The Victim

By Aaron Gales

David Locke is an ordinary doctor having an ordinary day, until a patient walks in who changes his life forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aaron Gales
• Release date: Oct 6, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311963543

Aaron Gales

Aaron Gales is a writer from England who released his debut short story 'The Sinner' in 2014. This was followed by further short stories 'The Watchers' and 'The Victim' which both achieved five star ratings on Smashwords.He is currently working on his first short story collection which he hopes to publish in early 2016. This will contain his three previously published works and three new short stories.He is also writing a number of longer novels and two works of non-fiction which will be released later in the year.

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The Victim

Copyright 2015 Aaron Gales

Published by Aaron Gales at Smashwords

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Chapter One

I was raped.

Dr David Locke looked up from his papers and took in the woman in front of him. Her words had caught him off guard and it was only when she spoke that he realised he hadn’t really paid her any attention when she had walked in.

Miss Anna Green was a beautiful woman. In her early thirties, she had flame red hair and the brightest green eyes he had ever seen.

He raised his eyebrows in surprise, acknowledging what she had said.

Ok, he said, somewhat lost for words. He stood up and she flinched slightly. He held up his hands in a lame attempt to show he was no threat to her.

He sat back down, reclining awkwardly in his chair.

When did this happen.

Two weeks ago.

Did you report it?

Anna shook her head. He sighed, frustrated. She picked up on his feelings and he saw tears well in her eyes.

The doctor chastised himself, got up again and moved slowly towards her. Tears were now falling silently down her face.

He reached out his hand and when she didn’t recoil he rested it gently on her shoulder. She sunk her head into his midriff and let out a low guttural sob. She cried like this for fifteen minutes.

He didn’t say anything, just let her get it out of her system.

When he felt her take several deep breaths he pulled up a chair and sat in front of her.

What would you like me to do? he asked.

I don’t know, she replied.

You know it will be too late to get any DNA evidence from a rape kit?

She nodded.

Do you have anything from what happened? Any clothes? Anything at all?

She shook her head.

I burned everything, I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking.

He understood. He hadn’t dealt with many rape victims in his life but he had done a lot of research into them. He knew how the trauma of what they had been through could make their actions impulsive.

He stood up