A day had passed and Stephanie still haden't woken up. Shane and Vince had
stayed at the hospital with Paul as everyone else had gone home. Vince and
Paul were talking to the doctor as Shane went into Stephanie's room. He
started to speak when he made sure no one else was in the room.
"Hey Steph... I know that before all of this happened we were having a problem. I know that you remember what happened. I just want you to know that I love you and I never meant to hurt you like I did" He says
"How long is she going to be in this coma?"Vince asked
"Well she can wake up at any time" Hope said
"What if she doesn't wake up" Paul whispered
"Don't worry Paul she will be waking up soon" Hope whispered to him
"I'm going to go find Shane" Vince said walking off
Hope sighed. "Here come those nosy detectives again"
"Do they ever go away?" Paul said
"No... but they should especially after I told them that she wasn't awake yet"
"I am sick and tired of them"
"Don't worry... I'll get rid of them for you" Hope says
She walks over to the detectives and says a few words then walks back over to Paul
"Now that they are gone would you like to take a walk?"
"Sure why not"
They go outside for a little fresh air and walk to a nearby park.
"You may not see it but Stephanie is really improving" Hope said
"How do you know?"
"Well I am a doctor so I think I would know"
"But she isn't awake yet"
"Maybe she doesn't look better physically but she really is getting better. This isn't the hardest part of this Paul. The real challenege is going to be the healing process."
"Do you think that she will fully recover?"
"I doubt that she will fully recover, but she will move on even if she doesn't forget."
"I don't know what I am going to do when she wakes up"
"All you have to do is be there for her. When she wakes up she is going to need love and attention"
"Well I can certainly give her that"
"I know you can Paul... it's just a matter of waiting until she wakes up. You don't know what type of condition Steph will be in when she wakes up" Paul sighs. Hope could see what this was doing to him. Over the last few hours, Hope had become Paul's second sister. She was also getting very close to Stephanie. She would talk to her at night and sneak Stephanie extra medication to wake her up.
"I just wish that I could do something to help her"
"You can't but maybe I can" Hope says
"What are you talking about?"
"Come with me" Hope says
Paul is told to wait in Steph's room for a minute. He had no idea what Hope was up to, but he did trust her. Most of the doctors had given up on Stephanie waking up except for Hope. She said that she knew that Stephanie would wake up whether it was in a few days or in a few years. Of course, Paul didn't like the thought of a few years.
"Alright this might help us out a little" Hope says coming back in the room
Hope had a syringe in her hand and Paul eyed her. "Uh... what's that?"
"It is a drug that might help her. She hasn't been given this drug yet and I think it will help, but don't tell the other doctor's I gave her this"
"Your secret is safe with me" Paul said
"Good" Hope said walking over to Stephanie'e bed. She then entered the liquid into the IV bag. "This may help speed up things"
"It won't hurt her right?"
"Nope she will be perfectly alright" Hope says. "I'll leave you two alone for now"
Another day goes by and Stephanie still hasn't woken up yet. Everyone was beginning to lose faith except for Paul. He refused to believe that Stephanie would be gone. He knew that she would wake up. Shane, Vince and Linda had come back to the hospital that morning.
"Hey Paul how is it going" Vince said
"I am doing arlight. I just wish that all of this would be over"
"We all wish that" Linda says
"Don't worry, my baby sister is strong and when she wakes up I am going to make everything up to her. Everything that I ever did to her I regret and if I could take some of those things back I would. She is going to see how sorry I am" Shane says
Paul eyes Shane and is about to ask him what the hell he was talking about when Hope comes up.
"Paul I need you to answer a few questions for the hospital"
"Uh.... sure" Paul says
"We can answer questions for you" Vince says
"Actually these are well....personal questions that Paul would only know the answers to" Hope says. "But you are allowed to stay"
"Well, we can stay for a while" Linda said
They all go into a separate room to speak
"Alright Paul the first few questions are pretty easy. How old is Stephanie?"
"Twenty seven"
"Does Stephanie has any diseases?"
"No"
"Is she allergic to any medicine?"
"No she isn't"
"Has Stephanie ever done drugs or alcohol lately"
"No"
"Now these questions may get very personal" Hope said eyeing the family. "Was Stephanie a virgin before this happened?"
"No she wasn't"
"Has Stephanie ever been raped before?"
"No she hasn't"
"When was the last time that you saw Stephanie in person?"
"Three days ago"
"Did she have and bruises, sores or cuts on her?"
"No she was fine"
"Has Stephanie ever been pregnant?"
"No"
"Has she ever used fertility drugs?"
