We walk towards the front desk of the hospital and ask if we can see a doctor. The nurse points in the direction of the emergency room and leads us too it. They're a few people sitting on the chairs tracing the walls. It doesn't look too busy today. I sit down and Ms. Becky talks to the nurse at the emergency room desk. Moments later, a doctor calls my name. Ms. Becky grabs my arm and leads me to the back room. Its hard for me to think about where Im going right now. I keep thinking about Erika. "Hi, My name is Dr. Joseph. What is it thats wrong?" The doctor says to us while walking in the room. He has a cheerful smile on his face and a glisten in his eyes. My mind wanders.... and I hear Ms. Becky's voice explain what's happened. "Oh no, another will know the story." I think to myself, but by now, I think I'm able to ignore it. I find myself paying more attention to the pictures on the wall. A dad, a mom, and a daughter I'm sure. The man looks like Dr. Joseph and I assume that's the rest of his family. His daughter looks about one, and such a happy baby. She has a big smile on her face and a cute pink dress. She is seated in her mom's arms, and the mom has her hands securly around her stomach. Dr. Joseph is standing behind them with his hands on the lady's sholders. They look so happy. They look so... "That's terrible! What's hurting you? We need to get you checked right away and then I suggest you go to the police." The doctor says to me. I nod my head and don't say a word. He stands up and tells me to stand along with him. He checks my heart, my lungs, my ears, and my throat. The normal check up, and he writes things down on a piece of paper. I show him my scars and bruises on my body. The ones on my back, on my leg, my face, my head, and everywheres else. "Okay, now I need to do a blood test to check for diseases" the doctor tells me. He goes through with the blood tests, not a big deal. Then, pregnacy test is needed. I go through with the pregnacy test too and these results are instant. "Well, for right now the test is showing negative, but since this happened recent, it may take a while for results to show. Take care of yourself, and if you start feeling sick, you should take another test to make sure of the right results." Dr. Joseph tells me after results come in. My eyes start tearing up again at the thought of being PREGNATE for Matt... for that bastard! Tears also fall in thought of waiting for HIV test results. I wasn't the only girl he was with. That scares me. It will ruin me. Again, my life in his hands unwillingly. How could someone have so much power over another person? Ms. Becky and I start walking back towards Kyle's room. I hear her stop and talk to the nurse at the front desk asking if Kyle can go home, and then we walk back to Kyle's room. The nurse unhooks Kyle's IV's and he puts on regular clothes. "You do realize you look like shrek in that green gown huh?" I joke towards Kyle and laugh at my own remark. "You think your funny don't you?" He jokes back and gives me that little smirk. We both laugh at the simple, mild humor. Things were getting to serious. "Well let's go you guys." Ms. Becky says while grabbing her purse and walking out the door. -ONE HOUR LATER- We pull in to the drive way of Kyle's house and walk inside his dark home. "Put a lil light on mah." Kyle says following behind Ms. Becky. I walk in the living room and sit on the Sofa. Kyle sits next to me and turns on the TV. "Why are yall so nice to me?" I ask him in amazement that they allow me to stay in their home. "Why wouldn't we be?" "Well, I'm not use to such hospitality I guess." "Not hospitality, good friends are what we are." He says back to me and smiles. I smile back and don't say a word. I just lay my head down on the sofa pillow and fall asleep. The next day comes. Another day to bring surprise. Another day... The morning sun is shining bright through the windows causing me to squint when waking up. I sit up on the sofa and my hair flops in my face. I rub my eyes trying to get my vision in focus. I get up and try to make my way towards the bathroom. I stumble around for a little bit making my way around the corner still half asleep. I walk into the bathroom and start running the water in the sink and splash the cool water on my face. I fix my hair in a high pony tale so I can get this mess out of my eyes. I look into the mirror and see my ugly face staring back. The scar below my eye seems to be healing. I reach for a towel and clean the dry blood from my face. Looking down, I see my filthy body, not washed in days. Filthy... filthy... I walk over to the tub and start running the water warm. I lock the door of the bathroom and strip myself of all clothing on my body. When I see my self, naked in front the mirror, I see more tears rolling down my face. Im looking at this filthy body of mine. A whore. A whore in pretty skin. A face not deserving. Not deserving of love. I move over the shower curtain, and step into the warm water. I see the texture of my foot changing color while stepping in. I sit down in the water and lean back. I feel the pressure of the water running on my feet, and my hands move around in the water making small waves. I let the water run... My mind wanders again and more tears from my eyes. "Why am I even still here?" I ask myself. "Why?" I cry... I lean more back and push myself untill I can feel the water by my chin, and I allow myself to fall further below the water. While underwater, I feel my hair moving around rubbing against my face, and I have no care in the world while under there. My mind quickly brings me back to when I was younger, and then when my mom started drugs and married Jeff, and then when I met Matt. Then next, the thought of Matt telling me he loved me, and then cheating on me. Him raping me! Then me meeting Kyle, and seeing the fight. I think of the hospital, and the doctors and nurses. This is my life flashing before my eyes. Then, a sharp pain enters my body and without thinking, I jump out the water and scream in agony... reality sets in. Before I realize what had happened, Kyle storms through the door breaking the hinges since it was locked. "What's wrong!?" He screams outloud while worrying about me. "Get out!" I scream at him, after jumping of surprisement and covering my body so he can't see this filthy whore. Ms. Becky runs in right after and pushes Kyle out of the room and walks up to the tub. "Are you okay Laura?" she asks me, but I still scream 'get out' and crying so loud. She pulls me towards her and puts her arms and a towel around me. I pull away at first, and then start accepting her comppasion. I burry my head in her sholder and cry.