A Family Apart
Ranger headquarters
Walker sat at his desk as he tried to finish a report, but his eyes wandered to the pictures on his desk. Two pictures in particular caught his attention; one was of him, Melissa and Angela on a camping trip the summer before, they were sitting on the river bank fishing, Alex had taken the picture as Melissa was making a face while trying to bait her hook.
The other was of him holding Angela as a baby for the first time. Walker remembered how nervous he was the first time he held Angela in the hospital; after several hours of worry that Angela might not survive, he was afraid to hold her. But when Walker was able to hold her in his arms, he looked down and he was surprised as his eyes stared down into perfect copies. Walker smiled as he watched his infant daughter yawn and snuggle closer to his chest.
After shaking his head out of his memories, Walker thought of how much all three of his daughters meant to him. Deciding to call it a day, Walker picked up his hat and headed out the door. Walker had yet to stay an entire day at work since Angela was kidnapped, being at work reminded him too much of the fact that he didn't hear Angela's abductor come in and that Walker hadn't been able to protect her. Walker had blamed himself for not being there to protect Angela, and the fact that Melissa had to be the one to witness the kidnapping
Angela sat in the corner of the small room where she had been for a month and a half. She could feel the sharp pain in her stomach from not eating. Angela had lost a lot of weight already and knew she couldn't last much longer without something to eat. Closing her eyes, her thoughts turned to her family; she was worried about how they were doing.
Angela's thoughts soon turned to Walker. Still believing that Walker had been killed, Angela didn't fight the tears that tried to overwhelm her; in fact, Angela had stopped fighting altogether. Angela knew that fighting might cause Tim to kill another family member and Angela had vowed to do everything she could to prevent that from happening. Even though she hated everything that Tim made her do, she did it without a fight.
Angela looked down at her bound wrists, ever since her failed escape attempt Tim kept her wrists tied at all times, but if Angela had the energy she could have fought by kicking Tim in what Trivette called 'true-Walker style'. As she lay down in the corner Angela said a small prayer that someone would find her soon and take her home.
TBC
