Fox breathlessy ran into the police station. He circled around until he finally saw Luis at his desk and ran over to him. "Luis." he said trying to catch his breath.
"Fox?" Luis said looking up. "What's wrong?"
"Theresa." Fox said, still out of breath.
"What about her?" he asked as a worried look creased across his forehead.
Fox held up his hand until he caught his breath. "I don't know what's wrong, she won't tell me." he finally said.
"What's your point?" Luis asked quizzically.
"I went to her house a couple of days ago and when I walked into her room it was in a complete mess. I joked about how it looked like a tornado had come through and she just answered me with a blank stare.." he said drifting off.
"Why are you coming to me about your relationship problems? I'm a police officer for goodness sakes! What does that have to do with me?" Luis replied agitated.
"Wait, there's more." Fox said cutting him off. "Her shirt was ripped and she had a few bruises on her arm...I didn't really think anything of it until now..."
Luis's agitation was immediately replaced with concern. "Did she come up with a reason for that?"
"No. She hardly said anything..." he paused. "She seemed as if she was in a totally different world."
"Hmm." Luis said thinking about why Theresa might be acting this way. "She never said anything to me about it." he said rubbing his hands together in worry.
"Luis, I really think something is wrong." Fox said equally worried. "I mean, Theresa never acts like that...she just wasn't herself."
Luis paused and thought for a while. "Go visit her and if she still seems distant, let me know." he answered as his phone rang.
Fox nodded and hurried off to Theresa's house.
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Theresa waited patiently for Dr. Russell to come back into the hospital room with the papers. Theresa had recently found out that she was pregnant, and scared of who the father might be, she decided to have an abortion.
Her mother didn't know and she knew that she would throw a fit. Theresa didn't want to have an abortion but she didn't really have a choice. She had thought through it, and she believed that it was the best solution.
"I have the papers." Dr. Russell said entering into the room. She then changed from the physician to the motherly figure. "Are you sure about this, Theresa? A baby can be such a joy to have in your life."
"I'm sure." Theresa said not hesitating.
"There's no greater feeling than the pain of loosing a child like when I lost my son..." Eve said drifting off. "Well," she said snapping out of her daze "make sure you read the papers carefully, and think about this carefully." she said slowly handing her the papers.
Theresa quickly flipped through all the paperwork, not paying attention to the guidelines until she came to the place where she was supposed to sign. "Do you have a pen?" she asked without looking up.
"Um..yes." Dr. Russell said handing her a pen. "You're really sure about this?"
Theresa didn't answer, she just quickly scribbled her signature and handed the papers and pen back to Dr. Russell without a word.
A worried Eve nodded and forced a fake smile. "The nurse should be in soon to tell you what you have to do." she looked at a distant Theresa and slowly walked out of the room.
Theresa looked down at her stomach and rubbed it. "I'm doing this for you." she whispered.
"Its good that you're keeping it our little secret." a voice said.
Theresa looked up and the dillusion of her rapist was in the room. "No, go away!" she said backing into the wall.
"M'am?" a womans voice said.
Theresa looked again to see the nurse staring at her oddly. "Um, sorry about that." Theresa said looking down.
The nurse just nodded. "If you do exactly what I tell you to then everything will be fine." she reassured her.
"This is for you." Theresa said speaking her final words to the baby that was forming in her. "This is for you." she repeated.
"Fox?" Luis said looking up. "What's wrong?"
"Theresa." Fox said, still out of breath.
"What about her?" he asked as a worried look creased across his forehead.
Fox held up his hand until he caught his breath. "I don't know what's wrong, she won't tell me." he finally said.
"What's your point?" Luis asked quizzically.
"I went to her house a couple of days ago and when I walked into her room it was in a complete mess. I joked about how it looked like a tornado had come through and she just answered me with a blank stare.." he said drifting off.
"Why are you coming to me about your relationship problems? I'm a police officer for goodness sakes! What does that have to do with me?" Luis replied agitated.
"Wait, there's more." Fox said cutting him off. "Her shirt was ripped and she had a few bruises on her arm...I didn't really think anything of it until now..."
Luis's agitation was immediately replaced with concern. "Did she come up with a reason for that?"
"No. She hardly said anything..." he paused. "She seemed as if she was in a totally different world."
"Hmm." Luis said thinking about why Theresa might be acting this way. "She never said anything to me about it." he said rubbing his hands together in worry.
"Luis, I really think something is wrong." Fox said equally worried. "I mean, Theresa never acts like that...she just wasn't herself."
Luis paused and thought for a while. "Go visit her and if she still seems distant, let me know." he answered as his phone rang.
Fox nodded and hurried off to Theresa's house.
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Theresa waited patiently for Dr. Russell to come back into the hospital room with the papers. Theresa had recently found out that she was pregnant, and scared of who the father might be, she decided to have an abortion.
Her mother didn't know and she knew that she would throw a fit. Theresa didn't want to have an abortion but she didn't really have a choice. She had thought through it, and she believed that it was the best solution.
"I have the papers." Dr. Russell said entering into the room. She then changed from the physician to the motherly figure. "Are you sure about this, Theresa? A baby can be such a joy to have in your life."
"I'm sure." Theresa said not hesitating.
"There's no greater feeling than the pain of loosing a child like when I lost my son..." Eve said drifting off. "Well," she said snapping out of her daze "make sure you read the papers carefully, and think about this carefully." she said slowly handing her the papers.
Theresa quickly flipped through all the paperwork, not paying attention to the guidelines until she came to the place where she was supposed to sign. "Do you have a pen?" she asked without looking up.
"Um..yes." Dr. Russell said handing her a pen. "You're really sure about this?"
Theresa didn't answer, she just quickly scribbled her signature and handed the papers and pen back to Dr. Russell without a word.
A worried Eve nodded and forced a fake smile. "The nurse should be in soon to tell you what you have to do." she looked at a distant Theresa and slowly walked out of the room.
Theresa looked down at her stomach and rubbed it. "I'm doing this for you." she whispered.
"Its good that you're keeping it our little secret." a voice said.
Theresa looked up and the dillusion of her rapist was in the room. "No, go away!" she said backing into the wall.
"M'am?" a womans voice said.
Theresa looked again to see the nurse staring at her oddly. "Um, sorry about that." Theresa said looking down.
The nurse just nodded. "If you do exactly what I tell you to then everything will be fine." she reassured her.
"This is for you." Theresa said speaking her final words to the baby that was forming in her. "This is for you." she repeated.
