Chapter Two
"I got some news from Chief Ross and I wanted to talk to everyone and let them know what was going on when three men came out of nowhere." Andy paused, choking up a little. "Shouldn't I be talking to the cops about this?"
Carina nodded. "Yes, you should. I'll call the detective SPD said to call when you woke up." Andy nodded and laid her head down on the hospital pillow. Carina came back into the room a few minutes later. "The detective said she won't be able to come down for an hour or so since she's entering the rape kit results into evidence." Carina paused. "While we're waiting, can you try to get some rest.?"
Andy doesn't give a verbal response. She just nods her head and closes her eyes, a couple of tears falling.
Andy had been asleep for just over an hour when she was startled awake, hearing a few voices talking she kept her eyes closed as she listens to the conversation.
"I know she's been through a traumatic experience but I need to get her statement."
"Detective Lindsay, please understand that she's been through more than you could ever understand." Andy heard Meredith say.
"I do understand, Dr. Grey." she heard the detective tell Meredith.
Andy opened her eyes and moaned, the pain coming back in full force.
"Herrera, it's good to see you awake. Rate your pain from 1-10"
"11" Andy moaned again.
"Wow." Meredith gasped. "I think that's the first time you've ever been honest with me when you're injured." She laughed.
"Ha ha," Andy said sarcastically. "You must be the detective who's going to be taking my statement?" Andy asked, looking from Meredith to Detective Lindsay, noting that they were the only two in the room.
"Yeah, I am. I worked in Chicago in the intelligence unit. Recently moved here." Erin shook Andy's hand. "I'm here to talk about what happened last night though, not me."
"What do you need to know?" Andy asked, looking down at the sheets covering her.
"What happened with those men last night?" Lindsay asked, grabbing a chair and sitting down near Andy's bed.
"Haven't you seen the CCTV footage?" Andy asked, looking up briefly.
"I put it into evidence but no, I haven't seen it," Erin told her. "Even if I had, I still need a statement from you." She told Andy, wishing it was as easy as just judging if someone was guilty over some surveillance footage.
"Three men came at me after I exited my car in Station 19's parking lot. Said that they were friends of Jeremy." Andy paused "The man I killed when I was trying to protect myself from being assaulted worse."
"Jeremy? He's the one who attacked you outside of Joe's bar, right?" Erin asked, wanting to clarify. Andy nodded her head. "What happened when they came up to you?"
Andy breathed in deeply. Knowing that she had to talk about this even though she didn't want to. "They told me that they were his friends. That I didn't get to live on after killing their friend. Then two of them tied my hands behind my back while the other put a gag on my mouth. I couldn't move." Ady got choked up and moved to the side of the bed where the detective wasn't and grabbed Andy's hand, giving her the silent support she was sure Andy needs.
"What happened next, Andy? Is it okay if I call you Andy or would you rather Herrera?"
"Andy's fine." Andy looked up at the detective. She didn't want to talk about this next part but she knew she would have to. "Once they had me tied up the one gagging my mouth started to punch my face, I ended up doubling over and he punched my stomach, then all the men started kicking me. I-" Andy stops fighting the tears and lets a couple fall.
"What happened when they stopped kicking you, Andy?" Erin asked, knowing this would get even harder for Andy, having been in her shoes in Chicago not too long ago.
"My shirt had come undone. It was just my work shirt so it was a button up" Andy clarified for Erin and then paused. "They all chuckled and smirked at each other when they noticed I only had a bra on underneath." Andy sucked in a deep breath. "I couldn't see much through my one eye but I felt one of them pull down my bra and then roughly grab my breasts while another pulled down my pants, then my underwear." Andy let a few more tears fall.
"Andy, if you need to stop, we can take a breather," Erin told her, not wanting to push Andy and traumatize her further.
"No, it's okay. I want to get this over with." Andy told her. "I was just thinking "this is what Jeremy was going to do to me that night" and I just sobbed. I couldn't fight back. I couldn't do anything but they have their perverted way with me" Andy felt Meredith squeeze her hand and she breathed in deeply.
"Andy, you were in an impossible situation. You cannot blame yourself for what happened." Meredith told her firmly, knowing that victims of sexual assault often blamed themselves for not being "stronger"
Andy just nods and continues telling them what happened. "As they were….you know one of the men grabbed my throat, choking me. I was trying to breathe but I got lightheaded and they started punching me again and I just couldn't take any more pain so I assume that I passed out and woke up here." Andy concluded, glad she was done but couldn't stop herself from breaking down in tears.
"Thank you, Andy. with this statement and the CCTV footage, we should be able to handle this before it becomes a court case. I don't want you to have to deal with that." Erin told her as she stood up. "I'll leave you alone for now and contact you when I have any updates. I'm going to call my old connections and see if they can fast-track hunting those men down and try to get them to plead guilty." Erin said. "I can't make any promises though. Especially since my contacts are in Chicago and New York." Erin's phone vibrates and she pulls it out. "Oh, my god."
"What? What is it?" Meredith asked while Andy was wiping the tears that had fallen down her cheeks.
"Have either of you heard of a captain Rendon?" Erin asked the pair.
"He was my best friend's old boss. Why?" Andy asked, confused.
"I just got a text message from him saying that the caught one of your attackers." Erin looks up from her phone to Andy. Erin sees Andy's shocked expression and feels the same way. She feels her phone vibrate "I'm sorry, I need to take this and get back to the station to enter your statement. Please feel free to call if you need anything." Andy and Meredith both nod as they watch Erin rush out of the hospital room.
Andy looks at Meredith and just sighs, happy that she had gotten through that.
