AN: Hello everyone. I am starting my practicum on Monday and I am super excited about it. I get to teach science to first graders. I have also had a lot of group work that I have been dealing with. I guess that it is really hard for people to get their schedules in order so that we can agree on a time to meet. Anyway I have been busy but here is another chapter. I have been trying to get this up loaded all day but FanFiction has been fighting me. Now that I finally have it up please read review and enjoy.

Disclaimer: The characters are not mine but I do love to play with them. I am not a medical professional so what I have written about was researched it may not be completely accurate.

Chapter 41

I came in and out of consciousness for a while. Every time I opened my eyes the scene around me changed. The first time Holly and Tara were right above me urging me to hang on, help was coming and that someone had him restrained. The next time I was being lifted and carried. I heard parts of an argument that sounded far away.

"We need … her brother and get … hospital." One voice said.

"We can't call… we will get in…underage drinking." Another voice answered.

"I don't care… a doctor. Let's get her in my truck." The first interjected. The voices were becoming clearer I recognized one but I could not place it.

"What are going to do about the asshole that attacked her?" A third voice chimed in. I groaned.

"Sookie are you ok? Are you hurt anywhere?" A very concerned Godric asked as he looked down at me. He was dressed like a knight. A felting thought passed through my head that he was my knight in shining armor.

"My head hurts and I'm cold. My neck hurts too." I answered trying to snuggle closer into his arms. A blanket appeared from nowhere and was wrapped around me.

"Sookie I think we need to take you to the hospital. Preston and his friends are working on getting rid of the alcohol and sending home everyone that is drunk. Do you want us to call the cops? We should report what happened to you." Holly said as she came closer to where Godric had taken a seat with me still safely cradled in his arms.

"Wait till they have things cleaned up. I don't want Preston to get into trouble." I mumbled and then continued. "Where is Jason? Do you know who attacked me?"

"Jason got caught up in that fight earlier and then passed out. He is in the bed of his truck with Crystal. Her brother is going to drive them home. Are you sure you want to know right now? I mean you just got attacked and he is not going anywhere. The guys hog tied him around the tree trunk over there. Well after Eric and Quinn beat him unconscious." Tara interjected pointing to a large ash tree.

"Yes, I want to know. He said that Jason ruined his sister and … and he was gona do the same to me…" I broke off and started to cry. Godric still rocking me held me tighter and started to hum.

"It was Jack Leeds." Holly said quietly. That set my mind reeling. Jack was one of the guys that had been kicked off the football team for not keeping his grades up last year. He had been a halfback and was the older brother of a girl named Lily. Lily had dated Jason for a short time the year before. He had broken up with her because she was overly clingy in a creepy way. She had stalked Jason for several months after, even going so far as to hide in the bed of his truck when he went on dates. She had been institutionalized when she threatened to kill Jason and herself if he did not talk to her again. I had not thought of her in a while. I got lost in my crying and thinking so long that I heard sirens coming up the drive. Officer Jones Kenya's mother approached the group. She was followed closely by another officer and a pair of paramedics. Officer Jones and her partner started taking everyone's statements.

"Son can you put her down we need to check her injuries." The male paramedic asked motioning to the stretcher. Godric stood with me and as he started to put me down I clutched harder onto his arm.

"Don't leave me please." I cried out refusing to let go of his arm.

"Sookie I will be right here but you need to let them take care of you." He said clasping my hand. The paramedics asked many questions while they checked my vision and vitals. I screamed when the male paramedic tried to touch my wrist to take my pulse. He backed off and let the female paramedic take over. They decided that they needed to take me in to make sure I did not have a concussion. They allowed Godric to ride with to the hospital. On the way I puked and my headache got worse. I started to get extremely sleepy. When we arrived they took me into a privet room and made Godric wait out in a waiting room because he was not family. A nurse came in and explained that they needed to take pictures of my injuries and do a rape kit. I objected to the rape kit since he did not get that far. It was one of the most humiliating things I have ever experienced. She had me change into a hospital gown and then took a plethora of photographs to document my injuries. She also collected some gunk from under my finger nails. She said that Officer Jones had asked her to so they could check the DNA under my nails to see if it matched with the guy they had in custody. I knew that it would. When a doctor came in to assess my injuries I cringed away from his touch and started to cry again. He asked if I would be more comfortable with a female doctor. I nodded silently.

Someone had called the house and gotten a hold of Hadley. She burst through the door as the nurses were taking me to get scans done. Hadley came with and held my hand till they made her move behind a protective shield. When they were taking me back to my room I asked "Where is Gran?"

"Gran is at the house taking care of Jason and Hunter. She thought that I might be a better choice to come." Hadley responded.

"Why would she think that?" I probed.

"Because I know what it is like to be in this situation. I have lived through it." She got quiet after that with a sad look in her eyes. After a few minutes she changed the topic. "I passed a huge group of your friends on the way in. They are really worried about you. Eric and John were trying to get back here to see you. Godric told me that they would not let anyone back and just wanted to know if you were ok. Do you want to see any of them right now?"

"No I don't really want to. Could you tell them that I am ok and that they can go home?" I replied pulling my blanket up closer to my body. Hadley nodded and left the room. I knew that they were there to be supportive but I just did not want to deal with any more questions than I had to.

Officer Jones came in right after Hadley came back. "Sookie I need to take your statement. At this point it is just a formality but I need to document what happened. I am going to record it so you only have to do this once. Start at the beginning for me." She said taking a seat and her note pad out to write. She pushed record and motioned for me to start.

