Chapter 9: Dean's Abuse Witnessed
[Rory]
Rory pulled her car into the parking lot of Dean's university. Then she got out her cane and started walking toward his dorm. It was a nice decent looking place. There were students everywhere.
But, there was something that ruined its happy atmosphere. Rory looked ahead and saw one guy beating up another guy. Curious to see what was going on, Rory moved closer to the two guys and was horrified to find that the guy getting beat up was Dean.
Rory quickened her face as a crowd started to form around them. Oh, my god, she thought. It's worse than I thought. She looked around, but Lindsay was no where in sight. Not knowing what else to do, she walked up to the guy beating up Dean.
"Stop it!" she yelled. "Stop it right now!"
"You think I won't hit you, too?" the guy responded. "And I don't even know who you are."
He grabbed Rory's cane out of her hands and started whacking Dean with it. Still, he didn't fight back. His face started getting all bruised up. I can't take much more of this, Rory thought.
Not knowing what else to do, Rory ran in front of the cane hoping that her being in front of Dean would stop, but it didn't. Rory yelled in pain as the guy whacked her in the stomach.
[Dean]
Dean watched mortified as Mitch whacked Rory in the stomach with a cane. Then rapidly he whacked her in the head and she fell over on her left ankle and fell to the ground unconscious. Mitch just stood there wide- eyed, like he couldn't believe what he just did.
Suddenly fury surged throughout Dean's body. Mitch could hit him all he wanted, but he would never get away with hitting Rory. Mustering all the strength he had left, Dean got up and grabbed the cane from Mitch and punched him in the eye. Then he ran back to Rory.
"What the hell's your problem, Dixon?" Dean yelled at Mitch. "What did she do to you?"
"I didn't mean to hit her," Mitch yelled back. "I meant to hit you."
"Mitch," a voice called. "What are you doing?"
Lindsay walked up to Mitch.
"I better have imagined you knocking out that girl," she said.
"I'm sorry," Mitch said, calmly.
"I can't believe you," Lindsay said, taking him aside. "Show's over everyone."
Everyone turned and walked away. Rain started pouring down, but Dean ignored it. Dean gathered Rory in his arms and started crying. He knew she wasn't dead, but he felt horrible and guilty about what happened.
"Rory," He whispered through tears. "I'm so sorry. It's all my fault."
He started getting drenched, but he didn't care. A tear slid down his cheek and into her hair.
"She's okay," a voice said. "She's got a pulse."
Dean looked besides him. Lindsay was kneeling beside him holding Rory's wrist and putting two fingers on her wrist.
"You want a ride to the hospital?" Lindsay asked.
Dean nodded trying to control his tears. He dug into Rory's pocket and took out her car keys.
"We should take her car," Dean said, handing Lindsay the keys.
Lindsay ran ahead of him and unlocked the car. Dean carried Rory, but he had difficulty walking. His ankle hurt him so he only limped and the pointer finger and middle finger on his left hand felt broken. He limped to the car with Rory and stroked her hair as Lindsay drove to the Connecticut Memorial Hospital.
To Be Continued..
[Rory]
Rory pulled her car into the parking lot of Dean's university. Then she got out her cane and started walking toward his dorm. It was a nice decent looking place. There were students everywhere.
But, there was something that ruined its happy atmosphere. Rory looked ahead and saw one guy beating up another guy. Curious to see what was going on, Rory moved closer to the two guys and was horrified to find that the guy getting beat up was Dean.
Rory quickened her face as a crowd started to form around them. Oh, my god, she thought. It's worse than I thought. She looked around, but Lindsay was no where in sight. Not knowing what else to do, she walked up to the guy beating up Dean.
"Stop it!" she yelled. "Stop it right now!"
"You think I won't hit you, too?" the guy responded. "And I don't even know who you are."
He grabbed Rory's cane out of her hands and started whacking Dean with it. Still, he didn't fight back. His face started getting all bruised up. I can't take much more of this, Rory thought.
Not knowing what else to do, Rory ran in front of the cane hoping that her being in front of Dean would stop, but it didn't. Rory yelled in pain as the guy whacked her in the stomach.
[Dean]
Dean watched mortified as Mitch whacked Rory in the stomach with a cane. Then rapidly he whacked her in the head and she fell over on her left ankle and fell to the ground unconscious. Mitch just stood there wide- eyed, like he couldn't believe what he just did.
Suddenly fury surged throughout Dean's body. Mitch could hit him all he wanted, but he would never get away with hitting Rory. Mustering all the strength he had left, Dean got up and grabbed the cane from Mitch and punched him in the eye. Then he ran back to Rory.
"What the hell's your problem, Dixon?" Dean yelled at Mitch. "What did she do to you?"
"I didn't mean to hit her," Mitch yelled back. "I meant to hit you."
"Mitch," a voice called. "What are you doing?"
Lindsay walked up to Mitch.
"I better have imagined you knocking out that girl," she said.
"I'm sorry," Mitch said, calmly.
"I can't believe you," Lindsay said, taking him aside. "Show's over everyone."
Everyone turned and walked away. Rain started pouring down, but Dean ignored it. Dean gathered Rory in his arms and started crying. He knew she wasn't dead, but he felt horrible and guilty about what happened.
"Rory," He whispered through tears. "I'm so sorry. It's all my fault."
He started getting drenched, but he didn't care. A tear slid down his cheek and into her hair.
"She's okay," a voice said. "She's got a pulse."
Dean looked besides him. Lindsay was kneeling beside him holding Rory's wrist and putting two fingers on her wrist.
"You want a ride to the hospital?" Lindsay asked.
Dean nodded trying to control his tears. He dug into Rory's pocket and took out her car keys.
"We should take her car," Dean said, handing Lindsay the keys.
Lindsay ran ahead of him and unlocked the car. Dean carried Rory, but he had difficulty walking. His ankle hurt him so he only limped and the pointer finger and middle finger on his left hand felt broken. He limped to the car with Rory and stroked her hair as Lindsay drove to the Connecticut Memorial Hospital.
To Be Continued..