Was That My Life Part One
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I don't want to be the one who'd old before their time
And lose the wonder what I felt as a child
I can't run this race believing' I might lose
Still so much to see, so much left to do
Yes I'll fall before I fly
But no one can say I never tried
He knew he shouldn't have said it. He didn't even know where it came from. Sure, he was angry at her for keeping things from him, but she had her own reasons. It was in the past, and he needed to deal with it. When he let the words slip, there was no taking them back. He had made a serious mistake.
Thursday, 10:36 p.m.
"I told you I'm fine, Bosco. Not everything that comes up in my life has to do with you. I have moods, okay? I have to listen to your crap all day. Give it a rest." Faith was tired of Bosco constantly asking about her. She knew he cared about her, but sometimes she didn't feel like talking to him at the present time. He just kept questioning her, and she was tired of it. He was acting like one of the detectives at the precinct.
"Alright, already. I'll quit, but you've been in a mood all day. This PMS thing with you is getting old. I should have put in for a male partner. Someone who doesn't have 'miscarriages' or cancer. Well, you can just keep it to yourself then. I'm out of here." With that, he stepped out of the car and proceeded to walk back to the precinct to finish up on his paperwork. If he had looked back, he would have seen that he had made a terrible mistake. Faith stared in disbelief at her partner. She didn't know how long she sat in the car, wishing away the things he'd said. How long had he felt this way? Did he still resent her for not telling him about the cancer and abortion? Suddenly, the life as she knew it was turned upside down. She only wished she could tell him what was bothering her. She'd lost her partner. She was sure of it.
Friday, 2:45 p.m.
"Hey, Bosco, where's Yokas? She's usually here by now isn't she? Maybe she'd been hangin' around you too long. Her bein' late and all." Bosco just slammed his locker. "What am I her keeper? She has a car, she can drive to work by herself. Why do I have to take her all the time? For once, I'd like to be able to sit in my own car, listen to what I want to, without hearing her bitch and moan about her female problems!" The locker room suddenly grew quiet. Bosco had never said anything bad about his partner before. Where were these feelings coming from? Sully and Davis just shook their heads and left for role call. They wondered where Faith was. It wasn't like her to be late. They shrugged it off, figuring she didn't have a ride to work and would be there shortly.
Anybody seen Yokas? All eyes were on Boscorelli. "No, I haven't seen her. I'll let you know when I start caring." Confusion set over the faces around him. As roll call came to an end, Bosco got up and approached Lieu.
"Sir, I would like to request a partner change. If Gusler has nobody to ride with, I'd be okay with that." The Lieutenant stared at him for a while, then granted him permission. Boscorelli and Yokas were having one of their usual arguments. In a few days, they'd be over it and comin' to him to be reassigned. He'd just have to put up with their antics until then.
"Sir, if you don't mind, I think I'll stop by Yokas' place and see if she needs a ride. Fred or Bosco usually drives her. It's not like her to be late. I just wanna make sure everything's cool." Lieu nodded and watched Davis and Sully leave. "Hey Sull, let me know what you find out." Sully nodded and walked out the door, partner in tow.
"Hey Yokas, you in there?" He heard the chain rattle on the other side of the door. "Hey you need a ride? We can take you over if you want." He was met with two eyes staring at him from a slightly ajar door. Something wasn't right. The officer on the other side was hiding something. "Uh..nah. I'm not feeling all that great today. Must have been somethin' I ate. Ya, know..I...just forgot to call in. Silly me, I overslept and meant to call in, but forgot. I'm really sorry you guys came all the way over here for nothin'." The two men suspected it was a little more than food poisoning. "Hey you okay? You can tell us if anything's wrong. You know that, right?" Seeing tears in their friend's eyes, they saw her nod. They also saw something they didn't see the first time they looked at her. "Well, okay, then. Hope you feel better soon." The officers left their friend, shaken and worried. The black eye they saw on the face of their fellow officer was troubling. They'd have to do something about it.
"55-Charlie-Central. Tell the Lieutenant we have contacted Officer Yokas and will be giving him some information shortly. We're near a payphone, and we'll call him in a matter of minutes." The two men walked over to the payphone and dialed the number to Lieu's direct line. This wasn't going to be easy.
"So, you're saying she was abused? Was her husband there?" Davis couldn't hear what Lieu was saying, but he figured his superior was questioning Sully on Yokas' situation. "Sir, you should have seen her face. One side was all puffy and she had a black eye. I think she was afraid if she came in today everyone would find out. We barely got her to open the door even a little bit." Lieu thought about what Sully said and came up with a plan. "Okay. Go back there. Bring her somewhere safe. She doesn't need to be there by herself. If you have to drag her kicking and screaming, then do it. She's one of our own. I'll have Central alert Bosco and Gusler to come to her place with you in case you need backup." Sully nodded and told Lieu that sounded like a good idea. He hung up the phone and told Davis what was to be done. The two men got back into the car silently, both thinking about their friend.
