When he returned to the room a few minutes later he heard the shower running. He sits down on the couch just running everything through his head about what happened tonight. He couldn’t even comprehend what she must be going through. He pulled out the pamphlet the doctor had given him. He was looking through it trying to get an idea of what he could do to help her through this. Thirty minutes later he had finished looking through the pamphlet and he heard the shower still running. That was something that the pamphlet mentioned that some women will try to wash off what happened to them.
He went to the bathroom door just listening for a couple of minutes. He knocked and wasn’t surprised that he didn’t get a response. He started to worry that maybe she had done something to herself. He turned the knob on the door and found it unlocked. He stepped into the bathroom and looked towards the shower. He didn’t see her and started to really think she did something. He walks over to the shower door and opened it enough to peer in. What he saw broke his heart. She was sitting curled up in the corner of the tub just letting the water run over her. He could hear her soft crying.
He says softly, “Mandy?”
She looks up at him and starts to cry even harder. He grabs a towel, shuts off the shower and wraps the towel around her. Picking her up he carries her to the couch and sits with her on his lap, her head buried into his chest. He just rubbed her back and held her as she cried herself to sleep. Once he realized she was asleep he carries her to the bed laying her down in it and covering her with the comforter. He walks over to the window and just looks out running his hands over his face in frustration, anger and every other emotion he was feeling about what happened to her.
A knock at his door brought him out of his thoughts. He looked to the bed and saw Amanda still sleeping. He had a feeling he knew who it was. When he opened the door his suspicions were true.
Steve says, “Hey Lenny. What can I do for you?”
“I’ve been waiting to hear from you. Did you find Amanda?” Lenny asks.
Steve replies, “Yeah I found her. Sorry I didn’t get a chance to call you to let you know. It’s been a hell of a night. We just got back a little while ago from the hospital. She’s asleep right now in my spare bed.”
Lenny asks worried, “Hospital? What happened? Is she alright?”
Steve replies, “I think Amanda should be the one to tell you what happened. Why don’t you come back later on in the morning. If she feels up to talking to you then she will, just do me a favor and don’t push her.”
Lenny sighs and says, “Okay, but she is okay right?”
Steve says, “Yeah she’s okay. I’ll see you later Lenny. I need some sleep.”
After closing the door when Lenny leaves he goes over to his bed and sits back against the headboard just watching Amanda as she sleeps.
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