Not yet completly Dave part yet..but the start of it. So I don't have to fear revenge
have I?
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestones
'Neath a halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night, and touched the sounds of silence
'Sound of Silence' by Simon and Garfunkel
We can't rewind life
Chapter 2
The first few weeks had gone by so easy that he had actually started to think that there might
be hope. That there might be a chance that everything in life for the first time would work his
way.
His flat was now completely baby decorated. With a bed clothes and food and some other small
things like the little teddy that Paul was currently clutching like it was a lifeline. He was
almost broke now but it was worth it.
During the day his neighbour would take care of the boy. For her the boy was his nephew and
he had taken in till his real mother was able to do so again. That she had flown to the United
States and was now working on building her life her.
And when anybody at the hospital noticed that his eyes were more than just bloodshot they
didn't say anything about it.
He had been lucky that little Paul had been seemingly further than in his eight month.
So all that had to be taken care of were the same things as on any newborn.
Beside the formula that he would have to be fed instead of the mother milk. But the little guy
didn't seemed to care. Not when he lay in his arms after being fed and looked up at him with
sleepy but contend eyes.
He was like any other baby. Just that he was dead for everybody but Luka. He had a death
certificate written on the name John Doe. As his mother didn't even care enough to give him a
name. And that was why John Doe died and Paul would live on.
And later when he would be a bit bigger he could tell them same tale as he had told his
neighbour. Nobody would suspect anything.
He should have known that life didn't let it go on that way.
It had never let him get away with being just happy before.
At least not since that day 9 years ago. When he lost everything that mattered to him.
Ever since than there life had seemingly decided to not let him take the easy road.
***~***~***
It was at 4 o'clock in the morning that he was woken up by the Paul screaming in his cradle.
Stumbling out of bed he was prepared for the unusual wishes.
Not that he didn't understand it completely. He would be screaming too if he would have to
lie in a puddle of wet or feel the hunger. Or simply be scared of a nightmare. It just didn't
help his sleep very much if all things happened in one night.
Then just after he took Paul out of the bed he smelled it. The burning smell of plastic.
And when he looked out of the window he saw that the outside was lit by a glow that not
natural for this time of the day.
Fire
Wrapping Paul in his blanket he holstered him up putting and went outside. The hallway not
filled up with smoke but slowly it was starting to get harder to breath.
One door after the other he knocked on. Shouting the danger with Paul doing his best to
underline it that things were not okay by wailing like seldom before.
He made it clear that he was not happy about the situation either.
"I understand you little one. I understand you." Then finally as all neighbours had left their
flats he went over to Mrs. LaFasta and put Paul in her hands "Go down the fire escape into the
back alley."
She just nodded and then left with the other following shortly.
He knew that he had to at least had to look if there would be anything that he could do for the
people downstairs. The Neuers or the Korman. But he had only gotten as far as half of the
stair when he knew that it was senseless. The fire was already almost halfway up the stairs
and the smoke was getting thicker and thicker by the seconds. He knew that he should leave
soon.
Turning around he went up the stairs again. Already feeling the caught start in his chest.
Closing the doors as he passed he hoped that it would help in case the fire department was
able to stop the fire before it reached the 3rd floor.
He was already hearing their sirens as they stopped at the building. So all that he could do
now was hope and get his ass out of here as fast as possible.
Another caught.
This time even deeper.
He quickened his pacing and hurried down the stairs.
***~***~***
For the next 1 hour he ran between helping the firemen at the first aid and telling the other
people at the house what the situation was.
Then it all was over.
And the result was as hopeful as it was demoralizing. The fireman had been able to stop the
fire before it had reached the third floor. But the stone stairway connecting the floors had
collapsed under the heat of the fire and the cold of the water.
They would be able to get a few things out of the flat tomorrow. After some specialist had
made sure that it was safe. But they would have to look for a place to stay for at least 4 weeks.
As this was the estimated time that it would take to get a temporary stairway for the house.
Also it would take some times till all fumes where out of it. Fumes that where to dangerous as
for him to risk staying here with Paul even when climbing up and down the fire escape.
But where to stay till then. It wasn't as if he had any relatives that he could go too and with
Paul he couldn't go into a hotel. He couldn't just leave him there all day long while he was on
duty. And he couldn't go too Kerry or Mark, it would be their duty to report it. And others
too. Benton for example. He thought about Abby but quickly dismissed as he remembered
about the rumour that had been going on at the ER for some time. The real reason why Carter
had taken his sudden vacation. And that she had been the one telling.
No matter how well-meaning it had been it still didn't make her a very trustworthy place to
go too with his trouble.
Actually with Carol gone there was only one person that he could think of. And so he thanked
Mrs. LaFasta for taking care of Paul. Relieved that the bear was still tightly wrapped in his
fingers. As he was still tightly wrapped in the blanket. Luka himself was not that lucky as he
stood a little freezing in the windy street. With only his jacket and his pyjama trousers.
At least he had his car keys.
He went to the paramedics to have his and Paul's blood tested for the degree of smoke
inhalation. And with an worried expression on the paramedics face, who would have preferred
to take Luka for a closer check up he left them behind.
To drive to his destination.
***~~~***~~~***
Saying Dave was surprised at the sight that greeted him when he opened the door would have
clearly understatement of things.
A black scorched only half-dressed, in pyjama-pants, Luka was definitely not something he
had expected.
And of course there was also the Baby.
.......To be CONTINUED:::
Like it so far? Hate it so far....Comments Complains Corrections and more
to follow soon.
