CHAPTER TWELVE
Faith. Faith. She heard her name being chanted in the mist. Bosco, is that you? She called. She could feel him shaking her gently, but she couldn't see him. Why can't I see you? She cried out desperately.
"Faith, come on wake up."
Faith slowly opened her eyes and found herself staring straight into her husband's eyes. She felt an overwhelming sense of.disappointment?
"Are you okay?" Fred asked gently. "The nurses said you passed out."
Faith slowly sat up and oriented herself. She was lying down on a gurney in the hallway. "What time is it?" she asked groggily.
Fred consulted his watch. "It's almost two in the morning," he answered. "What the hell were you and Boscorelli doing in an alleyway?"
Like a freight train, the events of the night came crashing back down on Faith. She struggled against Fred's protective arms. "Maurice! Oh my God, where is he? What happened?"
"They took him up to surgery Faith, calm down," Fred demanded.
Faith was about to counter with a demand of her own, but was suddenly cut off by an approaching figure.
"Faith!" Angela Rose Boscorelli cried, rushing up to her gurney. "What happened? They won't tell me anything! Why did someone shoot him?"
Faith searched Bosco's mother's tearstained face. "I'm so sorry," she whispered, "this is all my fault."
"Faith," Fred started.
"Your fault? I don't understand.who shot him? Is there someone targeting cops?" Rose asked frantically.
"It was some homeless guy, I don't think he knew Maurice was a cop," Faith answered, piecing it together. "We were having an argument and he nearly backed into this crowd of guys standing around a fire. I don't know if the guy got spooked because he was yelling or what, but he just pulled a gun and starting shooting."
Rose gripped Faith's arm. "He's up in surgery. I don't know.they said it was serious. I don't know." she trailed off weeping.
Faith slid off the gurney and lead Bosco's mother into the doctor's lounge with Fred following behind. Faith felt an overwhelming sense of guilt as Rose collapsed on the couch. She turned and bolted out of the room running right smack into Sullivan and Davis.
"Whoa, Faith," Ty warned, grabbing her arms. "Slow down. Are you alright? We came as soon as we heard."
"I'm just dandy, but Maurice is having a pretty shitty day," Faith snapped.
"Faith," Fred interrupted, coming out of the lounge. "What's wrong with you? Come have a seat and wait for the doctor to come and update us."
"Update what? He's going to die," Faith informed him. "He told me he was going to die and it's all my fault. He's going to die because of me. That's what's 'wrong' with me."
"It's not your fault Faith," Sully assured her.
"I don't think Bosco's so stubborn that he would intentionally die to prove a point," Fred insisted, not entirely sure he understood what they were discussing.
"His name is MAURICE!!" Faith screamed, losing control. "Not Bosco, Maurice! And you don't know him. You never knew him and neither did I!"
Fred, Ty and Sully looked on stunned as Faith slumped against the wall and slid to the floor wracked with sobs. Doc and Carlos approached quietly and helped Faith to her feet.
"Why don't you lie down for a minute? We'll come let you know when they update his status," Doc suggested. Faith allowed them to lead her back into the doctor's lounge.
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Faith. Faith. She heard her name being chanted in the mist. Bosco, is that you? She called. She could feel him shaking her gently, but she couldn't see him. Why can't I see you? She cried out desperately.
"Faith, come on wake up."
Faith slowly opened her eyes and found herself staring straight into her husband's eyes. She felt an overwhelming sense of.disappointment?
"Are you okay?" Fred asked gently. "The nurses said you passed out."
Faith slowly sat up and oriented herself. She was lying down on a gurney in the hallway. "What time is it?" she asked groggily.
Fred consulted his watch. "It's almost two in the morning," he answered. "What the hell were you and Boscorelli doing in an alleyway?"
Like a freight train, the events of the night came crashing back down on Faith. She struggled against Fred's protective arms. "Maurice! Oh my God, where is he? What happened?"
"They took him up to surgery Faith, calm down," Fred demanded.
Faith was about to counter with a demand of her own, but was suddenly cut off by an approaching figure.
"Faith!" Angela Rose Boscorelli cried, rushing up to her gurney. "What happened? They won't tell me anything! Why did someone shoot him?"
Faith searched Bosco's mother's tearstained face. "I'm so sorry," she whispered, "this is all my fault."
"Faith," Fred started.
"Your fault? I don't understand.who shot him? Is there someone targeting cops?" Rose asked frantically.
"It was some homeless guy, I don't think he knew Maurice was a cop," Faith answered, piecing it together. "We were having an argument and he nearly backed into this crowd of guys standing around a fire. I don't know if the guy got spooked because he was yelling or what, but he just pulled a gun and starting shooting."
Rose gripped Faith's arm. "He's up in surgery. I don't know.they said it was serious. I don't know." she trailed off weeping.
Faith slid off the gurney and lead Bosco's mother into the doctor's lounge with Fred following behind. Faith felt an overwhelming sense of guilt as Rose collapsed on the couch. She turned and bolted out of the room running right smack into Sullivan and Davis.
"Whoa, Faith," Ty warned, grabbing her arms. "Slow down. Are you alright? We came as soon as we heard."
"I'm just dandy, but Maurice is having a pretty shitty day," Faith snapped.
"Faith," Fred interrupted, coming out of the lounge. "What's wrong with you? Come have a seat and wait for the doctor to come and update us."
"Update what? He's going to die," Faith informed him. "He told me he was going to die and it's all my fault. He's going to die because of me. That's what's 'wrong' with me."
"It's not your fault Faith," Sully assured her.
"I don't think Bosco's so stubborn that he would intentionally die to prove a point," Fred insisted, not entirely sure he understood what they were discussing.
"His name is MAURICE!!" Faith screamed, losing control. "Not Bosco, Maurice! And you don't know him. You never knew him and neither did I!"
Fred, Ty and Sully looked on stunned as Faith slumped against the wall and slid to the floor wracked with sobs. Doc and Carlos approached quietly and helped Faith to her feet.
"Why don't you lie down for a minute? We'll come let you know when they update his status," Doc suggested. Faith allowed them to lead her back into the doctor's lounge.
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