Before going to work, I decided to visit my dad in the hospital. Dad has been in a coma for a month or so. Hit and run. Tess was still in charge in finding who it was but I know it was Muirfield. The same people who took Vincent away.
Muirfield must have really hated me.
First, they killed my mother a decade ago. Second, they did this to my dad and the next day, they captured Vincent. Why my dad though? What does he had to do with Muirfield? I know he knows mom used to work for them but I don't think he's involved with them too or is he?
"Any progress on his condition?"
I asked the doctor who was checking dad's EEG.
"Well, based from the MRI and CT scans we did, results are good. No damage to the brain tissue but we are still monitoring his brain activity using this machine for any other infections. So, I can say your dad is in a stable condition and we are looking forward for a recovery sooner."
I squeezed my eyes shut and relieved by the results. Thank God.
"Thank you, doctor. Thank you for taking care of my dad."
She smiled. "That's what I do. I'll leave you here." I nodded.
Dad looked different. He looked even more older.
I'm so sorry, dad if you got involved with this mess. You're not supposed to be here. Hang on, dad. We'll get through this.
I kissed the back of his hand and left for work.
"Any lead on dad's case?" I asked Tess when I arrived at the precinct.
"Can I ask 'how are you?' first?"
I stopped and took a deep breath. "I'm so sorry, Tess. It's just…"
I did not continue. I'm sure she knows what I'm about to say.
"Heather called me and she's really freaking out, Cat."
Oh, poor Heather. "I know but I just can't tell her everything. About Vincent, about Muir… I'm trying to protect everyone but it's just getting worse. I don't want her to be the next. Sorry if she's bothering you, Tess. I'll find something that I can excuse my behavior."
"Cat, I feel the same way Heather does. Look at you! You lost your weight, Cat and try to put some concealer under your eyes. Your bags don't look good on you."
She turned her back from me and walked away. Really? I can't believe she just did that!
"Tess, wait!" but she never looked back. I am so fucked up.
Tess had not spoken a single word to me the whole day. I did not know what to say either. We worked on a case of a missing girl at a nursery school in Flushing. We talked but work related. We were not able to solve the case yet.
Early today, a father drove her daughter to school and went to work. By past 9AM, he received a call from her teacher asking if his kid is sick or what happened because she did not show up in class. We also questioned some teachers and head of the school. Security was a big reason, too since the nursery is just a small school where parents can come and go. We consider family issues as well since the parents were divorce and the mother of the missing girl had not been in contact with them for years. I thought of how the father of the missing child coping up. It was as difficult as anyone losing a family especially a 6-year-old daughter.
I went home with a heavy heart. Today is just heartbreaking. Tess and I… Heather… the case we are working with… I don't know what else to do. There is another situation I need to deal with. One more person I have tried to reconcile with… JT.
Seems like everybody left me.
