Chapter 3
"But…how could that be?" Ashley asked, stunned by the news that Bosco had delivered her.
"We aren't sure, all we know is that mom dropped you off at the daycare, and you weren't there when she came to pick you up." Bosco said.
"But my mom, she said she adopted me. She has my papers…you must be mistaken." Ashley said, trying to reason with Bosco.
"No Ashley. You told me yourself that this is you in that picture. You are my baby sister." Bosco said.
"No you're wrong. I come from a loving home with loving parents. My mom gave me up as a baby. I don't know how on earth you got my baby picture, but I'm not your baby sister!" Ashley said, while abruptly standing up and walking towards the door.
Bosco stood up to go after her, but Faith beat him to it.
"Bosco, let me handle this." Faith said.
Bosco nodded and sat back down. He knew he could trust Faith. She had a daughter and knew how to deal with emotions better than he did.
"ASHLEY! Please wait!" Faith called after Ashley, after leaving the coffee shop doors.
Ashley stopped and turned around. Faith saw tears running down her face. Faith walked quickly to her and stood by her side.
"I'm so confused. I leave home, knowing who I am. And Bosco comes waltzing in my life telling me I'm someone different…"Ashley said, trailing off.
"I know it's hard. But I work with Bosco. He is always thinking about his sister. I catch him staring at the picture in his wallet. He has a look of loss in his eyes. He knows his sister is out there, and he's tried his hardest to find her. I know that Bosco doesn't deal with emotions well, and I can only guess what this is doing to him. I almost feel sorry for the next perp we are going to drag into the station. Please Ashley, don't run away. Not yet at least. Go home, ask questions. You said so yourself that you don't know who you are. Here's your chance to find out for certain." Faith said, gently.
"I want to go home." Ashley said.
Bosco opened the back door of the cruiser for Ashley. Ashley slid in without saying a word. She wouldn't even look at Bosco. Faith got in the passenger side of the cruiser, while Bosco walked around to the drivers side.
"She hates me." Bosco thought to himself as he got behind the wheel.
Ashley told them where she lived. Once Bosco pulled up to her house and let her out of the cruiser she said her goodbyes and walked towards her front door.
"That went well didn't it?" Bosco said sarcastically.
"Just give her time. You dumped a lot on her." Faith said.
"Faith, I can promise you this. I lost her once. I'm not loosing her again. I will bring her home." Bosco vowed.
"But…how could that be?" Ashley asked, stunned by the news that Bosco had delivered her.
"We aren't sure, all we know is that mom dropped you off at the daycare, and you weren't there when she came to pick you up." Bosco said.
"But my mom, she said she adopted me. She has my papers…you must be mistaken." Ashley said, trying to reason with Bosco.
"No Ashley. You told me yourself that this is you in that picture. You are my baby sister." Bosco said.
"No you're wrong. I come from a loving home with loving parents. My mom gave me up as a baby. I don't know how on earth you got my baby picture, but I'm not your baby sister!" Ashley said, while abruptly standing up and walking towards the door.
Bosco stood up to go after her, but Faith beat him to it.
"Bosco, let me handle this." Faith said.
Bosco nodded and sat back down. He knew he could trust Faith. She had a daughter and knew how to deal with emotions better than he did.
"ASHLEY! Please wait!" Faith called after Ashley, after leaving the coffee shop doors.
Ashley stopped and turned around. Faith saw tears running down her face. Faith walked quickly to her and stood by her side.
"I'm so confused. I leave home, knowing who I am. And Bosco comes waltzing in my life telling me I'm someone different…"Ashley said, trailing off.
"I know it's hard. But I work with Bosco. He is always thinking about his sister. I catch him staring at the picture in his wallet. He has a look of loss in his eyes. He knows his sister is out there, and he's tried his hardest to find her. I know that Bosco doesn't deal with emotions well, and I can only guess what this is doing to him. I almost feel sorry for the next perp we are going to drag into the station. Please Ashley, don't run away. Not yet at least. Go home, ask questions. You said so yourself that you don't know who you are. Here's your chance to find out for certain." Faith said, gently.
"I want to go home." Ashley said.
Bosco opened the back door of the cruiser for Ashley. Ashley slid in without saying a word. She wouldn't even look at Bosco. Faith got in the passenger side of the cruiser, while Bosco walked around to the drivers side.
"She hates me." Bosco thought to himself as he got behind the wheel.
Ashley told them where she lived. Once Bosco pulled up to her house and let her out of the cruiser she said her goodbyes and walked towards her front door.
"That went well didn't it?" Bosco said sarcastically.
"Just give her time. You dumped a lot on her." Faith said.
"Faith, I can promise you this. I lost her once. I'm not loosing her again. I will bring her home." Bosco vowed.