Ronnie was sitting on the hospital giường 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 đã đưa ý kiến for the umpteenth time.
“Yeah, I got that from the first zillion times” Ronnie đã đưa ý kiến 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 bạn leave us alone for a second?” he asked.
“Yeah, sure” Tyler said, wondering why though. “I’ll just wait outside, okay?”
“Maybe bạn can go back to the Grill, where bạn đã đưa ý kiến you’d go as soon as I got here?” Ronnie đã đưa ý kiến a little nervous. If only one dollar was missing…
“Hey, bạn can’t blame me for wanting to make sure you’re okay” Tyler replied.
“You’re a sweetie” Ronnie đã đưa ý kiến sarcastic. “Now off bạn go”
“Yes, ma’am” Tyler đã đưa ý kiến and he left the room.
The doctor turned back at Ronnie. “I take it he’s the reason you’re injured?”
“Yeah” Ronnie đã đưa ý kiến careless.
“You know I have to báo cáo it when patients are being violated, whether it be bởi their boyfriend, their father hoặc a stranger” the doctor continued. Ronnie turned around quickly.
“No! bạn can’t báo cáo Tyler! It was totally my fault! I forced myself on him!” she đã đưa ý kiến desperate. “If anything I violated him”
The doctor raised his hands. “Okay, then I won’t” he said. “But I hope bạn come to your senses. There are too many jerks like that walking around free, because women like bạn are too afraid to stand up to them”
“Tyler is not a jerk” Ronnie đã đưa ý kiến getting angry. “And I am not afraid” she added soft.