Hey guys as promised here is the second chapter of the day to make up for the gap since last wednesday (so so so sorry about that). But we are back on schedule now and I'll continue with the updates on Wednesdays and Sundays. Hope you enjoy it!
Meanwhile down on the apparatus floor the engine team had just finished running drills when a drunken Callum stormed in through the station door.
'Sir, can I help you?' asked one of the fire-fighters.
'I'm here to see my stepson. Do you know where I could find him?' demanded Callum angrily.
'Well you I'm not sure if we can really help you, if your stepson was in an accident that we responded to then he will either be in the hospital getting checked out or down at the police station.' Replied another fire-fighter.
'He's not one of your victims you idiots, you just need to tell my where he is!' shouted the man.
'Well if he wasn't at any of the fires I don't really see how we can help you.' Answered an engine fire-fighter.
'He works here! Just go get him for me.'
'What's his name then, maybe I can page him down here…' replied the fire-fighter becoming increasingly worried about the angry man before him.
'Matthew, his name is Matthew Casey, he's a lieutenant. Now just get him down here or tell show me where he is. I need to talk to him.'
'Oh Lieutenant Casey is your step son! I don't think I can page him down here right now he's probably in the middle of that meeting with Severide and the chief right now. Isn't that right guys?' said the man desperately trying to keep Matt's father away from him having heard about what had happened the week before.
'Yeah,' replied his friend, confirming the story 'that meeting with the chief and the other lieutenant about getting a new candidate.'
'If you don't believe me I can show you my drivers license my name is Callum Henderson, my son is called Matthew Casey now where is he?' shouted Callum angrily.
'I told you Mr Henderson he is in the middle of a meeting. I can't get him down here now.' Replied the fire-fighter.
'Look, I know that all of you guys are lying to me. I didn't want to have to do this but if you're not going to tell me where he is I have no other choice.' Said Callum drawing out a gun.
'Whoa, wait a minute just put it down.' Stuttered one of the men fearfully as he and the rest of the engine team were backed into a corner of the apparatus floor.
'Here is what is going to happen. One of you is going to tell me where this meeting is and I don't want to hear a word about anything else. Do it, now!' ordered Callum.
'Okay, I'll tell you right now. He's in chief Boden's office all the way down the hallway to the right through those doors Just put the gun down!' said one of the men.
Less than two minutes later Callum arrived at the office and barged through the door.
'Excuse me what do you think you are doing in here? This is a private meeting!' exclaimed Boden not realising that the man was Matt's stepfather.
'Callum, what the hell are you doing here? Get out!' cried out Casey realising who was at the door.
'Hey, Matthew, I heard you're making a court case against me based on your lies.' Said Callum moving further into the room and locking the door behind him.
Boden turned around and saw Callum standing there blocking the doorway and locking the door behind him. As Matt tried to move past him and get out he caught sight of the gun that Callum was holding.
'Where do you think you're going Matty?' asked David menacingly 'I've missed you since you've been gone. And you hardly let me near you when I came to see you last week.'
'Callum…what are you doing here?' asked Casey fearfully looking as though he was on the verge of tears.
'I heard that you were accusing me of abusing you sexually and physically, you little liar. Have you been lying to get sympathy again Matty, you know I warned you about this last time. I thought you had learned your lesson about lying about me to get sympathy. There's no point in going to the court now and telling them that it was abuse when we both know that you always enjoyed it.' Said Callum as he backed Matt into the corner of the room smiling as the young man cried and trembled beneath him.
'Get off of him!' shouted Kelly approaching the stepfather and his stepson with rage burning inside him.
Callum turned to Severide and pointed the gun at him as Matt quickly slipped out from beneath him and went to sit next to Derek on the couch. Kelly backed away from Callum as he swung the gun around dangerously joined the two of them leaning against the wall on the sofa and the men in the room watched in horror as Matt's eyes glazed over as he spiralled into a flashback.
Flashback
A six year old Matt was lying in bed about to fall asleep when an angry Callum stormed into the room and towered over him as he lay cowering on the dirty old mattress in the corner of the room that his step father called his bed.
'Hey Matty,' said Callum 'Do you want to play a game with your new daddy now?'
Matty shuddered at the sound of those words, he knew what Callum meant by that, whenever Callum said that Matt got hurt and it always hurt a lot more than the usual beatings he got from his stepfather. He wished that Callum would stop hurting him but he knew it was his fault because he was always a bad boy and so he knew he deserved to be punished. Callum had told him that so it had to be true, Callum didn't lie only bad boys like him lied and that meant that you had to be punished for it.
'Callum, please I don't want too. I just want to go to sleep please.' Begged Matthew fearfully as his stepfather got closer to him.
'What did I tell you about calling me that last time?' demanded Callum angrily, 'I thought you learned your lesson last time, or do I need to teach you that lesson again.'
Matt shook his head profusely and shuddered at the memory of his last punishment.
'Okay Matty now, what do you call me? And I want you to apologise for what you've said to me tonight.' asked Callum relishing in the fear he saw in the eyes and trembling hands of the boy cringing below him.
'I'm sorry,' replied Matt still trembling biting his lip before being forced to say the next part. 'I'm sorry…daddy.'
