I'm a Survivor

Chapter 2

When I wake I’m sore. I take a moment before I attempt to get out of bed. I stumble into the living room, and see Kurt,Rachel,and Blaine. “Oh she’s up,” Rachel announced as I walk into the living room “Yeah I am, I hurt everywhere, and need to go to the hospital to check on my babies. I need to make sure this bastard didn’t kill them like he did Lydia,” I replie “Who, what, when, where, why, huh?” Kurt asked “I’ll explain but I want to get checked out,” I answer back “Alright,” Blaine says “Kurt, Blaine you want to come with,” Rachel asks “If it’s ok with Santana,” Kurt says “It’s fine with me,” I tell them “Alright, Blaine says We all get into Blaine’s SUV. “Alright well we got a drive ahead of us so explain please,” Blaine says “Alright, so about three years ago my parents introduced me to a guy named Archie, they said he was someone to love me, someone for me to settle down with, start a family with, we hit it off, we dated for a couple of months before I moved into his house with him, about a week after I moved in with him I dropped a glass, and he hit me, I know I should have left him then and there, but I didn’t I stayed. The abuse just got worse, I went anywhere that wasn’t my job at the dinner or the store he would hit me, I didn’t answer his calls or texts right away I’d get hit, I went out with friends I’d get hit, I wanted so badly to come to Finn's services but when I told him, he beat me to the point I was unconscious for a couple of days. We had talked about starting a family, he was excited to be having a daughter tell one day when I was about six months pregnant he came home so drunk that I he beat me to the point I lost her while he was beating me he said that he never wanted that mistake I had to go through labor with her like I did with Blake, I named her Lydia and laid her to rest next to Blake, When I did that he was on a business trip, now I’m expecting twins, and I told him after hiding it from him for four  months, and he’s not happy about it he beat me then he did sexuall things to me,”“Wow,” “Yeah, can I borrow your phone?” “Yeah why,” “You will see,” Rachel hands me her phone, and I type into the number. “Hi my name is Santana Lopez, I am on my to Mercy hospital, I would like an officer to meet me there, yes I’m with three of my friends from high school I just got beaten, and had sexual things done to me  by my fiance, his name Archie Johnson, alright do you think the officer could escort me to Mr. Johnson's house so I could get some of my belongings, alright thank you,” I hang up and hand Rachel her phone back. “An officer will be meeting us at the hospital so I can make a statement, and then the officer will escort us to Archie’s house so I can get some of my stuff,” “Alright,” The rest of the drive was silent. Or at least until  I started singing. “ I was born three months too early the doctor gave me thirty days but I must have had my mama's will and God's amazing grace  guess I'll keep on livin' even if this loves to die for ‘cause your bags are packed and I ain't cryin' you're walking out and I'm not trying to change your mind cause I was born to be the baby girl without a chance a victim of circumstance the one who ought a give up, but she's just too hard headed! A single mom who works two jobs who loves her kids and never stops with gentle hands and a heart of a fighter I'm a survivor I don't believe in self pity it only brings you down may be the queen of broken hearts but I don't hide behind the crown when the deck is stacked against me I just play a different game my roots are planted in the past and though my life is changing fast who I am is who I want to be the baby girl without a chance a victim of circumstance the one who ought a give up, but she's just too hard headed! A Single mom who works two jobs who loves her kids and never stops with gentle hands and a heart of a fighter I'm a survivor a single mom who works two jobs who loves her kids and never stops with gentle hands and a heart of a fighter I'm a survivor but I must have had my mama's will and God's amazing grace,”  “You’re voice is still as beautiful as it was in high school,” “Thank’s I don’t really sing as much as I did in high school, “ “Why?” “Archie he said the sound of me singing annoyed him,” “Oh I see,” “We're here,” “You ready?” “Yeah,” We all get out of the car, and walk into the ER. “And I’m telling you officer  that there is no Santana Lopez admitted in this hospital,” “Hi uh sorry to interrupt, but I’m Santana Lopez,” “Hi Ms.Lopez I’m officer Benson, I’ll be taking your statement and then I’ll take you to Mr.Johnson’s house to collect your things,” “Alright these are my friends Kurt,Blaine,and Rachel,” “Hi,” They all nod as their way of saying hi back. I turn my attention back to the nurse. “Hi Nina, ” I say reading her name tag. “My name is Santana Lopez, and I need to be checked out. I’m four months pregnant with twins, and I just got brutally beaten, and sexually  assaulted,” “Alright well I need you to fill out these forms, and then bring them back to me,” “Alright,” I take the paperwork. I go sit down and fill it out, then Blaine brings it up for me. Nina comes over with a chart, and a hospital bracelet for me. She put the bracelet on me then told us to follow her. We all followed her to a trauma bay, she had these brown paper bags out on the counter. “Put this on and then put your clothes into the assigned bag, all the bags are labeled, we will start with the cervical exam then if you want to you can put on a pair of  hospital pants, the cloths and all evidence collected will be going down to the crime lab, as you change I’m going to be taking photos and swabs of your injuries” I quickly change, and put the clothes I on the hospital gown. “Alright Ms. Lopez, is it ok if I ask you a couple questions?” “Yeah that's fine,” “Alright where did you meet Mr. Johnson? “Uh my parents introduced us to each other about three years ago,”  “How long were you guys together?” “We started dating about three years ago, and got engaged last month,” “Has he ever been violent towards you before?” “Yeah through our whole relationship he’d hit me, but last year when I was six months pregnant he beat me to the point I lost the baby,” “When you left was Mr.Johnson still in the house?” “No he left a couple minutes before I did,” “Alright is there someone you could stay with?” “She can stay with us,”  “Alright I need your phone number incase of emergency,”  “Yeah sure it’s  202-555-0114,” “Unfortunately with the cervical exam the only people that can be in here is me, officer Benson, and Ms. Lopez, but the cervical exam is quick it only takes a couple of minutes,” “Ok,” Kurt,Blaine,and Rachel left the room. The nurse explained the whole process, as I nodded along. She started saying things, and making marks on the chart as officer Benson wrote things down in her notebook. “All done,” The nurse said after what felt like forever. I sat up and took my legs out of the stirrups. The nurse put all the evidence into the right bags.  She closed the bags up, and set them next to the bags with my clothes in them. She handed me a pair of hospital scrubs. “There is a bathroom right through there to take a shower wash up. I'll send the doctor in shortly,” I nodded as I walked into the bathroom. I started the water. I didn’t bother checking the water before I hopped in. I quickly do what I need then I hop out I dry off then I put on the scrub pajamas. I walked back into the room Kurt, Blaine, and Rachel were in the room. “How do you feel,” “I don’t feel anything is that normal?” “Completely you went through something traumatic,”  Before I could answer a knock at the door caught our attention. “Come in,” “Oh wow we have a full house in here I’m doctor Jane Smith,” “Hi Santana, these are my friends Rachel, Kurt, and Blaine, and this is officer Benson,” “Nice to meet all of you so I’m first gonna stitch-,” “No,” “I’m sorry no,” “Before you can stitch me up you check on my babies,” “Ok I’ll go get the ultrasound machine,” “I think you scared her,” “Good my babies are my first priorities,” The doctor comes back with the ultrasound machine, I lay back and pull up my shirt so its just under my boobs.