Chapter 3: Blast From the Past
Summary: A member of the squad is in trouble. Can her friends help her before it's too late?
"Eric!" I said throwing my arms around him.
"Hey sweetie," he said holding me close.
It was later that night and the oncall squad had arrived at the station to start their shift.
"Alex, this is my boyfriend Eric from Chicago. Eric, this is my uncle, Alex."
It was hard to keep a smile on my face. I had to do it to keep anyone from suspecting something.
"So, you want to go out tonight?"
I nodded.
"Okay," Alex finally said, "be home by ten."
"Okay."
"Hey Nikki, can you help me really fast?" Val asked.
"Sure, I'll be right back," I said following her.
"Hey, what's going on? You're acting really weird."
"It's nothing really, I'm just nervous about tonight."
"If you don't want to go, say so."
"Wish I had that option," I said forcing myself to smile. "I got to go, see you later."
"Bye," Val called after me.
"Eric, no."
He had been kissing me.
"I'm tired, I want to go home, " I said pulling away.
"I'm not taking you home yet," he said pulling me closer.
"I said no!" I said pulling away.
"Do as I tell you," he said slapping me across the cheek.
"I'll walk home, and please stay away from me!"
I got out of the car and tan to Val's without looking back.
"Come in, what happened to you?"
"He hit me," I said wiping away the tears.
"Would you like some tea?" Val asked.
"I'd love some."
"I'll be right back."
Val went into the kitchen and came back with two cups of tea.
"Is that why you were nervous about tonight?"
I nodded.
"Has this happened before?"
"Yeah. That's why I wanted to leave Chicago."
"Wow, I'm so sorry Nikki."
"Thanks for listening."
"No problem...you really need to tell Alex. It's abuse and you really need to protect yourself."
"Alex will have a meltdown!"
"Probably, but knowing him, he'll stay calm and take care of everything...then he'll have a meltdown! He's going to do everything he can to protect you."
"I know, but I can't bring myself to face him. Not tonight, anyway."
"Okay, why don't you cal Alex and tell him you're going to crash here tonight and then we'll talk to him tomorrow."
"Okay. Thanks Val, you always know what to do."
I picked up the phone and called Alex.
At least there are people who care about me to help me through this, I thought to myself.
Summary: A member of the squad is in trouble. Can her friends help her before it's too late?
"Eric!" I said throwing my arms around him.
"Hey sweetie," he said holding me close.
It was later that night and the oncall squad had arrived at the station to start their shift.
"Alex, this is my boyfriend Eric from Chicago. Eric, this is my uncle, Alex."
It was hard to keep a smile on my face. I had to do it to keep anyone from suspecting something.
"So, you want to go out tonight?"
I nodded.
"Okay," Alex finally said, "be home by ten."
"Okay."
"Hey Nikki, can you help me really fast?" Val asked.
"Sure, I'll be right back," I said following her.
"Hey, what's going on? You're acting really weird."
"It's nothing really, I'm just nervous about tonight."
"If you don't want to go, say so."
"Wish I had that option," I said forcing myself to smile. "I got to go, see you later."
"Bye," Val called after me.
"Eric, no."
He had been kissing me.
"I'm tired, I want to go home, " I said pulling away.
"I'm not taking you home yet," he said pulling me closer.
"I said no!" I said pulling away.
"Do as I tell you," he said slapping me across the cheek.
"I'll walk home, and please stay away from me!"
I got out of the car and tan to Val's without looking back.
"Come in, what happened to you?"
"He hit me," I said wiping away the tears.
"Would you like some tea?" Val asked.
"I'd love some."
"I'll be right back."
Val went into the kitchen and came back with two cups of tea.
"Is that why you were nervous about tonight?"
I nodded.
"Has this happened before?"
"Yeah. That's why I wanted to leave Chicago."
"Wow, I'm so sorry Nikki."
"Thanks for listening."
"No problem...you really need to tell Alex. It's abuse and you really need to protect yourself."
"Alex will have a meltdown!"
"Probably, but knowing him, he'll stay calm and take care of everything...then he'll have a meltdown! He's going to do everything he can to protect you."
"I know, but I can't bring myself to face him. Not tonight, anyway."
"Okay, why don't you cal Alex and tell him you're going to crash here tonight and then we'll talk to him tomorrow."
"Okay. Thanks Val, you always know what to do."
I picked up the phone and called Alex.
At least there are people who care about me to help me through this, I thought to myself.
