The Secret Life Of Casualty.
Chapter 306.
Emma knew it was time to stop pretending, she owed her grown up children, the truth and she also knew the truth wasn't going to be easy. They'd hate her, disown her, or maybe do dangerous things to her, she couldn't let her deadly secret get out, it was slowly destroying her and it would destroy her children if they found out what she had done, she was dead either way.
Over on the other side of town where lonely woman Emma was sitting on a park bench, Iain was in Lily's flat, waiting for his girlfriend to come out of her bedroom. It was her first day back at work and while she wouldn't admit it to Iain, she was nervous.
"Lily Chao, never gets nervous " She said to her reflection. She got what she needed and headed out, to meet Iain in the living room. Iain sat up as he heard his girlfriends footsteps. "Iain?"
"Yeah?" He asked, as she looked at him, she knew this wasn't going to easy.
There was no easy way for Lily to say this, so she decided to come straight out and say it. "I kissed Ethan"
Iain felt like someone had punched him in the stomach, he had thought that him and Lily were going strong and she kissed their colleague. "When?"
"When Ethan and I were trapped in the lift, " She said, her head hung low.
Iain scowled at her, before pushing past her. "Iain" Lily said. Iain felt betrayed, not only by Lily, but Ethan as well, he was supposed to be his friend.
Lily tried texting Iain. "I'm sorry Iain"
Iain, went straight to the ED, going to the rec room for a bit of quiet.
"Alright?" Jez asked, cleaning the ambulance and stocking up on stuff they were low on such as: saline, blood. Pulse oximeter. Both Iain and Jez's kits held: A pulse oximeter, an oxygen mask, bandages, splints.
"Leave me alone, Jez" Iain scowled.
Back at the flat, realising, she wasn't going to get a reply from Iain, Lily finished getting ready, and left the flat, locking the door, before getting on her bike. She parked up and thought about going over to Iain to explain, but realised the ED needed her.
"Welcome back, Lily" Smiled Alicia, walking over to her friend and former enemy and placing her hand on her shoulder, noticing how Lily tensed, but she managed to say:
"Thanks Alicia" With a small smile as she treated her first patient, a woman in cubicles, who was complaining of stomach pains, having asked if she was pregent, when the patient, answered no, Lily was stumped, she looked around for either one of the brothers to see if they could shed any light on her patient's condition, but they weren't around.
Cal was due back at work today as well, Zoe had put him on minors in cubicles where he was met by a little girl, whimpering in pain, holding her arm in pain. Cal opened the cubicle curtain, looking down at the girl's name. The sticky label said "Emile" Cal took a breath and had to remind himself that this wasn't his mum. Ordering an x- ray of little Emile's arm, the x - ray revealed it was broken, Cal set up the entnox tube and handed it to the little girl.
"You take a beep breath in" Cal explained.
The little girl nodded, while a woman, Cal assumed to be her mum, stroked her hair.
"Take a deep breathe" Cal told the young girl, who looked to be about 5 or 6.
Cal watched as the little girl put the mouth piece in her mouth and pulled her arm back in to place.
"You did well, " He reassured her, leaving cubicles to go and get a splint for Emile's arm. He found one in the cupboard and walked back in to the cubicle, strapping her arm up. He then discharged little Emile, watching as she left hand in hand with her mum. He then went to the nurses station.
"Are you, ok, Cal?"
Cal looked up to see who was talking to him, it was Zoe.
Cal swallowed. "I'm good"
"If you need a break, take one"
As, it was Cal's first day back, Zoe said he could leave at lunch time, as could Ethan, so the two brothers could spend time together. Both brothers were grateful for that.
Finn and Kasim were getting ready to visit James grave and Finn was nervous, neither Pete or Ross were around, Ross worked as a mechanic and Pete was a farmer helper. There was a knock at the door, and Finn went to answer it. There was a woman on the other side, Finn was sure he recognised.
"Mum" Said Finn, he looked in disbelief, as if she could just disappear again.
"Finn" Emma sobbed, putting her arms around her baby boy and holding him tight. Finn led Emma in to the flat, as Kasim, spotting Emma, scowled at her. Finn took Emma in to his bedroom. On the bed were copies of her missing posters, he had printed out. Emma picked one up and looked at it: Under the title, there was a picture of her, it was an old picture that James must have taken, after Finn's birth as Emma still had a bit of a baby bump, while holding a baby in her arms, the baby was Finn.
"Missing woman.