"No"
"Was Stephanie on birth control within the last three years?"
"No she wasn't on birth control" Paul says as Vince stares as him
"What do you mean she wasn't on birth control?" Vince said
"She told you she was so you wouldn't go crazy on her"
"Paul when was Stephanie's last Menstrual?"
"Um.... two weeks ago"
Vince, Linda and Shane were actually impressed with how much Paul knew about Stephanie.
"Did Stephanie have any STD's?"
"No she didn't"
"Has Stephanie ever participated in anal sex before" Hope asked
Paul paused for a moment. He didn't think he would get asked those type of questions. "No she hasn't"
"Has Stephanie ever been sodomized before?"
"No" He whispered
"Is Stephanie sensitive on her female parts?"
"Yes she is"
"When was the last time you and Stephanie had sex?"
"Uh..... a week ago"
"Did you always use a condom?"
"No we didn't always use one. Sometimes it would put sores on her" He says as he sees all of her family members look at him.
"Do you two have rough sex?"
"I think it was time we left. We will be waiting outside" Vince said
Paul waited until after they left the room before he was going to speak "We never had rough sex because Stephanie was sensitive and bruised easily on her private parts"
"Did you and Stephanie ever experience any problems during sex?" Hope asked. She saw Paul's face and whispered. "I know this is hard for you, but it is just things we need to know"
"Sometimes Stephanie would bleed after we finished"
"How long ago did this happen?"
"At first it use to happen a lot, but then it stopped"
"How much blood did she lose?"
"Well the first few times she use to bleed heavy, but then she only spot bled for a while. She stopped bleeding about three months ago"
"Did she ever get medically treated for it?"
"She did the first time, after that they told us it might happen again. They also told her not to have sex for about a week because of it"
"How long have you and Stephanie been having sex?"
"About three years"
"Thank you Paul you can go back to Stephanie now"
"Alright" He said leaving the room
When he had gotten back to Stephanie's room, a nurse said that Stephanie's family went home already. He was actually relived that they had left because he didn't want to be questioned about the answers that he gave to Hope. He went inside and sat next to Stephanie's bed. He held her hand and looked out the window at the night sky. He remembered that he and Steph use to do that all of the time. He got into bed next to Stephanie and drifted off to sleep. Soon he felt someone lightly shaking him. He sighed figuring that it was just the doctors. He opened his eyes when he felt his hand being slightly squeezed. When he opened his eyes, a pair of familiar blue eyes met him.
"Hey Steph... I know that before all of this happened we were having a problem. I know that you remember what happened. I just want you to know that I love you and I never meant to hurt you like I did" He says
"How long is she going to be in this coma?"Vince asked
"Well she can wake up at any time" Hope said
"What if she doesn't wake up" Paul whispered
"Don't worry Paul she will be waking up soon" Hope whispered to him
"I'm going to go find Shane" Vince said walking off
Hope sighed. "Here come those nosy detectives again"
"Do they ever go away?" Paul said
"No... but they should especially after I told them that she wasn't awake yet"
"I am sick and tired of them"
"Don't worry... I'll get rid of them for you" Hope says
She walks over to the detectives and says a few words then walks back over to Paul
"Now that they are gone would you like to take a walk?"
"Sure why not"
They go outside for a little fresh air and walk to a nearby park.
"You may not see it but Stephanie is really improving" Hope said
"How do you know?"
"Well I am a doctor so I think I would know"
"But she isn't awake yet"
"Maybe she doesn't look better physically but she really is getting better. This isn't the hardest part of this Paul. The real challenege is going to be the healing process."
"Do you think that she will fully recover?"
"I doubt that she will fully recover, but she will move on even if she doesn't forget."
"I don't know what I am going to do when she wakes up"
"All you have to do is be there for her. When she wakes up she is going to need love and attention"
"Well I can certainly give her that"
"I know you can Paul... it's just a matter of waiting until she wakes up. You don't know what type of condition Steph will be in when she wakes up" Paul sighs. Hope could see what this was doing to him. Over the last few hours, Hope had become Paul's second sister. She was also getting very close to Stephanie. She would talk to her at night and sneak Stephanie extra medication to wake her up.
"I just wish that I could do something to help her"
"You can't but maybe I can" Hope says
"What are you talking about?"
"Come with me" Hope says
Paul is told to wait in Steph's room for a minute. He had no idea what Hope was up to, but he did trust her. Most of the doctors had given up on Stephanie waking up except for Hope. She said that she knew that Stephanie would wake up whether it was in a few days or in a few years. Of course, Paul didn't like the thought of a few years.
