A Surprise Relationship

I arrived at the hospital 20 minutes later, and was told to wait, as the police were still questioning him about the assault.

Tony was in pretty bad shape when I was finally let in to see him. He had bruises, cuts, and scrapes covering his face, his left eye was swollen almost shut, and his neck had bruises as well. It looked like someone had tried to choke him. He had been a very good looking guy when he was younger, with a smaller body and soft, almost feminine, features. He and his twin sister, Kim, were about as identical as fraternal twins could be. But now, he looked like he had been the loser in a 15 round prize fight.

"I'm sorry to call you, sir. But I don't know anyone else in Calgary, and I remembered that I had your phone number," he told me as he looked up and recognized me.

"It's ok Tony," I told him. "But my name is Terry, not 'Sir'. We're not with Cadets anymore.

"What the hell happened?"

"Oh. Hello. Are you Tony's .... friend?" The doctor asked as he came in and saw me.

'Kinda strange how he asked that' I thought before I answered him. "Yes. I'm Terry. I used to be Tony's Cadet instructor. I've known Tony since he was around 12 or 13."

"Oh. OK. There are some special care instructions that Tony will need. My greatest concerns right now are a possible concussion, and internal bleeding. He was beaten pretty badly. I'm also very worried about..." he trailed off, then turned to Tony and asked him "Have you told him what happened?"

"No," Tony quietly whispered, with his head down. This was a lot different than the confident leader Tony had been in Cadets.

"Do you want a few minutes, or should I tell him?" the doctor asked.

"I can't," Tony again whispered as he tried to fight back the tears forming in his eyes.

The doctor turned back to me and continued. "Tony was not only severely beaten, but he was also brutally raped.