TITLED: Strength and Weakness
AUTHOR: thrdwtchfan
EMAIL: hammon_25@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13 (references to rape)
SPOILERS: Oct.31st episode "Goodbye to all that"
SUMMARY: Will Cruz find a new friend in Monroe after the rape?
AUTHORS NOTE: I don't own any of these characters/ this is my first story, hope you enjoy (.
Chapter 1: Afterwards
She sat in the van with Monroe at the wheel. A sort of uncomfortable silence had set over them. Her eyes burned with tears, but she fought it with all her might. No, she couldn't cry now, especially in front of Monroe. She wouldn't let it happen.
The silence was excruciating, yet she had nothing to say, and rather preferred the uncomfortable silence over talking about it.
Finally, Monroe broke the silence. "Are you okay?" She asked, glancing at cruz with a concerned look on her face.
Of course, I'm just peachy. Being raped- no big deal, right? She thought angrily. I mean come on, was she serious? But she wouldn't let Monroe actually know how she really felt. She wasn't about to open up right now. "Sure." She replied nonchalantly.
"You know, you can talk to me about it. Anytime." Monroe shot another glance her way.
"I'm not really in the talking mood. How about you just hurry up and get to the hospital already." She snapped back.
"Just trying to be of some comfort." Monroe replied, not affected by cruz's distance, and coldness.
"Why do you care so much anyway?" She snapped back. "No, you know what? I don't want to know. Let's just get there, and get it over with. No more talk." She said, her anger and frustrations starting to show.
"Fine. But the offer still stands. I'm not just going to give up, because you choose to shut everyone out. I'm not going away." Monroe replied firmly.
She looked over at Monroe, hiding her surprise with a glare, but said nothing.
The rest of the trip was quiet. Thank god she has nothing else to say. Cruz thought bitterly.
She sat on the hospital bed, desperately fighting back the tears, because Monroe sat in the room, staring at her. She seemed to be looking for a reaction.
"Would you mind not staring at me like that?" She said in annoyed tone. "I'm not some damsel in distress, I think I can handle myself."
"Was that you handling yourself in that room? I think you need someone badly right now, and I want to be the person to help you." Monroe replied, with a serious face.
Shocked, cruz opened her mouth to reply angrily, but was interrupted by the entrance of a nurse with the rape kit.
"This should only take a few moments, ma'am, could you please step out of the room?" The nurse said, referring to Monroe.
"Yeah. Cruz, I'm going to be right outside."
"Why don't you just leave. I can handle it." Cruz snapped.
"You know I'm not going anywhere." Monroe replied in a matter-of-fact tone.
The nurse shut the door, and left Monroe standing alone out in the hall, waiting.
"Hey, Monroe. You look like your waiting for something. Who's in there?" Startled, Monroe turned to the familiar voice. Bosco.
"Oh." She replied, trying to come up with an excuse. She didn't want to be the one to tell Bosco. Cruz wouldn't want her to tell anyone, let alone him. "Just waiting for a john to be looked over."
"Oh." Bosco replied, nodding. "I thought you were assigned to cruz today. Where is she?" He looked at her.
"She." was all she got out before the door opened, and cruz stepped out.
"I thought you said you were waiting for a john." Bosco asked, puzzled.
Cruz looked from Monroe to Bosco a little nervously. "Come on, Monroe, let's get out of here." She said walking by fast, trying to avoid Bosco.
"Wait, why were you here? Did you get hurt?" Bosco walked after her.
"Just let it go and leave me alone." She snapped. "It's not like you care anyway." She left him standing there, with Monroe at her heels.
"Just take me home, I don't wanna talk at all on the way there." Cruz said softly.
"Sure, no problem. I can stay with you if you want. You shouldn't be alone."
"I said I'll be fine." She replied. "How many times do I need to tell you? Just drop me off, and go home."
"Fine. Whatever you say." Monroe said, wanting to do more.
Cruz walked up the stairs, slowly and painfully. I'm just going to go home, take a long shower, and go to bed. She thought to herself.
She unlocked the door, and walked in. She flicked on the light and saw him sitting there.
Shock flowed over her body, and all she could manage to say was "How did you..."
