Shall We?

Part 12: Photographs and Questions

     ~WARNING~ THIS CHAPTER INCLUDES TALKING ABOUT RAPE AND TELLING STORIES OF WHEN IT HAS TAKEN PLACE. I AM INCLUDING PICTURES OF PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT BRUISES AND MARKS ON THEIR BODIES, IF THIS WILL TRIGGER YOU IN ANY WAY, PLEASE SKIP THIS CHAPTER. IT IS NOT NEEDED FOR THE STORY, BUT I AM INCLUDING IT FOR MYSELF

ALSO THIS HAS MORE STRONG LANGUAGE THAN USUAL, SORRY!

     I sat in the small office and waited for the officers to be ready for me. We all sat on the couches, Chosen and Finn on either side of me. They both held my hands and helped me to stay calm.

     "You've got this, y/n. That son of a bitch is going to be behind bars." Finn reassured as he squeezed my hand. Chosen looked at me and smiled lightly, nodding in agreement to what Finn said.

     "Y/f/n Y/l/n, please come with me." An officer said as he walked towards me. I nodded and squeezed Finn and Chosen's hands one last time. The officer led me to a room with a large window. On the other side of the window an officer started lining up different boys. I looked at Nick and felt tears stinging at my eyes, I backed away from the window and turned my head away.

     "Don't worry Ms. y/l/n, he can't see you. You can see him, but he can't see you." The officer said to me. I looked back up and tried to blink away the tears.

     "Which man is the one who tried to rape you?" The officer asked. I gulped and looked at Nick. He was holding up the card that had "6" written on it. I pointed at him and took a shakey breath.

     "Nicholas Hamilton, number 6."

     The officer nodded and spoke into his walkie talkie. The officer on the other side of the glass nodded and grabbed Nick, pulling him away as he struggled to break free. I relaxed my shoulders now that he was gone. The officer walked me to a room with a photographer in it. She smiled at me and the officer left us alone.

     "I know this isn't fun for anyone, dear. What I'm going to be doing is photographing the different places where he touched you so that the officers have something to show in court." She explained. I nodded and started undressing until I was just in my underwear. She started taking pictures of me and I was doing my best not to cry. After she finished and I got dressed, she gave me a hug and left.

     When I went back to the waiting room only Sophia was there. She ran up and gave me a hug when she saw my red and puffy eyes. 

     "They have been taking us in for questioning, I'm the last one. Finn and Chosen just went in, Wyatt's been in for a while, Jack got a call and had to step outside, and Jeremy went to get stuff for your little date tonight." She explained. I nodded and looked around.

     "Where's Jaeden?" I asked her. She smiled and I felt someone hug me from behind. I relaxed into his arms and turned around to face him. Jae smiled at me and looked over to Sophia.

     "They want you in there." He informed her. She nodded and gave me one last hug before going through the door and leaving me with Jaeden. We sat on the couch and I rested my head on his shoulder.

     "They basically just asked us what we saw and they had us point him out of a line up. Wyatt's been in there the longest, must have had a lot to say." He said with a shrug. I nodded my head and sighed. I heard the door open and I looked up to see Wyatt coming out of the room. He looked really tired and his eyes were a bit red; he'd clearly been crying. Jaeden beckoned him over to us and Wyatt took his place beside me. Jaeden went to get us all some coffee and I rested my head on Wy instead.

     "You okay?" He asked me, I shrugged. "You look like you've been crying." I mumbled into his shirt, he laughed lightly. "Yeah, so do you."

     Suddenly, I felt the emotions coming back to me. I turned my head and cried into his shoulder. He put his arm around me sighed, trying his best not to get upset too. Chosen and Finn came out and sat on the other side of me. Finn rubbed my back and Chosen held my hand. I was lucky to have these guys.