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Jake was lost in thought, staring at the floor. He was scared to say the least, even though 'scared' was an understatement. He didn't know what was going to happen next. Was he okay? Is he alive? He had so many questions, but he was snapped out of thought when the officer he was with spoke.
"You coming?" He was already sat in the car waiting for Jake to hop in aswell.
"Oh right- yeah..." He quickly walked over to the front and he got in the car. He pulled his seatbelt over and the policeman started to drive off.
They were arriving at the scene. There was at least 5 other police cars and they all had their lights on. Jake got out of the car and walked over to a different policeman who had been there longer than him.
"Whats happening?" He was so shook he didn't really, genuinely, didn't know what was happening.
"We found your little friend. You're Jake right?"
"Yeah- where is he?"
"Uhh- i dont know... ah! Look hes over there" he pointed over to the front door of the house, where Johnnie was laying on a stretcher. He was being taken out and was about to be put in an ambulance.
"Oh sh*t-" He ran over to the ambulance. One of the doctors came up to him.
"Who are you?"
"Im his friend, i-i just want to see him."
"Does he have any family members around?"
"No, not that i know about"
"Alright, just come into the ambulance" he said as he walked away, and Jake did as he was told.
He saw Johnnie. He was very still, the only movement visible was his chest slowly rising, then falling. Although Jake tried to hold back tears. His friend was visibly in pain, even though he was out.
As they were driving off to the hospital, Johnnie was already hooked up to many machines including an IV. It was sad honestly. Jake felt bad. He felt guilty in someway, even though he knew it wasnt his fault.
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Soon they arrived at the hospital, after around 10 minutes. And Johnnie was starting to gain consciousness.
He slowly opened his eyes and looked around.
"Huh?"
Jake quickly looked down at him.
"Johnnie!" He leaned down to hug the boy in the bed.
"Whats happening?"
"You're at the hospital" he stood back.
"Oh, right..."
"How do you feel? wait ill call a doctor"
"I feel terrible"
"Thats expected" Jake pressed a button which called a nurse. Johhnie smiled at Jake.
"How long are we gonna be here?"
"Oh i dont know Johnnie..."
"I wanna go home"
"I know.. its okay"
Soon a nurse came in and walked up to johnnie, checking everything, making sure hes stable.
"How are you feeling right now?" She asked as she was doing something doctor-y.
"Horrible"
"In what way?"
"Everything hurts"
"Im sure it does, thats not surprising to be honest"
"Mhm"
"Ill go and get you some painkillers, hang on for a while"
And she smiled as she walked out if the room.
Jake looked over to Johnnie after the nurse left the room. His face filled with, mainly, concern.
"oh Johnnie..."
"Jake, im sorry" his voice raspy.
Now Jakes eyes were wide and his eyebrows furrowed.
"Sorry for what? What are you sorry about, theres nothing to be sorry about!?"
"I dont know, i shouldn't have gone outside.."
"Its not your fault Johnnie... You didn't do anything to deserve that.."
All Johnnie did was smiled up at Jake then he looked back to the tv.
Just then the nurse walked in, handing him a glass of water and the pills. He quickly put them in his mouth and swallowed them along with the water, giving the glass back to the nurse, she walked back out.
He looked back up at Jake
"Do you know when we can go back home?"
"No, i dont, hopefully its soon.."
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They both sat in (almost) complete silence for around an hour before somebody came into the room. Although it didn't look like a regular doctor.
"Hi, Your..." he looked down at his clipboard.
"Johnnie.. right?"
He nodded.
"Im just here to ask a few questions, nothing to worry about, okay?"
He nodded again, the man turned to Jake.
"And you are?"
"Jake, im Jake"
"I see, who are you to Johnnie?"
"I would say im his best friend but thats up for him to decide" he looked over at Johnnie who smiled and nodded.
The doctor smiled and sat down on a chair, opposite the bed.
"Alright, we're going to start off with something simple.. how do you feel right now"
Johnnie looked up at Jake then at the doctor. He didn't say anything but he kept looking away every couple seconds. About a minute passed and he still hasnt said anything. He took note of this.
"You dont want to talk?"
He shook his head. Again, the doctor took note of his mute state.
"Thats okay.. so, weve only got about an hour and a half so ill get on with the... other questions i want to ask you, okay?"
He nodded. Jake stayed silent, only looking over at Johnnie with a worried expression.
"Alright... So, what were you doing when you got taken away?"
He looked over at Jake and so did the doctor. Then Jake looked at Johnnie and nodded.
"He uh- went outside to go on a walk i think..?"
Johnnie nodded.
"Okay.. the next few questions could, possibly, trigger you so please answer as many questions as possible.."
He paused to look down at his clipboard.
"When you were.. taken what is the first thing you remember? Here"
He handed him a notebook and pen to write down what he wants to say.
He started writing and did so for about 1 minute when he held it up for the man to see.
'i remember being thrown against the wall and hit with a bat'
He nodded.
"And thats the first thing that happened?"
Johnnie nodded and brung the notebook closer to himself.
"For this question, i want a yes or no answer so you can just nod or shake your head this will be the most important one i will ask you"
He looked down at his clipboard and waited for a couple seconds, thinking of how to word it.
"When... Did.. how..." He sighed.
"Were you... Sexually assaulted?"
Johnnie looked up at Jake then back at the doctor and slowly nodded.
He heard Jake slightly gasp.
"Okay..."
He continued to ask other questions until their time ran out and he had to move onto the next patient.
"Alright, Johnnie, i think were gonna end it here. What i would recommend for you is thereapy. What you went through is traumatic and could cause you serious PTSD. I will leave this card here for you and pkease think about getting further help, okay?"
johnnie nodded and Jake took the card from him. The doctor soon walked out.
Jake looked over at Johnnie.
"Johnnie.."
"mmm"
"That's terrible"
"I didn't think it was any good"
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They both slept at the hospital and in the morning they returned home. Johnnie was covered in cuts and bruises that would probably take a while to heal, including the trauma he experienced.
They started attending weekly therapy sessions and weekly doctor visitations to make sure nothing was wrong with him.
Although this experience will stay with him for him whole life and not everything would heal, Jake would be there for him.
forever
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AHH SORRY FOR TGE RUSHED ENDING I HONESTLY COULDNT THINK OF ANYTHING.
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