AUTHOR: thrdwtchfan
EMAIL: hammon_25@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13 (references to rape)
SPOILERS: Oct.31st episode "Goodbye to all that"
SUMMARY: Will Cruz find a new friend in Monroe after the rape?
AUTHORS NOTE: I don't own any of these characters/ this is my first story, hope you enjoy (.
Chapter 1: Afterwards
She sat in the van with Monroe at the wheel. A sort of uncomfortable silence had set over them. Her eyes burned with tears, but she fought it with all her might. No, she couldn't cry now, especially in front of Monroe. She wouldn't let it happen.
The silence was excruciating, yet she had nothing to say, and rather preferred the uncomfortable silence over talking about it.
Finally, Monroe broke the silence. "Are you okay?" She asked, glancing at cruz with a concerned look on her face.
Of course, I'm just peachy. Being raped- no big deal, right? She thought angrily. I mean come on, was she serious? But she wouldn't let Monroe actually know how she really felt. She wasn't about to open up right now. "Sure." She replied nonchalantly.
"You know, you can talk to me about it. Anytime." Monroe shot another glance her way.
"I'm not really in the talking mood. How about you just hurry up and get to the hospital already." She snapped back.
"Just trying to be of some comfort." Monroe replied, not affected by cruz's distance, and coldness.
"Why do you care so much anyway?" She snapped back. "No, you know what? I don't want to know. Let's just get there, and get it over with. No more talk." She said, her anger and frustrations starting to show.
"Fine. But the offer still stands. I'm not just going to give up, because you choose to shut everyone out. I'm not going away." Monroe replied firmly.
She looked over at Monroe, hiding her surprise with a glare, but said nothing.
The rest of the trip was quiet. Thank god she has nothing else to say. Cruz thought bitterly.
She sat on the hospital bed, desperately fighting back the tears, because Monroe sat in the room, staring at her. She seemed to be looking for a reaction.
"Would you mind not staring at me like that?" She said in annoyed tone. "I'm not some damsel in distress, I think I can handle myself."
"Was that you handling yourself in that room? I think you need someone badly right now, and I want to be the person to help you." Monroe replied, with a serious face.
Shocked, cruz opened her mouth to reply angrily, but was interrupted by the entrance of a nurse with the rape kit.
"This should only take a few moments, ma'am, could you please step out of the room?" The nurse said, referring to Monroe.
"Yeah. Cruz, I'm going to be right outside."
"Why don't you just leave. I can handle it." Cruz snapped.
"You know I'm not going anywhere." Monroe replied in a matter-of-fact tone.
The nurse shut the door, and left Monroe standing alone out in the hall, waiting.
"Hey, Monroe. You look like your waiting for something. Who's in there?" Startled, Monroe turned to the familiar voice. Bosco.
"Oh." She replied, trying to come up with an excuse. She didn't want to be the one to tell Bosco. Cruz wouldn't want her to tell anyone, let alone him. "Just waiting for a john to be looked over."
"Oh." Bosco replied, nodding. "I thought you were assigned to cruz today. Where is she?" He looked at her.
"She." was all she got out before the door opened, and cruz stepped out.
"I thought you said you were waiting for a john." Bosco asked, puzzled.
Cruz looked from Monroe to Bosco a little nervously. "Come on, Monroe, let's get out of here." She said walking by fast, trying to avoid Bosco.
"Wait, why were you here? Did you get hurt?" Bosco walked after her.
"Just let it go and leave me alone." She snapped. "It's not like you care anyway." She left him standing there, with Monroe at her heels.
"Just take me home, I don't wanna talk at all on the way there." Cruz said softly.
"Sure, no problem. I can stay with you if you want. You shouldn't be alone."
"I said I'll be fine." She replied. "How many times do I need to tell you? Just drop me off, and go home."
"Fine. Whatever you say." Monroe said, wanting to do more.
Cruz walked up the stairs, slowly and painfully. I'm just going to go home, take a long shower, and go to bed. She thought to herself.
She unlocked the door, and walked in. She flicked on the light and saw him sitting there.
Shock flowed over her body, and all she could manage to say was "How did you..."