Deals and Dilemmas
Holly Gibbs sat on a log in front of the shot up house. She watched her friend's dad Harry Haycroft's team carry away two body bags, both of them she knew and one she loved. She wished her father was there with her but he wasn't, he'd left her.
Only her grandfather Jackson was there to comfort her as she watched the body bag containing someone she loved being wheeled away. She looked over at the blood near the house where they had fallen in their tracks.
She replayed it in her head a thousand times. Paloma's insane brother taking one last shot at the team and all of a sudden one person she loved was down. Her tears as they had passed away seconds later.
NCIS
Two days earlier…
Once again Holly Gibbs was under protection, her school's principal only let NCIS agents pick her up.
"Hey Holly, time for a lesson in being boring by Mr Davidson," Matt said as their Maths teacher entered.
"That's enough thanks Matilda," Davidson sighed. "So, multiplying decimals."
There was a huge groan from the class.
"Now now, it can be fun," Davidson said.
"When pigs fly," Darren said.
"Or when penguins sunbathe," Matt suggested.
"I presume that's an English expression," Holly said.
"No, she made it up," Jared Vance snuck in a quick kiss with Matt.
"Come on honey," Darren said. "We're in a committed relationship now."
"Committed as one of Henry the Eighth's marriages," Matt said as Holly and Darren kissed.
"Enough smooching lovebirds," Davidson yelled.
"Jealous sir?" Jared asked and gave Matt another kiss.
"No but that's enough!" Davidson snapped. "I'll call all your parents!"
"My dad won't care," Matt said, giving Jared a third kiss. "My mum won't be able to pick up the phone."
"Too drunk?" Davidson asked sarcastically.
At this point Matt stood up, gave Davidson the 'two fingered salute' and stormed out.
"Touched a nerve did I?" Davidson asked smugly.
"You know Matt's mum has a brain tumour, she's in hospital because they've got pills to shrink it," Holly said. "How could you be so heartless?"
She, Darren and Jared immediately stood up.
"I'm going to Principal James about this!" Holly said. And with that they walked out, followed by the rest of the class.
NCIS
Paloma Reynosa watched the school with a varying degree of interest. She was ready to strike again. After months of hiding she could finally take revenge against the Gibbs family, by taking the jewel of Gibbs' life a second time…
NCIS
Rosie Haycroft sat in the car with Gibbs and Haycroft.
"I can't believe it," Rosie said.
"Neither can I," Haycroft said. "Last year they said you were dying and now they fix you."
"I know, awesome isn't it," Rosie turned to Gibbs. "You didn't have to come."
"I did, Holly's in school and you're as much my family as Holly, we've known each other what… five years now?" asked Gibbs.
"Ten if you count when I saw you when my dad was being investigated, you had hair that was a colour then!" Rosie said. "Now you look ninety."
"Come on then," Gibbs said. "Let's tell Matt the news."
So, who kicked the bucket? I'll give you a 'clue' it's not necessarily an adult and it will have a majorly lasting effect on Holly.
PS: It is of a gunshot wound so anyone saying Rosie because of the brain tumour is wrong.
