Chapter 192
Nicol
I was waiting for Jasmine to answer me but all we heard where sobs. I got up and stood next to her taking her other hand. “I’m so sorry Jasmine.” “It’s not your fault, it’s mine.” “No, it’s most definitely not your fault.” Elizabeth told her. “I shouldn’t have said no to him then he wouldn’t have been so violent.” “Jasmine, you had all the right in the world to say no to him. Can we do a rape kid?” “Doesn’t that have to go to the police?” She asked I could see the fear in her eyes clearly; she was very afraid of her boyfriend or husband; I haven’t even asked her yet. “We can keep it here until you decide what you want to do. But rather have one than not.” She looked at Elizabeth and back to me. “You promise you won’t give it to the police not until I’ve made up my mind?” “We promise.” Elizabeth said. “Okay.” “We also need to take pictures.” “Of my vagina?” She asked shocked. “No Jasmine of your ribs.” “Okay.” I wanted her to have all the ammunition she needed when she decided to take this any further. Elizabeth helped her off the bed while I went to fetch the rape kit and the camera. “Why do you need the camera?” JP asked me as I walked pass him. “She’s been raped and has broken ribs I want her to have all the evidence when she decides to take it further.” “Fuck I wish I could go and kill all these fucking men.” “I feel the same JP.” I went back to where Elizabeth and Jasmine where standing. “Okay Jasmine will you stand against that wall please.” She stood exactly where I told her to stand then she lifted her shirt. I took the pictures then made her turn around and took pictures from the other side as well. “Thank you, now you can get back on the bed.” Elizabeth helped her to get on the bed and made her comfortable or should I say as comfortable as she could for someone that is getting a rape kit done on them. While I was busy with her, I started to ask questions “Will you tell us who did this to you?” I asked her. She kept quiet until I was done with the kit before she said, “My husband.” Then she started to cry again. “It’s okay.” Elizabeth said rubbing her back. “Nothing is okay we are only married for a year and this is what his done to me. My parents warned me about him but I didn’t listen.” “Can’t you call your parents and go stay with them?” Elizabeth asked “And show them they were right, I don’t think so.” I gave her an injection for the pain and some pain meds. “Can I take you back to the shelter?” I asked her totally ignoring everything that was just said. “I can walk.” “I know you can but I’m going there anyway so why don’t go with me.” She looked at me, clearly trying to see if I’m lying. When she was happy with what she saw she said “Okay that would be nice.”
“Elizabeth, will you clean up here, I’m leaving to go to the other shelter, there might be more women coming in from other shelters to.” “No problem, Nicol.” I walked out and told Jasmine “Just wait for me outside I’ll be right back.” She walked out, me behind her to make sure she was sitting outside the clinic and not walking back to the shelter. I went to JP. “JP I’m leaving I need to go and visit this shelter these ladies came from.” “No problem, Elizabeth and I got everything under control. Are you okay?” He asked “Just tired.” “Why don’t you go home, you know you can’t do what you normally did.” “I know I’ll go home after I visited the shelter, okay?” “Fine.” Clearly JP wasn’t happy. “I’ll see you guys tomorrow, bye.” “Bye” Both of them said.
I walked out of the clinic and luckily Jasmine was still waiting for me. “Let’s go.” I said as I gave her my hand to help her stand up. It was clear she was hurting I don’t even know how she walked here. We got in the car and Herman drove us to the shelter it was really not far. “Jasmine, can I ask you something?” “Yes, off course.” “I’m a parent and I would rather have my child come to me and tell me what is going on than letting her stay in a shelter.” Right at the moment I said it we stopped at the shelter; it looked so much worse than the one Carol ran. I looked out the window. “Especially when it looks like this.” I didn’t get out; I was still talking to Jasmine. “My parents are different than you, they will tell me, they’ve told me so.” “I get it but isn’t it better to be around people that love you rather than people that is hard about live already.” She looked at me and I could see the tears starting to run down her face. “I’ll take you back to your parents place I’ll make sure you are safe there before I leave, I promise.” I couldn’t give Mia my honest opinion about her husband but Jasmine she was still young she can start over and she needed her parents right now. “Don’t you need to go in.” “I can do it later or even tomorrow you are my priority right now.” “Are you serious?” “Yes, Jasmine I am.” “But I just met you.” “I don’t mind if we met a second ago you are my priority now, please give us your parents address than Herman here can drive us there.” “You sure and you will come in with me?” “I will I promise and if things go side ways I’ll take you to another shelter.” “Okay then. But it’s a drive.” “We really don’t mind.” She gave Herman the address it was in Brookville, the wealthiest city in New York. Clearly, I need to send Nicolas a message to tell him I’m going to be late. On our way there I asked Jasmine “Will you mind if I close my eyes for a while, I’m really tired?” “No not at all I think that pain injection you gave me is making me tired as well.” “Herman just wake us up when we are near.” “Will do Nicol.” He said. And both of us closed our eyes and slept all the way to Jasmine’s parents house.