Chapter 4:
In the ambulance he dialed "Daddy" From Julie's phone.
"Jules? You okay?"
Tim cleared his throat. "Coach? Uh… this is Tim… Tim Riggins sir."
"Tim?"
"Yes sir. Um… You and Mrs. Coach need to head over to the ER sir."
"Head to the… what? Where's Julie?"
"She's here with me sir. Uh… we are in an ambulance headed to the ER. Um… Julie was…"
"Julie was what Tim? You're gonna give me a heart attack."
"Sorry sir. She's alright. I mean… not alright but she's here. She was uh… hurt."
"TIM. Spit it out please."
"Coach a guy tried to uh… well he tried to have sex with her… like without her permission…She said no. uh... but I stopped him but she might have broken ribs. They need to do x-rays."
"A guy… broken ribs…. X-ray… you stopped him?" Eric stuttered out.
"Uh… yes?"
"We are on our way... but we are in Dallas… Tim?"
"Yes sir?"
"Can you stay with her till we get there?"
"Yes sir. Uh… and the police said they were coming too."
"Okay."
Tim knew the police were coming because they hadn't gotten Julie's statement but they had both from Tim and Smash and I guess one from JD.
Julie closed her eyes and tried not to think about everything that had happened.
It wasn't working. She popped her eyes open and stared at Tim who was staring at her.
The EMT had hooked up a blood pressure cuff and mentioned that she had an elevated BP. DUH. Of course she did.
"Julie?"
"yes?"
"Did you have any alcohol tonight?"
Julie looked between Tim and Amanda.
"Yes."
"Okay how much?"
"Two beers."
"Okay hun. Thanks." She scribbled it in her notes.
My parents are never going to let me out anymore. Why did I even go to the party? Why did I have to have any drinks? Jeez… if Tim hadn't come in that door…
She started crying again.
"Julie… hey… shhh. You're okay." Tim said.
They arrived at the ER and Julie was taken for an x-ray and Tim was told to wait in a hard plastic chair.
He had been sitting for about 5 minutes when Mr. and Mrs. McCoy came in.
"Where is my son? He is fifteen!" Joe McCoy yelled.
They saw Tim.
Dammit. I do not want to talk to them.
"33… Riggins?… Are you here with JD?"
Tim licked his lips.
"No sir. I don't know where he is."
Joe didn't give up.
"Why are you here then? Did you see JD tonight at a party?"
Tim swallowed and stood up.
"Yes sir. I saw him. I am here because I witnessed the incident and came with the girl he tried to rape."
Both McCoy's eyebrows shot up.
"He tried to what?" Joe asked.
"You heard me sir."
Tim thought Joe was going to hit him but thankfully one of the police officers called him over to a room to Tim's right. 3 doors from where Julie would be after her x-ray.
Jeez, this night is so fucked up. All I wanted was some game room time and some beers. Shit! I didn't even have any beer.
Tim still had Julie's phone so he called his house number.
"Hello?"
"Billy… it's Tim."
"What's wrong?"
"Why's something gotta be wrong?"
"You called…. It's night time... Are you okay? What is it?"
"Well actually… I'm completely fine and innocent but I am in the ER."
"You're hurt?"
"Nope. I'm with a friend. I was just calling to let you know because I have a feeling this will get worse before it gets better."
"What happened Tim?"
"I was at a party and Smash and I witnessed a crime."
"You… what?"
"We witnessed an attempted rape… well actually it would have been an actual rape but… I intervened."
"You intervened? How? Are you in trouble?"
Julie was rolling this way.
"I threw the guy off the girl. No. Not that i know of. Anywho I gotta go but you know where I am. Bye."
Julie looked a little better. They had her in a hospital gown though and she had medical bracelets on and they helped her sit up and then propped her right hand on a pillow and he noticed how puffy it looked the nurse left and returned quickly with an ice pack. Then she made a note on her chart and left the room.
Tim just looked at her.