Julie and Lorna
by Ososober
Copyright© 2026 by Ososober
After me and my family returned back to my birth state, and city, Port Adelaide,
Dad was sent off as part of his army duty during the gulf war
I found out a few weeks after he left that I was pregnant, after what had Sam done I was devastated. I would be a teenage mum with no partner or boyfriend to help.
My mother, the rock she is took me to counselling. Over time, I learnt to love the child growing inside me from the rapist. I discovered that it was OK to love the baby, while also hating the father and process.
Al least Sam was going away for a long time 20 years of no parole sex offenders status following him around forever after that.
Suffice to say I was no longer interested in sex with either boys or girls,
During my pregnancy, I found out that the baby was a girl with no deformations or chromosomal / DNA abnormalities. She would be a very healthy baby girl.
Mum enrolled my for homeschooling. This helped, as I did not want to go to school while pregnant and be bullied by the other kids.
I chose the name of Gillian Michele
But as soon as she was born and I looked into her bright blue eyes I immediately knew she was not Sam’s baby but Nathans child, beautiful, sexy, kind Nathan. And I felt a new name surge through me
Lorna Marie
So I changed the name I had planned and I felt loved and happy with her.
As a young teen mum they kept me in the hospital for a week, making sure I had bonded with Lorna as the hospital knew about Sam and the assault
They didn’t know about Nathan
They helped me to learn; how to breast feed; change her nappies; bath her and overall care for her.
The first few months were hard I only had mum helping, as the rest of the extended family disowned is as it was agreed that the events that happened in Perth should be kept in Perth and only those people that needed to know were told.
So it was mum, me and Lorna against the world
Dad did eventually returned from Iraq and he retired from the Army and getting a good pension for his many years of service.
He contacted a lawyer and he told me that the church had agreed to a sizeable settlement for their part of the crime, he set it into a trust,
He didn’t tell me how much, but he did say with proper investing and good money management it should last me my entire life. The money was set into a trust for me and Lorna, paying dividends which were being reinvested, mum, dad and social security covered all my expenses. He set it up with three end clauses with full payout should any of the following events happen
Event 1 Full disbursement on my 35th Birthday
Event 2 Full disbursement 2 weeks after my wedding day
Event 3 Full disbursement upon confirmed trustees death
Event 4 Should sole beneficiary pass away, then all benefits transfer to her daughter Lorna with the same three previous conditions for disbursement
10 years go by, Lorna is now a very cute, intelligent and happy young lady and I have finished high school, and enrolled in and completed my Early childhood education (child care) Diploma.
I am now 25, and Lorna 10 and is about to enter he last year of primary school. She is a well adjusted, pretty young lady that seems to be ready to take on the world.
The following year mum and dad decided that they would move back to Perth, despite what happened to me, they loved it there and want to retire on Mandurah’s foreshore.
I stay in Port Adelaide, they fly back each Christmas
Over the years, I haven’t dated, haven’t even looked at a guy, my focus has been on raising Lorna and both our continuing education. Now that I have finished my early childhood degree, mum, while on one of her weekly phone calls suggests to me maybe it is time to try dating again.
I said I would try, but Lorna has to come first.
I signed up to a couple of dating apps and tried, after a few days a few guys “matched with me” I matched with one back a 176cm white guy from the hills he seems nice.
After a 2 weeks of chatting and learning a bit about him I agreed to a date with him, it was a late afternoon coffee shop date.
We talked for a couple of hours until the coffee shop kicked is out to close up,
The date went well, he was handsome intelligent, confident and seemingly stable.
He claimed to be working in IT support.
At the end of the date I was happy, he was happy as we walked to our cars he reached out to my hand and gently pull me into a parting goodbye kiss in the lips.
This gentle caring act horrified me, the memories of Sam came rushing back and I turned pushed him ran away running crying and wailing to my car, my heart beating fast, breathing hard.
I got in the car and sped out of the car park. Driving straight home.
I got home 10 minutes later, I raced in and slid down on the lounge chair crying, sobbing into a pillow.
