The next morning I was sitting in bed watching some sort of cooking show that was playing on the TV above me. "Bella" I heard Charlie call as I turned to see him walk through the door, " um, we need to talk?" He said this more like a question than a statement, I nodded and he came and sat next to me .
"We need to contact the police in Perth Bella" he stated, getting straight to the point, I nodded my head in consent as warring emotions grew inside of me, happiness, because I would soon see my family an friends, and sadness, anger, because this one statement brought all the memories back of what had happened and why I was here. Fear accompanied these emotions, I was scared of how people would react and how I would be treated when I returned, especially the people in school. " Well Bella" Charlie said, smiling gently at me, " I'll go make that phone call while you have the doctor check over you" Charlie left the room and I wasn't left with much time to ponder what would happen when I finally returned home before my new doctor came.
"Hi Aisling, my name is Dr Jade Stevens but you can call me Jade" My new doctor smiled at me. Unlike the man who had come to see me, she seemed genuinely nice, someone who I could trust and open up to, "as you know, we are going have to do some standard procedure tests on you such as blood and urine tests, but I need to know exactly what those men did to you incase there are some other tests that I will need to perform" the look she had when she said men showed me that she used the term very loosely. I smiled nervously while she sat down next to me, silently prompting me to start talking about what had happened. The next half hour was extremely emotional, I couldn't seem to stop crying as I explained in detail all the things that had been done to me, by the end of it Jade looked positively murderous and enraged. She managed to calm herself down and stood up before turning to me, " well, I know all the tests that have to be done, so i'll go get the equipment I need, just make yourself comfortable" . I sat there, waiting nervously for her to return, trying to stop the tears and calm my breathing. She soon returned with a tray full of different medical instruments and medicines, she set the tray down before turning to me and asking if I would like someone in the room with me while she did the tests. I nodded in the affirmative and asked for Leah to join me, soon enough Leah arrived, and sat down beside me and taking my hand in hers. All standard procedure tests were done, including blood and urine tests which while embarrassing were easy to get through. After finishing the urine test, Jade asked me to sit down, a nervous and sympathetic look on her face, weary from the look she was going me, I sat down, afraid of what was coming next. " Um, ok, Isabella, I need to perform a pap smear to check for any damage or disease, it will be uncomfortable and embarrassing but it needs to be done and I will try my best to make it as least painful as I can". I nodded my head in consent, clenching Leah's hand tightly in mine, I then took off my trousers and panties and laid down. She moved between my legs and started inspecting the outer parts of my most intimate place and I screwed my eyes shut, trying to think happy thoughts and bring myself away from this situation. "shhhhh" Leah cooed in my ear, trying to get me to relax and after 10 torturously long minutes the first part of the test was over. Leaving me with tears and my eyes and trying to get my breathing under control as shame and embarrassment washed over me in crashing waves. I was given a few minutes compose myself before Jade moved in-between my legs again, this time with a large instrument in her hands, I flinched at the sight of it and clenched my eyes closed. As the instrument was inserted into me I whimpered in pain and Leah whispered her condolences in my ear, trying to calm me down as I sobbed without abandon as tidal waves of physical and emotional pain crashed down on me. I don't know how but I managed to make it through the next horribly long 15 minutes, crying and whimpering the whole way through.
