Revenge
Chapter 10
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Faith was doing some things around the apartment, trying to get caught up on some of the laundry and housecleaning. She'd just come back from putting laundry in down in the laundry room of the apartment building. Now, she was on her knees in the bathroom, finishing up scrubbing out the tub and tiles.
"What a bunch of animals," she commented to herself, out of breath from the scrubbing. She stood up and put her cleaning supplies away. Glancing at her watch she saw that it was time she started getting cleaned up and ready for work. Emily and Charlie would be home from school a short time after she left and she liked to leave them a snack for when they got home. It sure was easier now that Emily was old enough to keep an eye on her brother until Fred got home from work at 5:00. No more paying Mrs. Miller across the hall to watch them. Faith let out a laugh when she remembered Emily's reasoning about how SHE should get the money since SHE was watching Charlie instead of Mrs. Miller now.
Emily wasn't happy with Faith's answer, but she knew not to look a gift horse in the mouth and accepted half the amount that they used to pay Mrs. Miller for watching both of them, since Emily would only be watching Charlie.
She headed into the bedroom to get her clothes and then headed back in to take a shower in the bathroom she'd just cleaned. She'd just gotten in the shower when the phone rang. She thought about letting it ring, but thought maybe it was Emily or Charlie calling with a problem at school. She wrapped a towel around her and grabbed the phone out of the bedroom.
"Hello?" she said, somewhat irritated. There was no sound on the other end of the line.
"Hello?" she repeated, a little louder this time, irritation evident in her voice.
"Have a safe shift, Officer Yokas," came the faint voice finally, followed by a dial tone.
"Who is this?" Faith asked angrily into the phone, only to hear the dial tone answer her back. She hung up the phone and walked over to the window - not expecting to find anyone outside, but just because there was nothing else to do. Suddenly, she remembered the *69 feature to call someone back if you missed a call, but before she could use the feature, the phone rang again. She jumped slightly and then picked up the receiver.
"Who is this?" she asked in an authoritative voice.
"Mom?" came Emily's voice from the other end.
"Emily? What's up?" she asked, trying to remove the anxiousness from her voice.
"You okay, Mom?" Emily asked her, picking up on the tone of her voice.
"What? Yeah. I was in the shower," she said, dismissing her question.
"Oh. Sorry. I just wanted to let you know that I'm gonna take Charlie to the park for a little while before we come home. I promise we won't stay long, especially if he has homework," Emily said.
"Okay. Have fun, but be home before Daddy. I'll leave him a note just in case he gets home early, but you know he'll freak out before he finds it," Faith said, momentarily forgetting about the previous phone call.
"I'll be home. What did you take out for dinner? I can get it started maybe," Emily offered.
"What a difference from a few months ago," Faith thought to herself.
"I took some chicken out. It's all ready to go. Just put it in the oven around 4:30 at 350 degrees. It should be ready by the time Daddy gets home. I'll see you when I get home. Don't forget to get to bed on time. You have final exams this week," Faith told her.
"I will. Have a good night at work and tell Bosco I said hello," Emily said, hanging up the phone.
Faith looked at the clock and realized how late she was running. "Crap," she said, running back to the bathroom and finishing her shower quickly. She got dressed for work and rushed out the door, forgetting to leave a note for Fred about Emily and Charlie.
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Bosco was already at work, in uniform, when Faith rushed in. He was standing at the front desk talking to the Lieutenant and they both noticed her rush past.
"Faith? Everything okay?" Bosco asked her, but she was past him and into the locker room before he got the words out. He and the Lieutenant looked at each other and shrugged.
"So, they got the tracer on my phone and someone's gonna be sittin' outside my apartment, I guess," Bosco told his boss.
"Maybe I should pull you off the street until we find this jag-off," Swersky suggested to Bosco.
"Boss. That's exactly what he wants to happen. Whoever this jerk is, he wants to scare me. I'm not gonna give in to him." Bosco looked over his shoulder to see if Faith was coming. He lowered his voice and said, "But, it wouldn't hurt to get Faith away from me."
