Early that morning, Aria, me, Nick, and Amanda all rode to the hospital. As of now, me and Nick were waiting for Aria and Amanda to come out from her rape kit, I was about to fall asleep on Nick's shoulder when Olivia came into the hospital. The cold of the December wind had made her cheeks and nose rosie.
"Who's the vic?" She looked at Nick.
"Aria Caswell." I responded.
Her eyes widened. "Like, from Caswell&Katz inc?"
I nodded. "Yeah."
"I'm assuming you're friends." Olivia said, putting the pieces of the puzzle together.
I nodded once again. "Her and Amanda are in the examination room. I think Amanda wants you to take her statement."
"Right. That makes sense." Olivia sighed, sitting next to me. "How are you holding up, Annie?"
"I'm okay." I smiled. "This isn't about me right now anyway."
Nick stood up, stretching out. "I'm gonna go get some coffee, do you want some Liv?"
"No thanks." She smiled at him.
"You, Annie?"
I nodded. "That would be nice. You know how I like it."
So he left, leaving me and Olivia to our lonesome.
Olivia got closer to me, bringing her mouth to my ear. "If you wanted, we could press charges against the man that raped you."
My eyes filled with tears, I pushed them back. "No. It's too late for that, Liv. It's been almost a month."
"It's never too late, Anastasia." She held my hand in hers. "It's not too late to put that bastard in jail."
"You don't understand." I rolled my eyes, shaking my head. "It's not that."
"Then what is it?" Olivia asked patiently.
"He's dead." I said, my jaw trembling. "I...Hit him over the head with a rock. It said on the news he died when in a comma. He's dead, Olivia. And I killed him."
"Oh sweetie, It's not your fault." She wrapped her arms around me.
"He deserved it. I'm not broken up that he's dead." I said, the sentence I spoke sounded more disgusting than I inteded it to, but what could I do. It was the truth.
"And that's okay, Annie. You don't have to be sad." Olivia replied.
"You guys okay there?"
I jumped, my heart racing. I turned to see Amanda and Aria standing next to each other. "Yeah. We're fine."
"Hi sweetie." Olivia smiled at Aria. "I'm Olivia Benson, I work with Amanda at the Special Victims Unit."
"I know, Anasatasia told me about you last night." She said.
"I'm going to be taking your statement today. Is that okay, Aria?" Olivia asked.
She nodded. "Yeah. It's okay."
"Come, let's go somewhere more private." Olivia stood up, "Have you gotten the chance to eat anything today?"
Aria shook her head. "I didn't have an appetite this morning."
"Well, you must be starving by now." Olivia said, her voice getting quitter and quitter every time she took another step.
"You sure it was nothing, Annie?" Amanda asked me, breaking me from my trance.
"I'm sure, Mandy." I smiled.
Then, Nick came back with my coffee.
"Can I have a sip?" Amanda asked, taking the coffee in her hands.
I nodded.
She took two before handing it back to me.
Smirking at me, then at the cup, then back at me, I rolled my eyes. I took two sips before handing it back to her.
She wrapped her arm around me, pulling me close.
"Amanda, where will Aria stay?" I asked.
"Olivia called C.P.S. and told them she would be able to house Aria for her own safety, and they agreed. I tried, but I'm too close to the case."
I took a deep breath, and nodded.
That night, Aria had called me telling me that she was settled into Olivia's guest bedroom. She had eaten a big dinner, and she had gone to bed at nine. Me, on the other hand? I was still awake. Me and Amanda were in the living room listening to music. I was doing homework, and she was working out. Usually I worked out with her too, but I had quite a bit of schoolwork to catch up on still. As of now I was sitting on her feet, reading my history book, while she did sit ups.
"Fifty." She puffed, pushing on my back lightly so I would get off of her feet.
I did.
She stood up, taking out her pony and re-adjusting her sports bra. "I'm gonna go shower, wanna keep me company?"
"Yeah." I nodded, putting my book back on the ground. "I'd so much rather be doing something other than doing homework."
Amanda laughed, walking to her room. I followed.
After her shower, she got dressed for bed. I bit my bottom lip, scratching my arm. "Mandy?"
"Yeah, sweetie?" She looked at me as she brushed her hair.
"Can I sleep with you tonight?" I asked.
Munch wanted to meet with Nick, so he wouldn't be back until tomorrow. So I knew tonight was a good oppurtunity to ask.
"Of course you can. Go lie in bed, I'll be there soon." She smiled.
I ran into her bed, untucked the comfortor and slid into it. Her bed was much more comfortable than mine.
It didn't take long for me to get comfortable and shut my eyes. When Amanda came out from the bathroom, she came into bed with me and hugged me tight, kissing my forehead.
"Anastasia, I'm glad I didn't lose you. Because I don't know what I would do if I couldn't hold you in my arms again." She whispered, trying not to wake me, but I was already awake.
I rolled over, my eyes open now. "I'm not leaving you. Just promise not to leave me, okay?"
She smiled lightly, "I won't. I promise."
That night we fell asleep with my head on her chest, and her arms wrapped around me. Something we haven't done in a very, very long time.
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