Hadley grasped my hand as I started to talk. "I had been dancing and was thirsty so I went to get a bottle of water out of one of the coolers. Then a guy came up to me and questioned my choice of drink. I thought that he was drunk because of the way he was talking. When I rebuffed his advances he grabbed me drug me into the woods. He said that he was not done with me yet. I fought and screamed the whole way." My voice cracked. I took a deep breath trying hard to collect myself. I continued with tears rolling down my face. "After he got me to a quiet area he threw me on the ground so hard that I hit my head and got dizzy. He… he said… that he was going to enjoy destroying me like Jason had done to his sister." My voice faltered again.

"You are doing so good Sookie keep going." Hadley said wiping away my tears.

I took another deep breath. "He took off his pants and was going for his boxers. I tried to get away by crawling while still screaming but he flipped me back over and slammed me into the ground. He told me to shut up that he did not need an audience. He started to rip at my skirt and underwear. I reached my arms out to find something to defend myself. I could just feel a stick just out of reach so I knead him and clawed at his face. That got him off me for a minute but when he saw that I was trying to get the stick he knocked it away and choked me. I heard someone shout my name so I scream for help. He got off me and tried to get away. Someone said my name again and then I blacked out. I regained consciousness a few times but I don't remember much of what was happening. The last time I was in my friend Godric's arms and everyone was asking questions and then someone called the police."

"Did you see his face at any point during the attack?" Officer Jones's asked.

"No his mask was covering his face. Holly told me who he was after I came to the last time." I answered quietly.

"Would you be able to pick him out if you heard his voice again?" She asked again.

"Yes. I will remember that sound for the rest of my life." I said firmly.

"Alright Sookie that is all I need. With the evidence and statements we have not to mention the confession Jack will be going away for a long time." Officer Jones commented as she turned off the recorder and gathered her things.

My new doctor, Doctor Thalia was a small woman with dark flowing hair. She seemed a bit stern but had kind eyes. She decided to keep me over night to observe me. She said that I had a serious concussion but it did not look like my brain was bruised or bleeding based on the CT and MRI scans. She was also concerned that about my mental health. During the night I woke up several times screaming at the top of my lungs. She said that it was common for people to exhibit symptoms of PTSD after an assault. The next day they sent me home with Hadley with a prescription for pain medicine and a list of symptoms to watch out for. Sunday night I had nightmares again. I could feel him breathing on me when I woke up. Gran offered to let me stay home from school but I was determined to not let him ruin my life. I finally got up after giving up on the idea of sleep. I grabbed a couple of towels and headed to take a shower. As I was scrubbing my arms and neck I felt a surge of pain. The bruises on my arms were a deep purple with light green around the edges. I knew that my neck would not look much better. When I strode out of the shower and looked at myself in the mirror a few tears ran down my check. You could see clearly where his hands had been on my neck. Today I was supposed to be going on the concert tour with the orchestra. I had been planning on wearing my fairy costume again but it was ruined. I felt self-conscious about my bruises so I decided to wear a black long sleeve t-shirt and pants. When I came down for breakfast everyone in the kitchen got quiet. Jason was sitting at the table stuffing his face looking down. Hadley and Gran had been obviously talking about me by the look on their faces when I came in.

"Sookie are you sure that you want to go today? No one will think any less of you if you didn't." Gran said cautiously.

"I am going. I am not going to let what happened stop me from living my life." I took out a bowl and poured myself a bowl of cereal. I picked up a spoon and pour some milk. I sat down and started eating.

"If you are sure, remember that you can call at any time if you want to come home." She said taking a sip of her coffee.

"I am sure. I am going to go get my stuff, are you ready to leave Jason?" I asked finishing my cereal and putting the bowl into the sink. He nodded his head still focusing on the table in front of him. I went upstairs and got my cello. I put my music stand in its bag along with my music. I turned off the light and headed down stairs. Jason was silent the entire ride to school. When I got out of the cab of the truck I noticed that a few people were staring at me. I ignored them and headed down to the band room. Everyone was talking and milling around. Mrs. Fortenberry was taking attendance. No one noticed me right away until Debbie leered at me.

"I see that you got what was coming to you." She sneered.

"I will have none of that. If anyone so much as breathes a word about what happened to Sookie over the weekend I will be sending you to Dr. Ludwig. Debbie get up and go now." Mrs. Fortenberry thundered pointing to the stairs. Debbie huffed as she passed me. "Everyone get you things together and take a seat. I will be dividing you up for the buses. If your interment will fit with you on the bus you will be going on bus A. If not you are on bus B. I will be riding on bus B and Mrs. Fant who volunteered to come with us today will be on bus A. I expect all of you to be on your best behavior today. You are representing that high school so act responsibly. With that said I want you all to have fun. Now let's get going so we can keep to our schedule." Mrs. Fortenberry finished walking to the stairs. The morning went by just fine. Playing my cello put me at ease. We played at the mall in Shreveport right before lunch. Mrs. Fortenberry gave us an hour to eat lunch before were would be getting back on the bus. Godric sat with me during lunch we talked about everyone's costumes and other mundane conversation. The afternoon passed just as quickly as the morning had. Jason drove me home in the same silent manor as that morning. Hunter was coloring in my room when I went to put my stuff away.

"Did you have a good day Sookie? I got to stay home with Mommy and Gran. We made cookies and I got to make goop. Do you know how to make goop it has a lot of glue." He rambled as I put my cello down.

"That sounds like you had a fun day. Mine was ok." I answered lying down on my bed. He climbed up and put his head on my shoulder.

"Mommy said that I need to take a nap can I take one with you?" He asked looking over at me.

"Sure let me turn off the lights and we can go to sleep for a while." I got up and turned off the lights, toed my shoes and laid back down. He snuggled up to me and we fell asleep. Hadley came and got us for dinner at 6pm. I ate quickly and went back to bed. I was not looking to the following day. I knew that everyone would be talking about what had happened. I went to sleep with a tear rolling down my check.