"Not a chance," Faith said from behind him, making both men jump.
"Jesus! How d'you do that?!" Bosco practically yelled at her.
"It's a mother thing," she said. "Ready for roll call?" she asked him as she finished putting her gun belt on and looked up at the two men.
Bosco looked back at the Lieutenant and the two men made a face as if to say, "What're you gonna do?"
"Safe shift," the Lieutenant called after them. Faith stopped short at the words, causing Bosco to walk into the back of her.
"Faith! What? Let's go," he said, stepping around her and walking into roll call. She followed him in, remembering the phone call from earlier. She'd talk to Bosco about it after roll call.
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Emily was sitting in the park, watching Charlie play with some of his friends. Her friend Jennifer had come with her and they were talking about the boys they both liked.
No one noticed the car at first. But, by the time they'd heard the screeching tires, the car had passed by four times and was now careening over the curb toward the kids in the park. Emily jumped up and yelled for Charlie.
"Charlie! Get out of the way! Everyone move!" she yelled, running toward the scattering kids.
The car came to rest without hitting any of the kids, but it hit the wooden play equipment. A man jumped out of the car and as he ran away yelled, "Tell Boscorelli I said hello!" Emily wasn't close enough to get a look at the man, but she heard what he yelled and pulled her cell phone from her pocket.
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Faith and Bosco were just getting into their RMP. Faith said, "Bosco? I got this weird phone call this after...." Faith was interrupted by her phone ringing at the same time that the police radio came to life.
Bosco answered the radio as Faith answered her phone.
"55-David and 55-Charlie. Respond with FDNY and EMS to the park at Arthur and 138th for a car into the playground. Witnesses report that the driver ran away on foot. Lieutenant will meet you on scene."
"10-4. 55-David's responding," Bosco answered, starting the car and heading in the direction of the call, suddenly realizing at the same time that he heard Faith's alarmed voice that it was the park by Faith's apartment building. His foot pushed down on the accelerator as he turned on the lights and siren.
"Emily! Calm down and tell me what happened. We're on our way there right now. Just stay there and don't go anywhere. The police and fire department are on the way. Just stay on the phone with me and keep Charlie next to you. Are you sure you're not hurt?" Faith asked into the phone.
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TBC...
Chapter 10
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Faith was doing some things around the apartment, trying to get caught up on some of the laundry and housecleaning. She'd just come back from putting laundry in down in the laundry room of the apartment building. Now, she was on her knees in the bathroom, finishing up scrubbing out the tub and tiles.
"What a bunch of animals," she commented to herself, out of breath from the scrubbing. She stood up and put her cleaning supplies away. Glancing at her watch she saw that it was time she started getting cleaned up and ready for work. Emily and Charlie would be home from school a short time after she left and she liked to leave them a snack for when they got home. It sure was easier now that Emily was old enough to keep an eye on her brother until Fred got home from work at 5:00. No more paying Mrs. Miller across the hall to watch them. Faith let out a laugh when she remembered Emily's reasoning about how SHE should get the money since SHE was watching Charlie instead of Mrs. Miller now.
Emily wasn't happy with Faith's answer, but she knew not to look a gift horse in the mouth and accepted half the amount that they used to pay Mrs. Miller for watching both of them, since Emily would only be watching Charlie.
She headed into the bedroom to get her clothes and then headed back in to take a shower in the bathroom she'd just cleaned. She'd just gotten in the shower when the phone rang. She thought about letting it ring, but thought maybe it was Emily or Charlie calling with a problem at school. She wrapped a towel around her and grabbed the phone out of the bedroom.
"Hello?" she said, somewhat irritated. There was no sound on the other end of the line.
"Hello?" she repeated, a little louder this time, irritation evident in her voice.
"Have a safe shift, Officer Yokas," came the faint voice finally, followed by a dial tone.
