When Amy woke up, she was in a hospital bed, and her father and Ricky were pacing the room.
"Daddy?" Amy rasped out.
George rushed to her side. "Hey there, babydoll." he said gently.
She reached out her other hand. "Ricky?"
Ricky walked over slowly, and she could see the tear tracks that had gone down his face.
"What happened?" she asked, confused. "Where's John?" she demanded, trying to sit up.
"Easy, easy..." George said, pushing her back down gently. "He's fine. He's with Nora."
Amy put a hand to her forehead. "I feel dizzy... what happened?" she demanded again.
"You don't remember?" Ricky asked her through a clenched jaw.
"No... it's real fuzzy..." she said, her forehead puckering into a little frown.
"It's all right, baby, don't try to think about it now..." George soothed, stroking her hair gently.
"Don't try to think about it?" Ricky echoed in disbelief.
"Yes!" George snapped at him. "Clearly her mind is protecting her, because she went through a traumatic ordeal!"
"And, I get that," Ricky said, pacing, "but I wanna catch the bastard who did this to her!" he said, starting to get angry. "They just get away with it, all the time, and who the hell let him upthere?" Ricky demanded, punching the wall hard enough it made a dent.
Amy let out a little yelp and Ricky froze, clearly frightened himself. He worked so hardto keep his anger in check...
George glared at him. "Now you listen here, boy," he said in the same growl he'd given Ben when he came over and yelled at Amy over Adrian, "I'm upset too, but having a tantrum is not going to solve a damn thing!" he hissed. "She's... delicate right now. You of all people should see that-"
"Me of all people? What the fu-"
But, he was interrupted as Anne came bursting into the room. "Amy!" she cried, rushing to the bed.
"Mom..." Amy said in a helpless sob.
"Oh, my baby, my baby..." Anne cried, gathering her up into her arms. "What happened? Who did this to you, darling?" Anne cooed.
"I don't know... never... saw him before... can't remember his face..." Amy hiccouched.
"Shhhh, shhh... it's going to be all right... Maybe Bunny saw-"
"Bunny?" Ricky interrupted sharply.
"Well, yes," Anne nodded. "Bunny heard a scream so she went up and saw the man. She chased him off, but he jumped out of the window. Not sure if she saw his face or not. She talked to the police already, though." Anne informed.
"Right..." Ricky said, starting to fidget.
"Why don't you go for a walk, Ricky?" Anne suggested gently. "I think you could use some fresh air..."
"I don't want to leave her." Ricky balked.
"Right now she needs her mother. You two need to cool off and get out of here." Anne said, more blunt this time. "Out."
Ricky walked out of the hospital room and bumped into Adrian.
"What the hell are you doing here?" he asked her beligerantly.
"My OBGYN is here. I was getting a checkup," she shrugged. "Why, what are you doing here?"
Ricky shook his head. "Amy's... she was attacked."
Adrian gasped. "Oh, no, that's horrible... was she... you know... raped?"
Ricky's fists clenched at his sides. "Adrian... I make it a practice not to hit anyone, especially girls, so right now you need to get away from me and stop talking." he said through grit teeth.
"I didn't mean anything by it, I was concerned, she's my friend, after all-"
"No, she's not!" Ricky snapped at her. "That's bull- all you've ever done is be jealous of her, and try to take what she has! Ben and Grace might by that 'friend' crap, but I don't. So don't go bothering her. Stay away." he warned, pointing at her. "Just... stay away from her."
Adrian looked slightly nervous as Ricky stalked off, but then she picked up her cellphone and texted someone.
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