"Central-55 David. Lieutenant has requested your presence at Officer Yokas' residence." "10-4, Central." Bosco shook his head. He couldn't believe Yokas would complain to Lieu about not giving her a ride. She's a grown woman. She can find herself a way to get to work. Now he was going to have to pick her up and go all the way back to the station. What a crock. They arrived at her apartment and noticed Charlie sitting in the lot. "Hey, what's up guys? She change her mind and decide to have you drive her instead? Couldn't take the grown up words I said to her last night?" Sully and Davis knew Bosco didn't know what was going on. He didn't know what was going on between Yokas and Bosco, but they knew he'd soon find out why they were all there. "Bosco, there's something you need to know. We went to check on Yokas this morning, and she told me she was sick. Only, when she opened the door she didn't open it very far and all I saw was her face. Bosco, she had a black eye. Her face was swollen." Bosco immediately felt his world spin around. He didn't understand why someone would do that to his friend. His friend? He'd practically ruined their friendship the previous night. What the hell was he thinking? He knew she had a problem and he made light of it. He could have prevented her from getting hurt. "Shit, Sull. This is all my fault. I told her it was some PMS thing and that her bein' in moods all the time was gettin' on my nerves. Sully, I told her I didn't like riding with her. I left her there in the car when she needed me." Sully watched Bosco fight with himself over his guilt. He knew they had to help Yokas, and that could come later. "Look Bosco, whatever happened is in the past. She needs us now. She needs you. Let's go up there and get her." All Bosco could do was nod. He ran inside and up the stairs. He had gone to see her many times before, but never like this. He was afraid of what he would find behind that door. Afraid of what he would see. He knocked on the door. "Hey Yokas, you sick or somethin'? Why don't you come out and we can go to the drug store or somethin'." He waited and heard nothing. "Well, okay then. We're going to have to come in." He and Davis, the stronger of the four, kicked in the door enough where they could reach around and undo the chain. What they found inside stunned them.
"Oh God, Faith. What did he do to you?" Bosco stared down at his unconscious partner. She was breathing, but he didn't know the extent of her injuries. "55-David to Central, we have an officer down. Send a bus to Officer Yokas' residence asap. I repeat, we have an officer down. Send help immediately!" Sully told Davis and Gusler to go down and wait for the ambulance. He then walked over to Bosco to see if he could help. "Let's get her a blanket. She's in shock and we need to keep her warm." Bosco nodded and went to get some blankets for the injured officer. He came back with a comforter and pillow. "Uh..I wanted to make her more comfortable." His voice was shaky and Sully knew he felt helpless. "Bos, she's going to be okay. She's a fighter. The two men heard a moan coming from their friend. "Faith, Faith don't move. We don't want you to injure yourself further. Can you tell me where you're hurt?" Sully listened for a response, but got only a grimace when Faith tried to shift positions. "It's okay, stay calm. Help is on the way." She then started struggling to get up, shaking her head. "No! I'm not going to the hospital. He'll find me. I'm not going there. Please don't take me there." She was now crying hysterically. Bosco reached down and grabbed her hand. He was hoping he wasn't making a mistake. "Faith, look at me." Seeing her eyes move towards him, he spoke again. "I'm sorry I wasn't there for you. I'm sorry I didn't help you. You got to believe me, I'm here for you now. I won't let him hurt you again." The officer on the floor nodded and fell back onto the pillow. She knew she would be safe. Sully and Bosco looked down and prayed help would arrive soon.
"Okay, what do we have?" Doc and Carlos approached the person on the floor. They had no idea it was Faith. They were only told an officer was hurt and they came to this apartment. This changed things. This was personal. "Are we glad to see you guys. She was injured when we came over earlier. We came back with another squad and found her unconscious. She woke up once but blacked out again." Doc and Carlos worked to get her an oxygen mask to help her breathe and an IV for fluids and medication. With the help of Sully and Bosco, they got her onto a stretcher. They would get their friend out. They went down the elevator and put the officer into the back of the ambulance. Bosco, never leaving her out of his sight, stepped in as well. He would be there for her all the way.
"55-Charlie-Central. Officer Yokas has been injured and is in danger. Requesting available officers at Mercy for security measures." Central advised that they would get some help and it would be there when they got there. Sure enough, they pulled up, along with one other squad car. Gusler had dropped the squad off and came back with another officer to stand guard by Faith's door. She would get the protection she needed.
"When's the doctor going to be here? She's been in there for an hour already." Bosco was agitated, and rightly so. Just then, a doctor came through the door. "I'll tell you what we have. Officer Yokas has received a fractured cheek bone and eye socket. Most likely to being struck in the face. We also found a few cracked ribs and a broken radius and thumb. The bruising on her hand tells me that it was stepped on, crushing the bones. She'll be sore for a while, but we expect her to make a full recovery. We have her moved into her own room. You can see her now if you'd like. Only a few people at a time, though, please." Sully and Bosco followed the doctor, along with the officers that would stand guard until Faith got out of the hospital.