Funny Thought of the day: Scare you mother by asking her about childcare. (Yes I am childless)
have I?
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestones
'Neath a halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night, and touched the sounds of silence
'Sound of Silence' by Simon and Garfunkel
We can't rewind life
Chapter 2
The first few weeks had gone by so easy that he had actually started to think that there might
be hope. That there might be a chance that everything in life for the first time would work his
way.
His flat was now completely baby decorated. With a bed clothes and food and some other small
things like the little teddy that Paul was currently clutching like it was a lifeline. He was
almost broke now but it was worth it.
During the day his neighbour would take care of the boy. For her the boy was his nephew and
he had taken in till his real mother was able to do so again. That she had flown to the United
States and was now working on building her life her.
And when anybody at the hospital noticed that his eyes were more than just bloodshot they
didn't say anything about it.
He had been lucky that little Paul had been seemingly further than in his eight month.
So all that had to be taken care of were the same things as on any newborn.
Beside the formula that he would have to be fed instead of the mother milk. But the little guy
didn't seemed to care. Not when he lay in his arms after being fed and looked up at him with
sleepy but contend eyes.
He was like any other baby. Just that he was dead for everybody but Luka. He had a death
certificate written on the name John Doe. As his mother didn't even care enough to give him a
name. And that was why John Doe died and Paul would live on.
And later when he would be a bit bigger he could tell them same tale as he had told his
neighbour. Nobody would suspect anything.
He should have known that life didn't let it go on that way.
It had never let him get away with being just happy before.
At least not since that day 9 years ago. When he lost everything that mattered to him.
Ever since than there life had seemingly decided to not let him take the easy road.
***~***~***
It was at 4 o'clock in the morning that he was woken up by the Paul screaming in his cradle.
Stumbling out of bed he was prepared for the unusual wishes.
Not that he didn't understand it completely. He would be screaming too if he would have to
lie in a puddle of wet or feel the hunger. Or simply be scared of a nightmare. It just didn't
help his sleep very much if all things happened in one night.
Then just after he took Paul out of the bed he smelled it. The burning smell of plastic.
And when he looked out of the window he saw that the outside was lit by a glow that not
natural for this time of the day.
Fire
Wrapping Paul in his blanket he holstered him up putting and went outside. The hallway not
filled up with smoke but slowly it was starting to get harder to breath.
One door after the other he knocked on. Shouting the danger with Paul doing his best to
underline it that things were not okay by wailing like seldom before.
He made it clear that he was not happy about the situation either.
"I understand you little one. I understand you." Then finally as all neighbours had left their
flats he went over to Mrs. LaFasta and put Paul in her hands "Go down the fire escape into the
back alley."
She just nodded and then left with the other following shortly.
He knew that he had to at least had to look if there would be anything that he could do for the
people downstairs. The Neuers or the Korman. But he had only gotten as far as half of the
stair when he knew that it was senseless. The fire was already almost halfway up the stairs
and the smoke was getting thicker and thicker by the seconds. He knew that he should leave
soon.
Turning around he went up the stairs again. Already feeling the caught start in his chest.
Closing the doors as he passed he hoped that it would help in case the fire department was
able to stop the fire before it reached the 3rd floor.
He was already hearing their sirens as they stopped at the building. So all that he could do
now was hope and get his ass out of here as fast as possible.
Another caught.
This time even deeper.
He quickened his pacing and hurried down the stairs.
***~***~***
For the next 1 hour he ran between helping the firemen at the first aid and telling the other
people at the house what the situation was.
Then it all was over.
And the result was as hopeful as it was demoralizing. The fireman had been able to stop the
fire before it had reached the third floor. But the stone stairway connecting the floors had
collapsed under the heat of the fire and the cold of the water.
They would be able to get a few things out of the flat tomorrow. After some specialist had
made sure that it was safe. But they would have to look for a place to stay for at least 4 weeks.
As this was the estimated time that it would take to get a temporary stairway for the house.
Also it would take some times till all fumes where out of it. Fumes that where to dangerous as
for him to risk staying here with Paul even when climbing up and down the fire escape.
But where to stay till then. It wasn't as if he had any relatives that he could go too and with
Paul he couldn't go into a hotel. He couldn't just leave him there all day long while he was on
duty. And he couldn't go too Kerry or Mark, it would be their duty to report it. And others
too. Benton for example. He thought about Abby but quickly dismissed as he remembered
about the rumour that had been going on at the ER for some time. The real reason why Carter
had taken his sudden vacation. And that she had been the one telling.
No matter how well-meaning it had been it still didn't make her a very trustworthy place to
go too with his trouble.
Actually with Carol gone there was only one person that he could think of. And so he thanked
Mrs. LaFasta for taking care of Paul. Relieved that the bear was still tightly wrapped in his
fingers. As he was still tightly wrapped in the blanket. Luka himself was not that lucky as he
stood a little freezing in the windy street. With only his jacket and his pyjama trousers.
At least he had his car keys.
He went to the paramedics to have his and Paul's blood tested for the degree of smoke
inhalation. And with an worried expression on the paramedics face, who would have preferred
to take Luka for a closer check up he left them behind.
To drive to his destination.
***~~~***~~~***
Saying Dave was surprised at the sight that greeted him when he opened the door would have
clearly understatement of things.
A black scorched only half-dressed, in pyjama-pants, Luka was definitely not something he
had expected.
And of course there was also the Baby.
.......To be CONTINUED:::
Like it so far? Hate it so far....Comments Complains Corrections and more
to follow soon.
Funny Thought of the day: Scare you mother by asking her about childcare. (Yes I am childless)