"Alright this might help us out a little" Hope says coming back in the room
Hope had a syringe in her hand and Paul eyed her. "Uh... what's that?"
"It is a drug that might help her. She hasn't been given this drug yet and I think it will help, but don't tell the other doctor's I gave her this"
"Your secret is safe with me" Paul said
"Good" Hope said walking over to Stephanie'e bed. She then entered the liquid into the IV bag. "This may help speed up things"
"It won't hurt her right?"
"Nope she will be perfectly alright" Hope says. "I'll leave you two alone for now"
Another day goes by and Stephanie still hasn't woken up yet. Everyone was beginning to lose faith except for Paul. He refused to believe that Stephanie would be gone. He knew that she would wake up. Shane, Vince and Linda had come back to the hospital that morning.
"Hey Paul how is it going" Vince said
"I am doing arlight. I just wish that all of this would be over"
"We all wish that" Linda says
"Don't worry, my baby sister is strong and when she wakes up I am going to make everything up to her. Everything that I ever did to her I regret and if I could take some of those things back I would. She is going to see how sorry I am" Shane says
Paul eyes Shane and is about to ask him what the hell he was talking about when Hope comes up.
"Paul I need you to answer a few questions for the hospital"
"Uh.... sure" Paul says
"We can answer questions for you" Vince says
"Actually these are well....personal questions that Paul would only know the answers to" Hope says. "But you are allowed to stay"
"Well, we can stay for a while" Linda said
They all go into a separate room to speak
"Alright Paul the first few questions are pretty easy. How old is Stephanie?"
"Twenty seven"
"Does Stephanie has any diseases?"
"No"
"Is she allergic to any medicine?"
"No she isn't"
"Has Stephanie ever done drugs or alcohol lately"
"No"
"Now these questions may get very personal" Hope said eyeing the family. "Was Stephanie a virgin before this happened?"
"No she wasn't"
"Has Stephanie ever been raped before?"
"No she hasn't"
"When was the last time that you saw Stephanie in person?"
"Three days ago"
"Did she have and bruises, sores or cuts on her?"
"No she was fine"
"Has Stephanie ever been pregnant?"
"No"
"Has she ever used fertility drugs?"
"No"
"Was Stephanie on birth control within the last three years?"
"No she wasn't on birth control" Paul says as Vince stares as him
"What do you mean she wasn't on birth control?" Vince said
"She told you she was so you wouldn't go crazy on her"
"Paul when was Stephanie's last Menstrual?"
"Um.... two weeks ago"
Vince, Linda and Shane were actually impressed with how much Paul knew about Stephanie.
"Did Stephanie have any STD's?"
"No she didn't"
"Has Stephanie ever participated in anal sex before" Hope asked
Paul paused for a moment. He didn't think he would get asked those type of questions. "No she hasn't"
"Has Stephanie ever been sodomized before?"
"No" He whispered
"Is Stephanie sensitive on her female parts?"
"Yes she is"
"When was the last time you and Stephanie had sex?"
"Uh..... a week ago"
"Did you always use a condom?"
"No we didn't always use one. Sometimes it would put sores on her" He says as he sees all of her family members look at him.
"Do you two have rough sex?"
"I think it was time we left. We will be waiting outside" Vince said
Paul waited until after they left the room before he was going to speak "We never had rough sex because Stephanie was sensitive and bruised easily on her private parts"
"Did you and Stephanie ever experience any problems during sex?" Hope asked. She saw Paul's face and whispered. "I know this is hard for you, but it is just things we need to know"
"Sometimes Stephanie would bleed after we finished"
"How long ago did this happen?"
"At first it use to happen a lot, but then it stopped"
"How much blood did she lose?"
"Well the first few times she use to bleed heavy, but then she only spot bled for a while. She stopped bleeding about three months ago"
"Did she ever get medically treated for it?"
"She did the first time, after that they told us it might happen again. They also told her not to have sex for about a week because of it"
"How long have you and Stephanie been having sex?"
"About three years"
"Thank you Paul you can go back to Stephanie now"
"Alright" He said leaving the room
When he had gotten back to Stephanie's room, a nurse said that Stephanie's family went home already. He was actually relived that they had left because he didn't want to be questioned about the answers that he gave to Hope. He went inside and sat next to Stephanie's bed. He held her hand and looked out the window at the night sky. He remembered that he and Steph use to do that all of the time. He got into bed next to Stephanie and drifted off to sleep. Soon he felt someone lightly shaking him. He sighed figuring that it was just the doctors. He opened his eyes when he felt his hand being slightly squeezed. When he opened his eyes, a pair of familiar blue eyes met him.