Chapter 3 dealing with the night
October 10 the morning of the incident
Jenna and everybody saw the most sobering sight. They saw a bloody, beaten, and raped Rory. Robert walked up to her and checked her vitals. She still had a pulse and was breathing, although just barely.
"rory? Rory? Are you okay, sweetie? Is she okay Rob?" Jenna practically screamed.
"Um, well she is alive." He answers, scared of what could happen.
".and awake." a small, hoarse voice continued. Rob looked down at Rory and looked at her eyes. They were open, but the normally beautiful blue color was now a dark cloudy pigment that made her look like she had no life left inside her. Rob bends down and picks rory up. She makes a small noise that everybody could tell was one of pain.
"Put me down, Robby. I can walk. I can, really." She sounded like she was trying to convince herself, rather than the others. Rob reluctantly puts her down. She stumbles for a while before she finds her balance, which is actually Rob picking her up again.
"Let's take you to the hospital." Jenna says to Rory. She walks up to her and grabs Rorys hand, and squeezes it.
"No, no, take me to my dorm, no hospital. If you take me there I'll lie, I really will. I won't go to the hospital. They'll call mom. No, no, please don't take me to the hospital. I don't wanna go. Just. no . hospital ." Rory breaks down into tears and stuggles to get away from Rob, Jenna, and the others. She pulls her hand away from Jenna's comfort, and starts to free herself from Robs soothing arms and stability. Rob doesn't give up though. He knows what a women goes through after they've been raped. His older sister was raped and he saw what it was like for her to cope. So he holds onto Rory, knowing it's the last she wants.
"Okay we won't take you to the hospital, for now. We'll go to your dorm and figure it out then, okay. But let me carry you so you don't fall, alright?" He explains to her, hoping she will settle down and stop fighting him like he was the guy who caused her the most intense pain she would ever feel, have to go through, have to get over.
When they arrived at rorys door, they knocked, hoping her roommate would open it. The door opened and a very sleepy figure scowls at her roommates drunkenness.
"Sara, could you please move those books from rorys bed?" Meagan asks kindly, even though she could do it herself. Sara does it.
"Did she get drunk off her ass again? I'm sick of having to deal."
"No. She was raped." Connor cuts her off. He had a crush on Rory and was making real progress. He even planned to ask her out for next week. He didn't know what to do, he wanted to do something that Rory would remember him for. He wanted to be like Rob and take action. But he wasn't a take action kind of guy. He was like Rory, he liked to watch and only take action when absolutely necessary.
He walked up to Rory, who was now on her bed staring at the ceiling, he takes her hand gently and leans into her face. She doesn't notice. He leans closer to her ear and sees that it is bitten and bloody.
"It'll be okay, I promise. You'll get through this, I promise. I'll be here for you, I promise. I'll love you no matter what, I promise." He whispers to her.
"Let's take her to the hospital now, she's unresponsive." Rob says. He turns to Sara. "Could you drive us, we are still a little drunk."
"No, we're not going to the hospital!" Rory shouts at everybody.
"Rory, come on you could have an STD, or you could be pregnant. Not to mention, look at you, you're battered." Meagan tries to convince the stubborn patient.
"No, they'll call my mom. I don't want her to know."
"Rory, they won't. Tell them not to, it's all confidential." Jenna explains.
"No, I don't want to. That's final!" She shouts again and gets up and grabs a towel.
"What about the STD? Rory I know you're hurting, but there are free clinics that can help you and not call your mom. Rory, who cares if she's called? She deserves to know, she's your mom, and she'd want to know. But if you want to keep it a secret from her, then fine that can be done. But Rory don't not give yourself the treatment you need." Rob yells at her, hoping that it would go through her clouded mind.
"Leave me alone, I know what I'm doing. I'm taking a shower."
" rory, don't you want this guy to go to jail, lock the ass hole up, make the bastard suffer like he made you suffer." Rob tries as a last attempt. "The hospital gets all the evidence, otherwise it's your word against his."
"I only saw his eyes, they were green, I was out for most of it. Besides I was drunk, I don't remember if I said no, or tried to stop him.. I feel dirty, I'm taking a shower, and then I'm going home. If anyone asks, I fell down some stairs."
