Bosco woke up again in the ally and squinted at the sunlight that hurt his
swollen eyes. He had to blink a few times to get used to the light. He
quickly looked over to find that he was alone. The prostitute was gone. He
looked over to the other side of him to see the streets of New York on the
other end of the alley filled with people walking.
"God I love New York!" Bosco said disgusted that no one even noticed him lying there or offered a hand for that matter. He tried to get up but laid back down on his first attempt. There was a stinging pain in his side. In fact his whole body felt like crap. He rubbed his temples before slowly rolling to his side and standing to his feet. Today was not going to be a good day.
~~~~~~~~~
Bosco sat in the bottom of his bathtub with the shower on. He leaned his head against the wall and watched the water turn red as it ran down the drain. He felt tired and sore. He looked at the bathroom clock and knew he had to get ready for work soon. He didn't think anything was broken, but ironically, it felt like everything was broken. Even his little pinky finger was hurting. He shut the water off before standing to his feet and grabbing a towel. He wiped his face off before wrapping the towel around his waist and stepping out of the tub. He wiped the steam off the mirror and looked at his reflection.
There were bruises forming under both his eyes, and there was a cut across his nose. His lip was busted open and puffy along with a huge dark purple bruise covering his whole chin. His chest was completely covered with bruises and he had a cut across his hairline on the right side of his head.
"I am gonna have a hard time explaining this one." He mumbled to himself.
~~~~~~~
Faith was in the mirror brushing her teeth when Bosco came charging into the locker room. He was late as usual. Sully looked up and him as he buttoned up his shirt and noticed the bruises on Bosco's face. He noticed a few sticking out of his tank top as he hurriedly put his vest on over it.
"What the hell happened to you Bosco?" Sully asked looking down at Bosco who was now sitting on the bench.
Bosco just shot him a dirty look and continued getting dressed.
"Maybe the husband caught Bosco in his bed!" Ty cut in trying to make a joke of it.
Bosco just smirked at Ty when roll call was announced.
The subject was dropped as the police began exiting the locker room.
Faith walked up to Bosco a little nervous and said, "Hey Bos".
Bosco didn't even look up at her as he tied his shoes. "We working together today Faith?"
Faith saw the bruises too, but wasn't gonna start nagging him right away. "Yeah, I would like that".
Bosco stood and slammed his locker shut and gave her a little smirk. "Me too".
~~~~~
Faith kept giving Bosco glances during roll call. He was sitting awkward and kept clinching his ribs. He kept tapping his food in a repetitious manner that always meant he was worried or upset about something.
Sully noticed too and shot Faith a look. She just shrugged her shoulders. She was happy her and Bos were gonna work together today.
~~~~~ As they exited Bosco almost bumped right into Cruz. Cruz looked Bosco up and done and than shot Faith a dirty look. "Thought you where working with me today?"
"I am gonna go check out our radios Bosco, I will wait for you in the car." Faith said walking off.
"We will only take a minute mommy!" Cruz snarled looking back at Bosco. "What the hell happened to you?"
"Don't talk to my partner that way Cruz and it is none of your damn business." Bosco said looking off to the side.
"Ahh come on Bosco, you're no fun today! Besides you talk to her that way and everything you do is my business PARTNER," She said pinning him against the wall. She got up in his face so close they were practically kissing and whispered, "You know, you look pretty sexy all beat up like that".
Faith looked over at them and rolled her eyes at Sully.
"Why don't they just go get a room?" Sully said signing out his radios.
"Mize well, what the hell does Bos see in her? She is such a bitch." Faith added.
"What take that nasty attitude away and that ugly smirk off her face you got one hot piece of ass," Ty added in.
Sully just let out a slight chuckle and shook his head at Ty. "What the hell happened to Bosco? Is he okay?"
"I don't know Sully, I don't wanna push him you know." Faith said.
~~~~~ Bosco remained quiet throughout most of the day. He kept thinking about that poor prostitute that he didn't help. She was raped and beat while he just laid there. After his shift he was going to go to the same street corner and ask some questions. He wondered if she was dead.
~~~~~ Right before the end of their shift they got a call that a young white male, early twenties wearing a blue hoody snatched a purse. They quickly approached the running suspect and Bosco immediately jumped out and took off running after him. Faith sped up to try to cut him off with the car a few blocks away.
