Troy reluctantly
asked if Ethan’s wounds were self-inflicted. Caught completely off-guard by the
question, the doctor replied, “No, they weren’t. I can’t be sure, but it looks
like he was hit by a vehicle of some sort. Why would you ask that?”
“He just found
out he’s HIV positive. He was infected intentionally.” Troy paused for a
minute, considering how much he should reveal. Since Sam was a doctor and a
close friend to all of them, he decided to tell him everything. “Sam, Ethan was
gangbanged by several guys. The person who infected him admitted to doing it
intentionally, and that he drugged Ethan with Rohypnol.”
“Oh my god. Poor
Ethan. He’s such a good kid. He doesn’t deserve any of this. Do you have any
evidence the rape?”
“Rape?”
“Yes, rape.
Ethan’s ability to refuse was taken from him so it was not consensual sex.”
“Wow. All four
of us have a video on our telecommunicators showing the guy pouring Rohypnol
into his drink, then him getting fucked by about a dozen guys. When we watched
the video in enhanced slo-mo, we could see that all of the guys except for the
one who drugged him wore condoms, so he could have only been infected by the
guy that drugged him. Plus he admitted everything.”
Alicia was the
one to ask the question they all wanted to ask, but were afraid of the answer.
“What’s his condition?”
“I won’t lie to
you. He’s gravely injured. To what extent we don’t know yet. He’s stable, but
that could change. There’s a hole in the back of his head about the size of a
quarter. He’s undergoing a brain scan to see if his brain was damaged. He has a
number of blunt force trauma injuries, a broken back and a fractured pelvis.
He’s been unconscious since he was brought in. He’s lost a lot of blood, but
fortunately we have an ample supply on hand.”
“We’ll be right
there.”
“Don’t rush. As
soon as the brain scan is completed, he’s going to be taken into surgery to
repair his pelvis and hopefully his back.”
“Will he be
paralyzed?”
“I wish I could
say no, but the possibility exists.” Alicia promptly fainted.
“Patrick’s a
dead man!” Chris exclaimed, a look of absolute hatred and outrage in his eyes.
Troy barely
intercepted him as he stormed towards the door. “Chris, where are you going?”
“I’m going to
the shop to get a circular file, then I’m going to find him and kill him.” He growled.
“No, you’re not.
Believe me, I want to kill him just as much as you do, but Ethan needs us; all
of us. You can’t help him if you’re in jail.”
Settling down,
he took a deep breath. “You’re right. I just…”
“We know, Chris.
We know.” Alicia wrapped her arms around him and motioned Troy to join in the
family hug. “We need to get to the hospital.” Everyone jumped into Troy’s
vehicle and made it to the hospital in record time. They rushed up to the
reception desk in the emergency room. “Hi, I’m Alison Evans and these are my
brothers Chris and Troy. We’d like to speak with someone regarding our brother
Ethan Evans.”
The nurse looked
at her computer. “I’m sorry, but Ethan is extremely critical and is not
expected to make it. I’m sorry.”
“Never say that
to me again! He’s strong. He’s gonna make it.” Alison informed the nurse.
“Why don’t the
three of you have a seat in the waiting room and I’ll have the doctor come and
talk with you as soon as he’s free?”
“Thank you,
nurse.” Troy said quietly as he led his distraught siblings to the waiting
room. Shortly thereafter the doctor came in. The three siblings tripped over
each other trying to get to him. “How’s our brother?”
“I’m not going
to sugar-coat it. He’s in very bad shape. He’s upstairs undergoing emergency surgery.
His chances aren’t good. However he does have a few things in his favor. We had
plenty of his type of blood available. His age, his strength and his physical
condition are all factors that will help in his recovery.”
The three
collapsed in to the nearest chairs, crying hard. Chris was the first to regain
control. In a shaky voice he asked the doctor, “Will his being HIV positive have
any effect on his recovery?”
“No. It won’t
affect it in any way.”
“Does anyone
know how this happened?” Troy wanted to know.
“From what
little I’ve heard, he ran out into traffic for some reason, and the driver of
the vehicle that hit him. It’s still being investigated,
but the authorities have not been able to come up with anything.
There were no skid marks to indicate that the driver even tried to stop. I
wish I had better news for you. If you’d like I can take you up to the surgical
waiting room.”
“We’d like that.
Thank you, doctor.”
As they settled
in the surgical waiting room, expecting to be there for several hours, Alison
took out her telecommunicator and called her boss, filling him in on what was
happening. “I’m going to send you a video that was taken of my brother getting
raped multiple times. The video also shows him being drugged. The perpetrator,
Patrick Sims, confessed to drugging him with Rohypnol so he could have
unprotected sex with my brother. Can we get Judge Hanlon to sign off on an
arrest warrant?”
“I’ll get on it
as soon as I get the video. Alison, I’m very sorry for what’s happened to your
brother. Take as much time off as you need.”
“Thank you,
Brett. I’ll be in touch.”
A couple of
hours later, the doors to the surgical suite swung open and the surgeon walked
out. Chris, Alicia and Troy all stood and faced the surgeon. His face told them
all they needed to know.
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