This story is set in two parts: The first part is when Cal, who is younger than Ethan, is 16, Ethan is 19, the second half of the story is set five years later, Cal is 21, Ethan, who doesn't have the gene, is 24. Cal also suffers with anxiety and elipisy. Rated T for mentions of domestic abuse, if you don't like that, please don't read this. This chapter was prompted by bronny9.
The Secret Life Of Casualty.
Chapter 564
Cal was fresh out of high school, but had no idea what he wanted to do next. Ethan tried to encourage him to apply for the local uni but Cal seemed reluctant to do so.
"Come on, mate, it'll be good for you." Ethan told him, wanting him to have more confidence in himself and meeting new people could help his anxiety. Cal agreed and the taster day was for the following Monday. Monday arrived a d Cal was nervous, even though, he didn't say anything, Ethan could tell so to cheer him up Ethan made him his favourite breakfast before heading in to the hallway, opening the cupboard below the stairs, picking up a package and walking back in to the kichen where he handed Cal the bag.
"What's this?" Cal asked, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand and looking at Ethan in surprise.
"Open it" The older boy said.
Doing as he was told, Cal opened the bag to reveal a black rucksack.
"It's for you"
"Thanks Eth" Smiled Cal, standing up and going upstairs to finish getting ready for the taster day. When he came back Ethan drove him to the uni.
"How was it?" Ethan as Cal returned from the uni day.
"It was good" Replied Cal, putting his rucksack down in the hallway. "I made two new mates."
"That's good. " Ethan said. "what are their names?"
"Iain and Jacob" Cal said.
One night, Cal went to see Ethan, but this time he wasn't alone.
"This is Sophie," Cal said, proudly, introducing Ethan to a petite woman, with brown hair, sje had her ears and nose pierced. She's my girlfriend."
"Hi Sophie" Ethan smiled, sticking out his hand but Siphie rolled her eyes at him, Ethan privately thought it was rude but didn't say anything.
When Cal and Sophie returned to their flat that the uni rented to them, Sophie suddenly turned on Cal.
"You can't see him anymore, do you understand me?"
"Why?" Cal asked.
"He doesn't care about you, like I do." She said. "Can you make me a cup of tea?" she asked.
"Yep" Cal said, picking up a mug from the draining board. Sophie turned the hot tap on and placed Cal's hand underneath, watching it his hand begin to turn red and then blister.
"I'm sorry, Cal, it was an accident" Sophie said, putting on an act of being sorry, but she wasn't really. Cal thought it was a one off, he had no idea it was going to happen again.
The next time it happened, she punched him for simply failing to do the dishes. It swelled up and hurt to touch. Cal hissed as he did.
"Cal, what happened?" Ethan asked, pointing to his own eye.
"I did it while playing rugby" He told his brother.
"Umm" Ethan said, a hint of disbelief in his voice. "Sophie did it, didn't she?"
"Yeah"
"Cal, what she's doing to you is abuse" Ethan told him.
Cal shook his head, he was in disbelief. "Dad used to hit mum."
Ethan nodded. He needed to find a way to prove what was happening. He headed to his room and got his camera. He took a picture of
The next time, she poured boiling water over him, Cal screamed out in pain as she slapped him, telling him to be a man and to grow up.
Five Years Later.
"Can I have everyones attention please?" Asked Charlie, standing at the Nurses Station.
Nurses such as Robyn, Faith, Jessica and consultants such as Adam, Zoe and Ethan all turned to face Charlie to see what he wanted to tell the team." Charlie stretched his arm to an unfamilar man, with mousy brown hair.
"This is Caleb, he's here on placement for a few weeks. I want you all to make him welcome. "
"I'm Adam, mate" A tall man, with black hair, wearing a green scrub top with jeans, held his hand out for Cal to shake.
Cal shook it. "Nice to meet you, Adam"
Besides Adam stood a petite woman.
"I'm Jessica," She introduced herself. "Adam's partner."
Coming to the ED steps, Cal failed to see that there was someone behind him. Sophie smirked as pushed him down the ED stairs, he lay motionless at the bottom.
Ethan, who was chatting to David, after taking a patient to AAU, come out of the lifts, his gaze was swept to the stairs.
"Can I have some help here please?" He yelled, upon realising it was Cal. Charlie and Jessica rushed over.
"Let's get him in to RESUS" Said Ethan as himself and Charlie wheeled the stretcher in to RESUS and moved him across to the bed. Suddenly, Cal's body started to shake. "He's having a seizure" Ethan said. "Jessica, prepare me some diazepam".
"OK" Jessica replied, opening a draw and filling a needle with diazpam, which she handed to Ethan, who injected it in to Cal. After a few minutes, Cal's body stopped shaking and Ethan put an oxygen mask on him. His arm was also dislocated. Ethan took a picture of his arm, before reducing it. Ethan put a splint on Cal's arm and tied a sling around him
"Ethan?" Cal whispered.
Ethan held his brothers hand. "It's ok, Cal. You had a seizure, but we gave you some medicine." He smoothed back his brothers hair as Big Mac come in, saying that the police wanted to speak to Cal. Charlie told the boys he could use his office for privacy.
"Sophie's been abusing Cal for months" Ethan told the officer, having had an idea. Telling Cal he would be back in a few minutes, he left the cubicle, heading to the staff room. Opening his locker, he pulled out the file he'd kept in there since the police had refused to believe him. Hopefully the police would believe him now. Leaving the staffroom, he handed the file to the officer, who promised to take it back to the station to have a look at the file.
Ethan got a phone call, his ID screen showed, it was the police. Not wanting Cal to overhear in case it was bad news, Ethan took the call in to the kitchen.
"Cal?"
Cal looked up.
"I have something to tell you" Ethan said.
"Sophie's been arrested."
To Cal it was a relief, even though he knew that when the physical wounds healed, the mental ones would last a lifetime. Ethan kissed his brothers forehead as they could put thier nightmare with Sophie behind them, it was brothers until the
