Paybacks
Chapter 29
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For those of you wondering…Yes, Skaget was Mrs. Boscorelli's ex-boyfriend that Bosco beat up.
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Angela was almost to the elevator when Faith caught up to her. "Angela wait! Where are you going?"
"Home. I shouldn't be here," she began to cry. "I-I can't stand to see him like that. My Maurice. My poor baby. He looks so small, so fragile."
Faith was annoyed. Bosco needed his mother. He needed family to help him through this. Couldn't she see that? "He needs you Angela! How can you leave him when he needs you?!"
"I can't see him so weak. He's the strong one. He's the glue that holds us together. I can't see him like this." Angela continued to cry, and turned to get in the elevator.
Faith grabbed her arm, and spun Angela around. "Damn it Angela! For once in your life put him first! Don't turn your back on him again!"
"What do you know?!" Angela spat. "You know nothing about our family, so don't you dare speak to me like you know!"
"I know more than you think! I know your husband abused you! I know your sons saw! I know Bosco feels guilty because he couldn't protect you! But he was just a kid, and now he's trying to make up for it, but you won't let him help! You just shut him out! And I know that my partner hasn't been whole inside since the day you stopped talking to him, and now he's lying in that hospital bed with no family to turn to. He almost died Angela, and you wouldn't have even been here to say goodbye," tears streamed down Faith's cheeks, but she was fuming.
"I'm no good for him Faith. I can't take care of him. I can hardly take care of myself."
"I'm not saying you need to take care of him. You just need to be here for him. If and when he needs you."
"I don't know if I can."
"He's been there for you, and taken care of you. Now it's your turn to do the same for your son," Faith hesitated before continuing quietly. "Taking care of you is what got him here in the first place."
Angela's head shot up, "What did you say?"
"Your ex-boyfriend, Steve. He's the one who did this to him. Steve was out for revenge."
"Oh my god. Oh my god. I helped him do this. I didn't know. Oh God I helped him hurt my baby," Angela was crying even harder.
"Excuse me?"
"Steve's been coming around lately; saying he was sorry for what he did. He wanted to get back together," she was hysterical now. "I should have—I should have known something was wrong when he—when he kept asking about Maurice. He never cared for Maurice before, but I just thought he was trying to turn over a new leaf. Oh my God I helped him."
Faith steered Angela toward a nearby waiting area. She tried to control her anger as she questioned Bosco's mom about what she meant.
"How do you think you helped him?"
"He was asking all sorts of questions. Like where Maurice liked to hang out after work. Where he lived. All those kinds of things. I never thought he would hurt my Maurice. I was just so happy to have Steve back in my life."
Faith couldn't believe what she was hearing. Bosco's own mother had been the one feeding Skaget the information he needed. She knew Bosco's mom had a spare key to his apartment; that must have been how Skaget had been there the first time Bosco was attacked. Faith wasn't sure how to feel toward Angela right now.
"He beat you, and was going to press charges against your own son, and you trusted him! You wanted him back in your life?!"
"I loved him," she replied quietly.
The women sat in silence for what seemed like an eternity.
"Faith, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
Yokas looked at her. "I'm not the one you need to apologize to." With that Faith went back to Bosco's room leaving his mother in the waiting room.
"You find her?"
Faith nodded.
"She coming back?"
"I don't know Bos," she reached for his hand, and took in his sad expression. "I'm sorry."
Bosco turned his head so he was looking at the wall, and not at Faith. She watched her partner sadly as the light in the room reflected a tear rolling down his face. He didn't make a sound as the tears continued to stream down his face. His current situation was making him more emotional than usual, and he didn't want Faith to see him like this, but he couldn't help it. This hurt too much.
Faith sat by quietly, and did her best to comfort her best friend. He finally cried himself to sleep.
Chapter 29
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For those of you wondering…Yes, Skaget was Mrs. Boscorelli's ex-boyfriend that Bosco beat up.
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Angela was almost to the elevator when Faith caught up to her. "Angela wait! Where are you going?"
"Home. I shouldn't be here," she began to cry. "I-I can't stand to see him like that. My Maurice. My poor baby. He looks so small, so fragile."
Faith was annoyed. Bosco needed his mother. He needed family to help him through this. Couldn't she see that? "He needs you Angela! How can you leave him when he needs you?!"
"I can't see him so weak. He's the strong one. He's the glue that holds us together. I can't see him like this." Angela continued to cry, and turned to get in the elevator.
Faith grabbed her arm, and spun Angela around. "Damn it Angela! For once in your life put him first! Don't turn your back on him again!"
"What do you know?!" Angela spat. "You know nothing about our family, so don't you dare speak to me like you know!"
"I know more than you think! I know your husband abused you! I know your sons saw! I know Bosco feels guilty because he couldn't protect you! But he was just a kid, and now he's trying to make up for it, but you won't let him help! You just shut him out! And I know that my partner hasn't been whole inside since the day you stopped talking to him, and now he's lying in that hospital bed with no family to turn to. He almost died Angela, and you wouldn't have even been here to say goodbye," tears streamed down Faith's cheeks, but she was fuming.
"I'm no good for him Faith. I can't take care of him. I can hardly take care of myself."
"I'm not saying you need to take care of him. You just need to be here for him. If and when he needs you."
"I don't know if I can."
"He's been there for you, and taken care of you. Now it's your turn to do the same for your son," Faith hesitated before continuing quietly. "Taking care of you is what got him here in the first place."
Angela's head shot up, "What did you say?"
"Your ex-boyfriend, Steve. He's the one who did this to him. Steve was out for revenge."
"Oh my god. Oh my god. I helped him do this. I didn't know. Oh God I helped him hurt my baby," Angela was crying even harder.
"Excuse me?"
"Steve's been coming around lately; saying he was sorry for what he did. He wanted to get back together," she was hysterical now. "I should have—I should have known something was wrong when he—when he kept asking about Maurice. He never cared for Maurice before, but I just thought he was trying to turn over a new leaf. Oh my God I helped him."
Faith steered Angela toward a nearby waiting area. She tried to control her anger as she questioned Bosco's mom about what she meant.
"How do you think you helped him?"
"He was asking all sorts of questions. Like where Maurice liked to hang out after work. Where he lived. All those kinds of things. I never thought he would hurt my Maurice. I was just so happy to have Steve back in my life."
Faith couldn't believe what she was hearing. Bosco's own mother had been the one feeding Skaget the information he needed. She knew Bosco's mom had a spare key to his apartment; that must have been how Skaget had been there the first time Bosco was attacked. Faith wasn't sure how to feel toward Angela right now.
"He beat you, and was going to press charges against your own son, and you trusted him! You wanted him back in your life?!"
"I loved him," she replied quietly.
The women sat in silence for what seemed like an eternity.
"Faith, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
Yokas looked at her. "I'm not the one you need to apologize to." With that Faith went back to Bosco's room leaving his mother in the waiting room.
"You find her?"
Faith nodded.
"She coming back?"
"I don't know Bos," she reached for his hand, and took in his sad expression. "I'm sorry."
Bosco turned his head so he was looking at the wall, and not at Faith. She watched her partner sadly as the light in the room reflected a tear rolling down his face. He didn't make a sound as the tears continued to stream down his face. His current situation was making him more emotional than usual, and he didn't want Faith to see him like this, but he couldn't help it. This hurt too much.
Faith sat by quietly, and did her best to comfort her best friend. He finally cried himself to sleep.