It was then there came several loud bangs, not knocks, but door rattling bangs on the door with Police, open up being yelled at through the door.
I get up and head to the door, she slowly open the door with the security chain attached. “Good evening officers” while trying to sound calm and calm and collected “ how can I help you”
Officer Baez “good evening ma’am, are you the owner of the Blue Corolla parked in the drive?”
“Yes that is my car “
Officer Baez,” we have received a report of a possible assault, as you were seen leaving a coffee shop screaming and leaving behind a now terrified very confused young man, that you had been seen with just minutes before.”
Me” I can explain, but please come inside.” I release the chain to allow the two officers come in
Officer Baez, (female 48) and officer Jackson (male 24) they both enter
I explain, 10 years ago I was sexually assaulted, and the result was I got pregnant and had my daughter.
Tonight, was my first date since, maybe the memory of that trauma came back and overwhelmed me.”
That the young man did nothing wrong.
Please, as there was no criminal act, then I hope you will close this investigation.
Officer Baez “ let us chat to the young man, and other witnesses, and see if what you told us is confirmed.
Have a great night ma’am.
I then deleted the app, not wanting to do date again, I the start looking for and start working in a child care centre which I enjoy.
6 more year go past, it is now June 2006, Lorna is now 16 and I am 31, I am still living in my parents house an they are still over in Perth
I receive a letter from Western Australian Department of Corrective Services, stating that Sam is up for Parole, and do I wish to make a Victim Impact Statement to the courts The date of the parole board decision would be November, and should I wish to make a statement I need to make an appointment with the board.
I call the number and stating that I would like to make a statement. I make the appointment with them on Wednesday 1st November 2006.
I then contact Lorna’s school to arrange that she can finish school a couple of weeks early, giving them a copy of the W.A. Government letter. They agree and make the changes to her curriculum giving her extra work to so that she can finish the few weeks early.
Lorna
A number of times over the years as I have grown, I asked who/what happened to my dad. At first I got told that he did a “bad” thing and had to leave
As I got older and my understanding of the world improved it changed from a bad thing, to “he hurt mum” and then “he hurt mum and went to gaol (this is the English spelling of jail, and historically completely phased out early 2000’s).
One day in August, when I got home from school, I saw that mum had a letter from the W.A. Department of corrective services, it was sitting on the kitchen table,
I being curious, as to why the W.A. Government would be sending us a letter, started to read it.
It requested a that mum do victim impact statement from a sexual assault back in 1990 and that Sam Tui Tui is up for parole.
While I was reading the letter, mum came back into the kitchen seeing me reading the letter, she said, “I guess it is time that you know what happened back then.”
“When I was 15, while attending church, I was sexually assaulted by that man. He got 20 years in gaol. Apparently he is up for parole, and they want me to do a victim impact statement.
Lorna’s reply “ I think you should do it, have your say, tell them how you have survived this evel and been a great mum and raised me. How nanna and granddad had to put their lives on hold to help raise me.”
Mum, thinks for a while, “Lorna, you are right however, I need to arrange with your school so you can finish school a few weeks early so that we can both attend.”
Mum makes the arrangements and I agree to the the extra school work to finish the few weeks early, it is not much everyday so not that hard.
Over the next few months, we prepare, mum books flights, and hotels, car rentals.
One week before the flight, Granddad says he and nanna will pay for everything books us a whole month Holiday and says he will also give us $10k spending money for us to enjoy our holiday.
Also we are selling the house to add to our retirement accounts, you can move in with us if you wat, after your hotel stay after we get back from our holiday
Julie, freaks out at this saying that is too much. “Dad I cant take that from you its too much.”
Granddad “Nonsense, Julie, you and Lorna deserve a holiday, you have not had one in the last 16 years, besides mum and I will be taking a holiday as well. We can afford it we have the money and you will, after the statement need one”, Then we can sell the house in Port Adelaide, freight the contents over and move in with us if you want, or you can move where ever, we can cover the moving costs for you.
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