"Emma Barton, aged 45, went missing from her home in Yorkshire, much to the concern of her youngest son, Finely, "Finn" Barton. Emma, has a history of postnatal depression, is considered to be vunerable. If anyone has any information on this woman's wareabouts. please call, 079876543676 "
Tears filled Emma's eyes as she looked at the poster, her son had created, all to find her.
"Kasim and I are going to visit dad," Finn said, moving out of the room.
"Finn" Emma whispered, biting her lip. "I have something to tell you. "
Finn looked at his mum, now walking in to living room and sitting down on the couch.
Emma took a deep breath, knowing that what he was about to hear would destroy not just his world, but Pete and Ross's as well.
"I killed your dad. "
"What?" Finn whispered, back, horrified . "How?"
Emma looked at her son, tears falling down her cheeks. "I found out at the hospital, after your dads fall, that he had cheated on me, with Moira."
Finn looked disappointed at his mum as he spoke. "Mum, you have to go to the police. "
Emma shook her head, standing up and running out of the flat. Finn ran after her, but she was too fast for him, Finn gave up.
Emma ended up at her husband's grave.
She read the words on the stone.
"James Barton
Beloved Father.
28. 5 . 1967 - 17. 10. 2016.
"Believe, in the Lord Jesus, And You Will Be Saved"
Emma began crying. "I'm sorry"
Finn felt like he was going to throw up, he wanted to believe this was a nightmare, but his mum was a killer.
"She killed him"
"Who?"
"Mum, killed Dad"
Still, at the cemetery, hearing footsteps and worrying that they were Finn, she got up and left the graveyard.
Emma knocked frantically on the door. Cal got up from the couch where he was watching a movie with Ethan.
"Please you have to help me" Emma begged.
"Why would we do that?" Cal said. "You've ruined lives"
"I'm sorry"
"Too little, too late" Scoffed Cal, shutting the door.
"Who was that?" Asked Ethan, coming out of his room.
"Emma" Cal said.
"She's a murderer Ethan"
"What?"
Cal logged on to the laptop and turned the laptop to face his brother.
Farmer Dies In Horror Fall
"A former farmer, named as James Barton, has died. James, who had broken his leg after falling down the stairs, was hospitalised at a local hospital, where medics treated his broken leg and sent him home.
His wife started to put a plan of revenge in place, upon finding out he had cheated on her, with his sister in law, Moira Barton. She kept him bedridden and tied up in their new home. Before, she confronted him, on a bridge.
His wife, dressed in a wedding dress, pushed him, in anger, watching as he fell below. Traumatised, Emma tried to stop, other cars, but was unable too, leading to a collision. She then fled the scene. Her son, Finn, was one of the first on the scene.
James was rushed back in to hospital, where despite attempts to save him, he died, leaving his son's devastated and Emma with the guilt of knowing she had killed her husband"
Ethan looked horrified. How can someone kill someone they were supposed to love? Ethan had wanted to kill Cal sometimes, but he knew he would never go through with it, he'd never survive in prison. He took a sip of his drink as Cal spoke, what he spoke caused Ethan to spit out his tea.
"Mate, there's something I need to tell you"
"What?" Ethan asked.
Cal took a deep breath, he'd never mentioned what he was about to, as he didn't feel the need too, but reading the article about James, had brought back memories.
"When mum said dad had walked out, she was lying "
"Why?" Ethan asked.
"He killed a man"
"Who?"
"I don't know who it was, but dad got five years for it"
"How do you know then?" Ethan asked, turning to look at his brother.
"Mum told me"
Ethan felt bad, he'd often blamed Matilda for his dad walking out when he was 14, Cal,16. One day Calvin was there, the next he was gone.
"Where is he?"
"Holby prison"
"Will he see us?" Ethan asked.
Cal shook his head. "Doubt it"
"Why?"
"He'll minipulate you and lie to you, Ethan" Cal said, hoping he would take his advice and not go and see their dad, but Ethan already knew he wanted to see his dad, but he also knew that Cal would try to stop him.
There was a knock at the door, breaking the brothers out
"Iain!" Cal exclaimed, furiously as he knelt down at his brothers side. "What, the hell, mate?"
"He" Iain pointed at Ethan, who was still lying on the floor, looking dazed and with blood pouring from his nose, looking for his broken glasses. "kissed Lily"
"When?" Cal asked, helping his brother to a chair in to the kitchen and getting out the first aid kit, packing Ethan's nose with tissues.
"When we were trapped in the lift"
Lily was trying to pull Iain's arm away.
"Get off" He yelled at her. "Me and you are over Lily"
It's the second ton last chapter of this story, thank you to "sweet - as - honey" for the prompt. I hope she and others who have read and reviewed this
