11:15 pm
Zosia shakily made her way back to the flat her keys fumbling the lock, tears still steaming down her cheeks, as she managed to unlock the door, she let herself in, closing the door behind her, she was met with silence, she assumed that Dominic and Arthur had both gone to bed. She was partly thankful for this, she knew that Dom had, had a late night so he was bound to want his sleep. She was glad in a way that both of them weren't around to see the state that she was in. The shock of what had just happened was beginning to kick in now, her heart pounded painfully, her chest becoming tighter.
She tried to take in deep breaths knowing it wouldn't be advisable to wake her flatmates up. She knew that she couldn't and shouldn't wash. So she stumbled her way into her room closing her door behind her, she felt physically sick as she changed from her clothes, the clothes that would later become vital if she chose to press charges, or even report the assault for that matter. Her wrists were starting to throb painfully. She knew that tomorrow she would wake up and find them badly bruised. His eyes still visibly inside her mind. She felt herself heave but nothing came up. Thankfully, and she had changed into something far more comfortable. A pair of baggy jogging bottoms, something she would usually wear in the dead of winter and a hoodie. To keep the shivers away before she crawled under the duvet and tried to get some sleep...
1:15am
Zosia woke with a scream, sweat dripping from her forehead. She hadn't meant to scream as loud as she had but it had alerted Arthur who appeared in her doorway wearing nothing but a pair of boxer shorts. "Zosia? I heard you scream..." he stuttered embarrassed to be seen in nothing but his boxers.
"Bad Dream..." was her only reply. "Do you want to talk about it?" Arthur asked awkwardly and Zosia shook her head "Go back to bed Arthur I'll be fine" she said trying to sound as convincing as possible. Arthur nodded at once and he soon left her with her thoughts as soon as he was out of sight, the thousand mount of tears began to fall down her cheeks again, she used the palm of her hands to wipe away the mass of tears that never seemed to stop falling.
Eventually her tears sustained and there was the odd hiccup before they stopped all together, it was now this point that her wrists really were beginning to throb painfully and it wasn't just her wrists that were starting to throb painfully. She knew she was going to be bruised. Likely to be covered in them by tomorrow morning. It was still early hours into the night and she knew it was unlikely that she was going to be able t go back to sleep, she didn't want to sleep if anything the dream had given her a glimpse of what the next few weeks, months whatever was going to be like.
7:30am
The morning soon rolled around and it was soon quiet sunny outside. The sunlight began to creep through the curtains of the living room hall. Zosia had been nursing a cup of coffee, which had gone stone cold a few hours ago but she was still nursing it. She hadn't realised that Dom had walked into the room and he took a seat beside her, before he placed his hand on her shoulder. He couldn't have predicted her reaction. Not only did Zosia jump out of her skin, she whacked Dom in the face. "Whoa Lady, chill out" Dom told her before she realised it was him.
"Don't do that Dom" she replied utterly. "And sorry for hitting you" she added before she got to her feet. "You should think about getting changed." Dom told her, "I'm not going in today" she said at once. Dom raised an eyebrow. "Someone have a late one last night, and pulling a sickie?" he asked smirking.
But all he got back was a glare. "I just aren't going in today" she repeated and Dom titled his head "something must have happened for Doctor March to want to pull a sickie" Dom said teasing. "Dom. Just leave it" she said forcefully. Dom took the hint that she didn't want to talk about it.
8:10am
"Zosia, We're going to be late" Dom said, "I already told you I'm not going in" Zosia repeated and Dom sighed knowing that he was probably treading thin ice and chose to leave it. "Well it looks like its just going to be the two of us today Diggers" Dom said as he walked from the door of Zosia's room.
Zosia waited until she heard the front door close and she let out the breath that she hadn't realised she was holding, before she carefully and slowly got dressed, the top of her legs had began to throb painfully. As she changed into some clothes. Meanwhile Dom and Arthur arrived into work and had changed into they're scrubs. Just as the door to the locker room opened and it revealed Sacha. And he looked at them both "Where's Zosia?" Sacha asked and Dom and Arthur looked at each other.
"She said she wasn't coming in today" Dom stated simply and Sacha looked at him. "Did she give a reason?" Sacha asked and Dom shook his head. "No." he replied simply. "Its just there's a couple of police officers wanting to speak to her. A woman was seeing running from a park late last night and the description the person has given. Matches Zosia. Any reason why that would be?" Sacha asked and Dom and Arthur shook they're heads
Meanwhile elsewhere in the hospital grounds Zosia walked into the clinc. And she sat down nervously on one of the chairs. She began to tap her fingers, and she was half debating whether to run but just as she did so and nurse appeared. "Zosia, come on in darling. "She said sympathetically Zosia sighed before she got to her feet and she was lead into a room. "Zosia. I'm Anna. I'm one of the doctors here in the clinc. I'll be examining you for signs of injury, any bruising on hands, legs, etc and then I'll be taking some fluid examples. And a semen sample. Have you washed in the last 8 hours?" Anna asked and Zosia shook her head. "No I haven't." Zosia replied and Anna nodded.
"That's good. So the assault took place last night you say?" Anna asked and Zosia simply nodded. "Okay Zosia. If you could just lie on the bed for me. And I can start..." Anna said placing on some gloves.
"Is there anyone we can call for you, its just you shouldn't have to go through this alone" the nurse asked and Zosia shook her head. "There isn't anyone" she said and the nurse nodded.
"Zosia, you can tell me to stop anytime okay and I will" Anna told her and Zosia nodded "I just want to get it over and done with" she admitted and Anna nodded "Okay I'm going to start now" Anna told her. "wait, there is someone" Zosia quickly said and she told the nurse.
8:35am
"Officers what can I help you with?" Guy asked as he made his way onto Keller. He noticed Arthur and Dominic but no sign of his daughter. "We're waiting to speak to a Doctor March?" one of the officers said. And Guy nodded. "I'm her father, can I help with anything?" he asked and the officers shook they're heads. "No, we need to speak to Zosia. If that's possible." They said. "Well she should be working today" Guy stated. "Ahh Mr Levy, have you any idea where Doctor March is?" Guy asked and Sacha shook his head. "She hasn't come today Mr Self. She wouldn't give Dominic or Arthur a reason. Why. Just that she wasn't going to come in today." Sacha said and Guy looked at the officers. "Sorry to waste your time officers but my daughter isn't in today." Guy said.
"We can see that, but when you do see your daughter. Can you tell her to contact her as it's important. "The officers said and Guy nodded "of course" he stated simply.
9:20am
"That's it Zosia, we're all done. You'll have to come back for the results in a few days, and we will store what we've found should you want to report the assault. You don't have to of course it is entirely your choice" Anna told her and Zosia nodded. Before she left the room, and entered the clinc where Colette was stood. "Zosia. What are you doing here?" Colette asked. "I asked them to contact you.." Zosia admitted. And then it hit Colette why Zosia was stood in the SARC..
"Zosia…" was all she could manage before she pulled the doctor into a hug. Which lasted a few minutes. Before Zosia pulled away "Please, please don't tell dad." She asked as her voice broke. "I won't say a word. Lets get you home" Colette told her. And Zosia simply nodded..
