Ronnie was sitting on the hospital بستر while the doctor carefully pulled out the fragments and disinfected the wounds. Tyler was standing with his back towards her.
“I’m really sorry” he کہا for the umpteenth time.
“Yeah, I got that from the first zillion times” Ronnie کہا with a small voice. “Ouch”
“Please sit still, I don’t want to make these wounds any worse” the doctor said.
“Right, sorry” Ronnie said. When all fragments were removed and all wounds disinfected the doctor turned around at Tyler.
“Can آپ leave us alone for a second?” he asked.
“Yeah, sure” Tyler said, wondering why though. “I’ll just wait outside, okay?”
“Maybe آپ can go back to the Grill, where آپ کہا you’d go as soon as I got here?” Ronnie کہا a little nervous. If only one dollar was missing…
“Hey, آپ can’t blame me for wanting to make sure you’re okay” Tyler replied.
“You’re a sweetie” Ronnie کہا sarcastic. “Now off آپ go”
“Yes, ma’am” Tyler کہا and he left the room.
The doctor turned back at Ronnie. “I take it he’s the reason you’re injured?”
“Yeah” Ronnie کہا careless.
“You know I have to رپورٹ it when patients are being violated, whether it be سے طرف کی their boyfriend, their father یا a stranger” the doctor continued. Ronnie turned around quickly.
“No! آپ can’t رپورٹ Tyler! It was totally my fault! I forced myself on him!” she کہا desperate. “If anything I violated him”
The doctor raised his hands. “Okay, then I won’t” he said. “But I hope آپ come to your senses. There are too many jerks like that walking around free, because women like آپ are too afraid to stand up to them”
“Tyler is not a jerk” Ronnie کہا getting angry. “And I am not afraid” she added soft.