October 10 the morning of the incident
Jenna and everybody saw the most sobering sight. They saw a bloody, beaten, and raped Rory. Robert walked up to her and checked her vitals. She still had a pulse and was breathing, although just barely.
"rory? Rory? Are you okay, sweetie? Is she okay Rob?" Jenna practically screamed.
"Um, well she is alive." He answers, scared of what could happen.
".and awake." a small, hoarse voice continued. Rob looked down at Rory and looked at her eyes. They were open, but the normally beautiful blue color was now a dark cloudy pigment that made her look like she had no life left inside her. Rob bends down and picks rory up. She makes a small noise that everybody could tell was one of pain.
"Put me down, Robby. I can walk. I can, really." She sounded like she was trying to convince herself, rather than the others. Rob reluctantly puts her down. She stumbles for a while before she finds her balance, which is actually Rob picking her up again.
"Let's take you to the hospital." Jenna says to Rory. She walks up to her and grabs Rorys hand, and squeezes it.
"No, no, take me to my dorm, no hospital. If you take me there I'll lie, I really will. I won't go to the hospital. They'll call mom. No, no, please don't take me to the hospital. I don't wanna go. Just. no . hospital ." Rory breaks down into tears and stuggles to get away from Rob, Jenna, and the others. She pulls her hand away from Jenna's comfort, and starts to free herself from Robs soothing arms and stability. Rob doesn't give up though. He knows what a women goes through after they've been raped. His older sister was raped and he saw what it was like for her to cope. So he holds onto Rory, knowing it's the last she wants.
"Okay we won't take you to the hospital, for now. We'll go to your dorm and figure it out then, okay. But let me carry you so you don't fall, alright?" He explains to her, hoping she will settle down and stop fighting him like he was the guy who caused her the most intense pain she would ever feel, have to go through, have to get over.
When they arrived at rorys door, they knocked, hoping her roommate would open it. The door opened and a very sleepy figure scowls at her roommates drunkenness.
"Sara, could you please move those books from rorys bed?" Meagan asks kindly, even though she could do it herself. Sara does it.
"Did she get drunk off her ass again? I'm sick of having to deal."
"No. She was raped." Connor cuts her off. He had a crush on Rory and was making real progress. He even planned to ask her out for next week. He didn't know what to do, he wanted to do something that Rory would remember him for. He wanted to be like Rob and take action. But he wasn't a take action kind of guy. He was like Rory, he liked to watch and only take action when absolutely necessary.
He walked up to Rory, who was now on her bed staring at the ceiling, he takes her hand gently and leans into her face. She doesn't notice. He leans closer to her ear and sees that it is bitten and bloody.
"It'll be okay, I promise. You'll get through this, I promise. I'll be here for you, I promise. I'll love you no matter what, I promise." He whispers to her.
"Let's take her to the hospital now, she's unresponsive." Rob says. He turns to Sara. "Could you drive us, we are still a little drunk."
"No, we're not going to the hospital!" Rory shouts at everybody.
"Rory, come on you could have an STD, or you could be pregnant. Not to mention, look at you, you're battered." Meagan tries to convince the stubborn patient.
"No, they'll call my mom. I don't want her to know."
"Rory, they won't. Tell them not to, it's all confidential." Jenna explains.
"No, I don't want to. That's final!" She shouts again and gets up and grabs a towel.
"What about the STD? Rory I know you're hurting, but there are free clinics that can help you and not call your mom. Rory, who cares if she's called? She deserves to know, she's your mom, and she'd want to know. But if you want to keep it a secret from her, then fine that can be done. But Rory don't not give yourself the treatment you need." Rob yells at her, hoping that it would go through her clouded mind.
"Leave me alone, I know what I'm doing. I'm taking a shower."
" rory, don't you want this guy to go to jail, lock the ass hole up, make the bastard suffer like he made you suffer." Rob tries as a last attempt. "The hospital gets all the evidence, otherwise it's your word against his."
"I only saw his eyes, they were green, I was out for most of it. Besides I was drunk, I don't remember if I said no, or tried to stop him.. I feel dirty, I'm taking a shower, and then I'm going home. If anyone asks, I fell down some stairs."