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"I really appreciate y'all coming all the way down here with me, but do y'all think y'all could stay out here while I go in. It's just---I don't want a big scene," I said to them.
Yeah of course," Janelle said.
"Yeah. Whatever you need," replied
Josh.
Kevin looked at me. "That was just for them right," he interjected, "cuz I'm going in with you."
"Kevin---"
He grabbed my hand and shushed me. "Hey, hey, hey," he said softly. "We're in this together. Okay?"
I nodded my head. "Okay."
"Alright," he said standing up straight, "Let's go." He grabbed my hand and walked with me to the police station. When we got inside we immediately walked up to the front desk.
"Hi. How can I help you," the officer smiled. I spoke up. "Hi. I'm here to file a sexual assault report," I said a bit hesitantly. She fumbled through some papers. "Okay. Are you the victim or are you filing for someone else," she asked as she handed me the form to fill out. I almost didn't know what to say. I looked at her. "I---Uh. Um," I cleared my throat, "I'm the victim." It felt weird for me to say that outloud. "Okay. I need to you to fill that form out and while you do that I will get in contact with our sexual assault nurse to examine you."
"Okay. Thank you."
"No problem sweetheart," she said very sweetly.
I turned around and sat down in the nearest seat that I could find. Kevin and I sat quietly together while I filled out the form. Just as I was finishing up the nurse showed up. "Excuse me. Alyssa Davis?"
I looked up. "Yes."
"Hi I'm Bobbi. I'll be the one doing the exam. Are you ready?"
"Oh," I said a little hesitantly, "yes. I'm ready."
"Okay follow me. You can leave the form with Patricia at the front desk if you're finished."
"Okay." I made my way back over to the front desk. I handed the clipboard to Patricia before following Bobbi out of the lobby.
While in the examining room the minutes seemed to slowly roll by. I wanted nothing more than to be back at home. After nearly two hours I was free to go. I went back out into the lobby and found Kevin.
He stood up to greet me. "Hey baby. How'd it go?"
"It went alright."
He offered me a warm smile. "You ready to go," he asked nodding his head towards the door. "Everybody's been blowing up my phone." I grabbed his hand. "Yeah. Let's go."
When we got back to the car everybody looked a little anxious. "So. What happened," Janelle asked me as she adjusted her seat on the trunk of the car.
"I just had to fill out some paperwork and do a rape kit. They'll have the results back in the next couple of months. Maybe sooner."
"Okay. How you feeling," she asked me concernedly.
"Overwhelmed and a little stressed. I just wanna go home."
"I understand babe," she said grabbing ahold of my arm. She looked at Kevin and gave him a half smile. "Get her out of here," she said nodding her head. "I'll stop by later tomorrow if you want the company," she said to me. "Yeah. Me too," the guys chimed in. Everyone stood to leave.
"G'night."
"Night babe," she said to me over her shoulder.
"Aye Lys," Mark said turning back around. "If I see that lil bitch It's on sight, you heard me!" He took a pause. "You've always been like family to me and I fight for family. Get home safe okay." He looked at Kevin. "A'ight Kev. I'll holla at you later."
