My dad was silent as I asked him to come to the hospital, but I mean that isn’t something I would typically say either. “Is everything okay?” he asked as Andrew pulled into the hospital’s emergency room parking lot.
As I started to undo the seatbelt and get out of the truck I said, “I’m okay, but I just would rather explain this in person than over the phone.”
My dad was worried, but he said that he would be here in 20 minutes then hang up.
“Should I call Daniel and have him come out here too?” I asked Andrew as he texted Liam.
He looked at me with sincerely and said, “Liam is with Daniel right now and they are already 5 minutes out from the hospital.”
If Liam was with Daniel and they were already on their way here, does that mean he told Noah what happened already or is he just really worried like my dad is. I got checked into the hospital, bracelet and room, when Liam and Daniel walked in with my dad.
I dreaded this moment for so long and before I could say anything to them, the doctor walked in and said, “hi, I’m Connor. I will be your attending physician taking care of you while you are in the hospital today.” he said.
Everyone greeted him kindly, but what I had to tell the doctor next, I knew would shock my father and Daniel. “It’s nice to meet you.” I said.
“So what seems to be the problem today?” the doctor asked.
I stared at my feet and managed to say, “I want to get a rape kit done.”
I looked up to see my father in shock and Daniel confused, so I knew i needed to tell everyone the truth of why we’re here. “Dad, Daniel … the reason you’re here is because while I was in school I was-” I said but before I finished my sentence, I broke down crying cause the thoughts all came rushing back again.
Andy hugged me and said, “she was rapped.”
The doctor had left at this point so he could order the rape kit, but was I looked at my dad he could barely even look at me. “Daddy?” I said, drying my eyes. He didn’t look up at me, but instead mumbled under his breath, “This is all your fault. You are no longer my daughter.”
He left the room and i just balling my eyes out again, knowing that I was just disowned by my own family and I don’t even know how Danny will react. I felt a hand on my knee and my back but I knew that Liam was only one of them, so I looked up and Daniel was standing right by me.
I smiled at him and let out a little laugh as I hugged him and cried even more, cause I knew that he was there to support me in this difficult time. “The nurse is going to be doing the rape kit on you, so if the men would follow me into the hall…” the Dr said.
“Are you gonna be okay by yourself for a few minutes?” Liam asked me.
I nodded my head and as they all walked out of the room, the nurse came in with a little tray that was labeled ‘rape kit’. As the nurse explained the whole procedure, I realized that it was only gonna take 5 minutes to do.
As the nurse took some samples from me so the hospital could run some tests, including the pregnancy test, I was texting with Owen. eh was still worried about me ever since this morning so I had to fill him in on all the stuff that’s happened so more.
When the nurse finished up and left, the guys all came back in with concerned looks on their faces. “What?” I asked. Andrew could tell I was worried about the results, even though I thought I hiding it well. Liam sat down on the bed next to me and patted my knee, while Andy sat on my other side and Danny paced the room.
“Danny, calm down. You aren’t the only one who’s freaked out right now.” Liam said.
I tried so hard to block out the thoughts from my mind but no matter how hard I tried, they were still there. Tears began to run down my face as I sat there waiting for those results to come back, and I knew that they would either fill me with relief or cause my life to fall apart completely.
After what felt like hours, the doctor came into the room with the test results and from the look on his face, it wasn’t good news at all. “Just give it to us straight doc.” Andrew said. We all sat there waiting for the news but he said, “well there is some good news. All the infections and diseases parts to the test came back negative.”
I felt a wait come off my shoulders when he said that but I could tell there was more to it than that. “Unfortunately there is one part of the kit that came back positive.” he said. At that moment, I felt my whole world come crashing down on me like I was dying when Danny said, “ wait, she’s pregnant?”
The doctor nodded his head and I just broke down into tears, knowing that I never even got to start my junior year of high school and it’s already over for me. “There is one little thing that confuses me though Addison.” Dr. Connor said.
“What is it?” I asked.
He looked at his tablet in hands then turned it to me where I saw the results from the pregnancy portion of the test. He pointed to one part of the screen where it says ‘weeks along’ and it said 26 weeks…..6 months. “That can’t be right. I’m still a virgin, or, was until today.” I said.
“Sadly, the number of weeks is correct. Do you know if you had been raped any other time but don’t remember?” he asked me. I thought back and couldn’t remember at first but then I remembered the one other time that it could have happened.
“The only other time I can think of is when I was at my ex’s cause i had forgotten my favorite hoodie there from when I was still with him, but he kept me from leaving and basically knocked me out. When I woke up, I was in my bed at home but couldn’t remember a thing.” I said, realizing that he had raped me while I was out cold. Andy looked at me and asked, “when was that?”
“Back in late February of this year. The day I was supposed to come over to your house to go snowmobiling.” I said, looking at Liam. Danny looked shocked, as well as Liam and Andrew, from the news that I had just told them.
“I’ll give you all some time alone. You are free to leave when you would like.” the Dr said, then left.
“So, what now?” Danny asked.
I looked at him with a look of certainty but also worriedness, and said, “well, first I need to call Owen and tell him first. Then I need to find my new home and get settled in there.” Andrew scratched the back of his head and look at the floor, which meant that he had already done one of those things.
“I just really wanted to surprise you when I picked you up from practice today, but I guess the cat’s out of the bag.” he said nervously.
All I could do was smile at him, knowing that he already found an apartment for the two of us, or soon to be three. “Where is it?” I asked, while smiled and getting my things together. A look of relief washed over his face as he realized I wasn’t mad at him, then pulled out the lease papers to show me the address and apt number.
“We are living in Lafayette still, and the apartment complex is down the road from the school.” he said.
I was so happy that he found one that’s not only close to the school, but also close to a babysitter and my friends. “Well I am ready to go when you all are.” I said as I got off the hospital bed. Danny signed the release forms as Andrew and I walked out to his truck.