"Look at her, Sully. How could anyone do this to another human being? To Faith? She didn't deserve this." Sully agreed with Bosco. Faith was the kindest person he knew. He saw her eyes flutter. "Faith, it's Sully and Bosco. You're at the hospital. We have people lookin' out for you. You're going to be just fine. Get some rest." The woman on the bed fell back asleep. The medication they gave her to prevent infection and to keep the pain down made her groggy and tired. By now it had been 3 hours since their shift began. Seeing Faith was okay, Sully and Bosco went down to the cafeteria to get something to eat.
Saturday, 9:54 a.m.
"If it looks so good, you eat it. I'm not touching that." Faith was improving little by little and requesting a decent meal. Sully and Davis had gone home. Bosco was watching her scrunch up her nose at what was supposed to be a ham and cheese omelet. "Alright, what would you like? A muffin? Cereal? You know they do give you a choice of things to eat. Why'd you choose that if you're not going to eat it?" Faith made another disgusted look. "I didn't know it was going to be this nasty. If I had, I sure wouldn't have picked this. Bos, you gotta get me somethin' real. A muffin sounds good. Blueberry. No, chocolate. And orange juice." Bosco laughed to himself, glad to have his partner back to her old self. He didn't like seeing her so quiet the night before. Seeing she was taken care of, he walked down to get her something decent to eat. What he didn't know is the guard would soon be leaving to use the little boy's room.
Bosco knew something was wrong when he walked out of the elevator and didn't see the guard. He searched around, looking for the officer. Seeing no one around, he hurried to Faith's room. He walked closer to her door and heard voices. One male and one female. "...you didn't think I'd find you, did I? I have my ways, Faith. What the hell did you think you were doing? I told you to stay inside and everything would be okay. It's all your fault! I couldn't even go to my own home. There were so many cops there, it was like a convention! I'll teach you to ruin my life!" Upon hearing the words, Bosco walked in to see Faith being pulled out of bed by two strong arms. She sported a bright red handprint on her cheek and tears were streaming down her face. Fred was pulling her by her injured hand. Unable to see his partner in pain, Bosco snapped. Seeing Bosco had entered the room, Fred lunged at the man. Bosco got in a few good shots. He made a grab for the man's legs to bring him down. As he did so, Fred swiftly darted out of the room. He didn't know what to do. He chose to help his partner. He radioed for help. "Shit, I shouldn't have left. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry Faith." Bosco ran out of the room and got a nurse's attention that was coming down the hall. "I need help over here. My partner has been attacked!" The nurse instantly came running to Faith's room to help.
After the commotion had died down, a police officer was reprimanded for his actions and suspended until further notice for putting the life of another officer in jeopardy. Bosco didn't trust her protection in anyone else's hands. "I want her out of here now. Have them give us whatever she'll need. We'll go to a hotel or something where Fred can't find her. She needs to get out of here" Sully agreed with the younger man. "Alright, let's go get her release papers.
It was Sully and Davis' day off, so Bosco was thankful they chose to spend the day helping him get Faith settled. They chose a hotel nearby and signed in under the name Jason Price, just in case Fred decided to investigate why she wasn't at the hospital still. Lieu had given Bosco and Faith the coming week off. The room next door to theirs was Davis and Sully's. They checked the room out for the weekend in case Bosco needed them for anything. Under no circumstance would Faith be alone.
Bosco watched the still form of his partner on the bed next to his. He didn't want to wake her up, but it was time for her meds. She would be in a world of hurt when she woke up. "Faith..hey Faith. Wake up, partner. Time for your meds." She looked up, her vision blurry. Seeing Bosco, she felt relaxed, safe. He helped her get into a sitting position so she wouldn't choke, and handed her the pills and a glass of water. "Uh..Bos." He saw she wasn't downing the pills and wondered what was up. "What's wrong?" Maybe they shouldn't have taken her there. "Could I have something to eat? I don't know if I should be takin' this on an empty stomach." Shit, what an idiot. It was nearly 1 and his partner had gone without food all day. Why didn't he think of that before. "Shit, I'm sorry Faith. Hang on a sec, I'll call Sully and Davis and have them pick you somethin' up. Damnit, I'm so sorry." Faith knew he felt bad and put her uninjured hand on his. "It's okay. Thanks for being here for me. It means a lot to me." He smiled and picked up the phone to call Davis and Sully in the next room. They came over in less than 20 minutes with one chocolate muffin and an orange juice. If she weren't hurting, Faith would have laughed. "Thanks guys. Sorry you had to go out of your way for me, and on your day off." Sully and Davis wouldn't let her feel bad. "Hey it's okay. We didn't have any plans. Anyway, we wanted to be here in case Bosco got to be his usual pain in the ass self." She chuckled and winced, reminding herself to be more careful. After eating, she downed the medicine and sat there staring at the ceiling. What had her life come to? Her kids were at her mom's house. Her husband had almost killed her. Twice. She was stuck in some hotel room, bothering her friends. She didn't even notice tears were rolling down her bruised cheeks.
Oh we just get one ride around the sun
In this dream of time
It goes so fast but one day we look back
And we ask, was that my life?
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