Something didn't feel right as Bosco ran clutching his side and breathing heavier than usual. A sharp stinking pain was burning him up and spreading throughout his abdomen.
"God I love New York!" Bosco said disgusted that no one even noticed him lying there or offered a hand for that matter. He tried to get up but laid back down on his first attempt. There was a stinging pain in his side. In fact his whole body felt like crap. He rubbed his temples before slowly rolling to his side and standing to his feet. Today was not going to be a good day.
~~~~~~~~~
Bosco sat in the bottom of his bathtub with the shower on. He leaned his head against the wall and watched the water turn red as it ran down the drain. He felt tired and sore. He looked at the bathroom clock and knew he had to get ready for work soon. He didn't think anything was broken, but ironically, it felt like everything was broken. Even his little pinky finger was hurting. He shut the water off before standing to his feet and grabbing a towel. He wiped his face off before wrapping the towel around his waist and stepping out of the tub. He wiped the steam off the mirror and looked at his reflection.
There were bruises forming under both his eyes, and there was a cut across his nose. His lip was busted open and puffy along with a huge dark purple bruise covering his whole chin. His chest was completely covered with bruises and he had a cut across his hairline on the right side of his head.
"I am gonna have a hard time explaining this one." He mumbled to himself.
~~~~~~~
Faith was in the mirror brushing her teeth when Bosco came charging into the locker room. He was late as usual. Sully looked up and him as he buttoned up his shirt and noticed the bruises on Bosco's face. He noticed a few sticking out of his tank top as he hurriedly put his vest on over it.
"What the hell happened to you Bosco?" Sully asked looking down at Bosco who was now sitting on the bench.
Bosco just shot him a dirty look and continued getting dressed.
"Maybe the husband caught Bosco in his bed!" Ty cut in trying to make a joke of it.
Bosco just smirked at Ty when roll call was announced.
The subject was dropped as the police began exiting the locker room.
Faith walked up to Bosco a little nervous and said, "Hey Bos".
Bosco didn't even look up at her as he tied his shoes. "We working together today Faith?"
Faith saw the bruises too, but wasn't gonna start nagging him right away. "Yeah, I would like that".
Bosco stood and slammed his locker shut and gave her a little smirk. "Me too".
~~~~~
Faith kept giving Bosco glances during roll call. He was sitting awkward and kept clinching his ribs. He kept tapping his food in a repetitious manner that always meant he was worried or upset about something.
Sully noticed too and shot Faith a look. She just shrugged her shoulders. She was happy her and Bos were gonna work together today.
~~~~~ As they exited Bosco almost bumped right into Cruz. Cruz looked Bosco up and done and than shot Faith a dirty look. "Thought you where working with me today?"
"I am gonna go check out our radios Bosco, I will wait for you in the car." Faith said walking off.
"We will only take a minute mommy!" Cruz snarled looking back at Bosco. "What the hell happened to you?"
"Don't talk to my partner that way Cruz and it is none of your damn business." Bosco said looking off to the side.
"Ahh come on Bosco, you're no fun today! Besides you talk to her that way and everything you do is my business PARTNER," She said pinning him against the wall. She got up in his face so close they were practically kissing and whispered, "You know, you look pretty sexy all beat up like that".
Faith looked over at them and rolled her eyes at Sully.
"Why don't they just go get a room?" Sully said signing out his radios.
"Mize well, what the hell does Bos see in her? She is such a bitch." Faith added.
"What take that nasty attitude away and that ugly smirk off her face you got one hot piece of ass," Ty added in.
Sully just let out a slight chuckle and shook his head at Ty. "What the hell happened to Bosco? Is he okay?"
"I don't know Sully, I don't wanna push him you know." Faith said.
~~~~~ Bosco remained quiet throughout most of the day. He kept thinking about that poor prostitute that he didn't help. She was raped and beat while he just laid there. After his shift he was going to go to the same street corner and ask some questions. He wondered if she was dead.
~~~~~ Right before the end of their shift they got a call that a young white male, early twenties wearing a blue hoody snatched a purse. They quickly approached the running suspect and Bosco immediately jumped out and took off running after him. Faith sped up to try to cut him off with the car a few blocks away.
Something didn't feel right as Bosco ran clutching his side and breathing heavier than usual. A sharp stinking pain was burning him up and spreading throughout his abdomen.