Cliché [LT Fanfiction]

Chapter Fourteen

All the lieutenants waited in the lobby of the hospital. They got Alexis medical attention as fast as they could. They sat there, hoped and prayed their efforts were worth it. That she survived.

As soon as Larry saw the doctor, he stood up. Out of all the busy doctors on the floor and some even wearing the same scrubs as him, he was able to spot the one updating them on Alexis with ease. "Is she okay, Doctor?" he asked.

Honestly, he's scared of finding out the answer. It will either break his heart or make him sigh in relief. It can make him turn his whole life around, or it can make him stop worrying a little less. His answer holds the emotional states of Larry and everyone else awaiting Alexis' condition. This is a moment of truth. 

"Yes, and no." The doctor put his hands behind his head.
"Explain," Mari said, raising her eyebrow.

"Thanks to your quick acting, she survived and is expected to fully recover. She has 2 stab wounds, so be careful. They're very sensitive And..." He stopped and sighed.
"And what?" Larry asked, eager for the rest.

"We did a pelvic exam, and we've discovered that... her hymen has been forcefully broken. And we've found traces of semen. Also, a lot of bruises."

"What are you saying?" Laurent asked.
The doctor sighed. "Based on this information, we think she may have been sexually assaulted."

Time froze for everyone just like that. Even though everyone isn't speaking a word and is only exchanging glances, they're freaking out. Outside, they're calm. Inside, they're screaming—they're angry. They all are asking themselves the same questions. Why Alexis? Which one of them did it? Was she really raped? So many questions and none of them have an answer. At least not a legit one.

"She was a virgin?" Sasha asked.
"Yes, she was. That's what makes it even more heartbreaking."

The doctor waited for anyone to say or ask him anything, but they didn't. They just looked around, down at the ground. Either tears slipping from their eyes or resting with their head in their hands. "Would you like to see her?" He asked.

"Yes, but give us a minute," Lau said.
The doctor nodded. "Very well then. Room 104 whenever you're ready."

Everyone watched him walk away and blend in with the rest of the busy hospital floor. Larry knows Alexis' condition, so the doctor is as irrelevant as everything thing else on the floor now. Sad how someone can lose their utilitarian value so quick.

"They wanted this to happen!" Yuri said angry.
"What makes you say that?" Igloo crossed his arms.
"Remember, the LWC did their part—they scared the AAGO into giving her back."
"And?"

"And," Anna added, "We should've known they wouldn't just hand her over! Sense they were going to just give her back, they at least made sure it benefited them somehow."

"And what did they expect to get out of raping her?" Venus asked.
"This!" Mari said harshly. "They wouldn't have did it to a regular member, but this is a person of interest we're talking about."
"Basically, they wanted to hurt us. Make us stop and slow down, just like we had made them."
"Exactly."

They brained stormed more. And as they did, they asked themselves more questions. It seems as if it's an investigation. It is an investigation. Just not involving the police.

"What was Alexis' room number again?" Jason asked.
"Actually," Larry bud in before anyone can tell him, "I want to talk to her alone."

"Awww, does someone like Alexis?" Mari teased him.
Larry shook his head. "No! I just feel like a douchebag. I want to apologize."
"I thought you already did."
"Yeah... last time didn't go so well."
"I should've known. Well... go. We're down here."

He didn't know which way to go, so he guessed and went the way the doctor went. He walked to the hallway in front of him. Based on the room numbers, he knows he's in the right hallway. As he walked in the middle of the hallway, he looked at the numbers on the rooms on the left side of the hallway.

98.. 101.. 103..

Wait...

He looked from left to right.

98.. 99.. 101.. 102.. 103.. 104.. Here it is!

The door was cracked open. Larry opened the door fully and slowly walked in. He closed the door fully back. Alexis' head snapped towards the direction of the door. Her doctor told her she had visitors, but it surprised and disappointed her that her first visitor is Larry.

She turned her head back towards the window she was just looking out of. She wasn't even looking at or observing anything particular. She just thinking. The dark sky and the city's lights that lit it up made it easier to think and more peaceful to cry. The way it made her think, it made her forget all about Larry being her hospital room.

Hearing his footsteps behind her snapped her out of her thinking faze. She's fully alert now and ready for Larry to rub it her face about how he's right and how she should've listened.

Larry walked slowly up behind Alexis. "Alexis," he called her name and rested his hand on her shoulder. She looked over at it then looked back out at the view."What?" She said grumpily.

"Did it happen? Did you... did you get..."
"Yes, Larry, I did."

It's confirmed: Alexis was raped. Hearing this made time freeze all again. Outside: calm. Inside: screaming. You wouldn't able to tell that Larry is angry by how he appears. If you read his thoughts—read his mind—you'd think he's insane.

"¿Who did?"
"I don't want to talk about it." She closed her eyes and a silent tear rolled down her cheek.
"¿What? Alexis, you have to tell us!"
"I don't want to!" She screamed.

That scream silenced the whole room. They just looked at each other. "I will in due time, Larry," she said more calmly, "but it is hard for me to even think about it.. let alone, talk about it."

"Why? Why won't you tell us."
"Because I proved you right." Larry looked at her with total shock. He doesn't know what she meant. When Larry didn't reply, and she could see all his face that he was confused, she explained, "I'm a rookie, but yet, I was always tryna take on tasks for the professionals. If I didn't think I was Boosie Bad Ass, I could've still had my virginity. I could've saved you and everyone all the trouble y'all probably went through to get me back. I'm sorry."

He crossed his arms and looked down at her small frame. He can't believe that Alexis apologized to him. However, that doesn't fix that fact that he still feels like a complete jerk.

"You don't have to apologize," he said standing next to her.
"You're not going to rub it in my face?"
"No," he looked at her. "I should've listened to you sooner instead of doubting you. No one likes to be babied. If it wasn't for you, we probably would still be at square 1 with Mason. I'm sorry for being an asshole to you."

"But still," she went on, causing Larry to roll his eyes. She continued to give another speech on how this wouldn't have happened and how she wouldn't have been here in this situation if she had listened to Larry instead of thinking she had everything under control. Larry stopped processing what she saying; it all sounded like Spanish now.

To hell with everything.

He grabbed Alexis, wrapping his arms around her body, and kissed her. He feels how tense her body is, so he can tell he scared her. He can hear her muffled words through their lips. He held the kiss 'till she kissed back. Her muscles loosed up and she wrapped her arms around Larry.

Larry leaned back up and placed Alexis back on her feet. She gasped for air; that kiss had literally took her breath away. She was so caught up in the kiss, she didn't even notice Larry walking away.

"I hope you don't have a boyfriend," was all he said before leaving and letting the door close behind him.