushed the issue any further. She couldn’t even begin to think it was possible of him.
Lava received a phone call the next day from Shirley, the aunt Danny was living with. Shirley asked Lava if she had seen or heard from Danny . Lava told her she had not heard from him since the night before. Shirley explained she had come home to find the house empty, but that there was a saucer of half cooked pasta on the stove, his keys and phone were on the cabinet, and looked as though he left unexpectedly. Lava didn’t know what to think. She called Danny ’s friends, they had not heard from him. She thought about calling hosptals, then thought about the conversation of the night before, and thought maybe he had been arrested. She began calling the jails, the second one she called, a deep voice answered “County jail” she asked if they had brought in a Daniel Johansen “yes ma’am, he’s here, we got ‘em on sexual assault”. Lava asked, “can he have visitors? Can I talk to him?” The officer informed her that he had access to a phone from his cell, he would have to call collect, but that he could call anyone he wanted. Lava thought for a moment, then was very upset that he hadn’t called. Lava fell asleep that night thinking, wondering and worrying about Danny . Was he cold? Was he scared? Did he do it? “No way” she thought “he wouldn’t, just couldn’t” The next day she went down to the jail. There was a line for visitors, right inside the right hand entrance. Lava stood in the line, in front of her, was a tall dark haired, soft spoken man. She watched as he signed in, his last name was Johansen. Lava leaned in closer to try to see what else he was writing. Under “person visiting” he wrote Danny Johansen. Lava looked at him curiously, watched him walk to a row of seats, step past three empty chairs, and sit down. “Excuse me miss, sign in here” , came a strong but femine voice from behind the desk. Lava signed in under this “Mr. Johansen” and wrote, once again, Danny Johansen. She walked slowly toward the row of seats, where “Mr. Johansen” had walked, she slowly stepped toward him, and sat down next to him. He looked at her for a few seconds, wondering why she picked that chair, then he turned purposefully away from her. Lava spoke. She quietly said “Sir, I noticed you are here to visit Danny Johansen”….he looked at her, she continued “I’m his girlfriend”. She looked at him as if to say “and you?”…….
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