"Who is this?" Faith asked angrily into the phone, only to hear the dial tone answer her back. She hung up the phone and walked over to the window - not expecting to find anyone outside, but just because there was nothing else to do. Suddenly, she remembered the *69 feature to call someone back if you missed a call, but before she could use the feature, the phone rang again. She jumped slightly and then picked up the receiver.
"Who is this?" she asked in an authoritative voice.
"Mom?" came Emily's voice from the other end.
"Emily? What's up?" she asked, trying to remove the anxiousness from her voice.
"You okay, Mom?" Emily asked her, picking up on the tone of her voice.
"What? Yeah. I was in the shower," she said, dismissing her question.
"Oh. Sorry. I just wanted to let you know that I'm gonna take Charlie to the park for a little while before we come home. I promise we won't stay long, especially if he has homework," Emily said.
"Okay. Have fun, but be home before Daddy. I'll leave him a note just in case he gets home early, but you know he'll freak out before he finds it," Faith said, momentarily forgetting about the previous phone call.
"I'll be home. What did you take out for dinner? I can get it started maybe," Emily offered.
"What a difference from a few months ago," Faith thought to herself.
"I took some chicken out. It's all ready to go. Just put it in the oven around 4:30 at 350 degrees. It should be ready by the time Daddy gets home. I'll see you when I get home. Don't forget to get to bed on time. You have final exams this week," Faith told her.
"I will. Have a good night at work and tell Bosco I said hello," Emily said, hanging up the phone.
Faith looked at the clock and realized how late she was running. "Crap," she said, running back to the bathroom and finishing her shower quickly. She got dressed for work and rushed out the door, forgetting to leave a note for Fred about Emily and Charlie.
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Bosco was already at work, in uniform, when Faith rushed in. He was standing at the front desk talking to the Lieutenant and they both noticed her rush past.
"Faith? Everything okay?" Bosco asked her, but she was past him and into the locker room before he got the words out. He and the Lieutenant looked at each other and shrugged.
"So, they got the tracer on my phone and someone's gonna be sittin' outside my apartment, I guess," Bosco told his boss.
"Maybe I should pull you off the street until we find this jag-off," Swersky suggested to Bosco.
"Boss. That's exactly what he wants to happen. Whoever this jerk is, he wants to scare me. I'm not gonna give in to him." Bosco looked over his shoulder to see if Faith was coming. He lowered his voice and said, "But, it wouldn't hurt to get Faith away from me."
"Not a chance," Faith said from behind him, making both men jump.
"Jesus! How d'you do that?!" Bosco practically yelled at her.
"It's a mother thing," she said. "Ready for roll call?" she asked him as she finished putting her gun belt on and looked up at the two men.
Bosco looked back at the Lieutenant and the two men made a face as if to say, "What're you gonna do?"
"Safe shift," the Lieutenant called after them. Faith stopped short at the words, causing Bosco to walk into the back of her.
"Faith! What? Let's go," he said, stepping around her and walking into roll call. She followed him in, remembering the phone call from earlier. She'd talk to Bosco about it after roll call.
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Emily was sitting in the park, watching Charlie play with some of his friends. Her friend Jennifer had come with her and they were talking about the boys they both liked.
No one noticed the car at first. But, by the time they'd heard the screeching tires, the car had passed by four times and was now careening over the curb toward the kids in the park. Emily jumped up and yelled for Charlie.
"Charlie! Get out of the way! Everyone move!" she yelled, running toward the scattering kids.
The car came to rest without hitting any of the kids, but it hit the wooden play equipment. A man jumped out of the car and as he ran away yelled, "Tell Boscorelli I said hello!" Emily wasn't close enough to get a look at the man, but she heard what he yelled and pulled her cell phone from her pocket.
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Faith and Bosco were just getting into their RMP. Faith said, "Bosco? I got this weird phone call this after...." Faith was interrupted by her phone ringing at the same time that the police radio came to life.
Bosco answered the radio as Faith answered her phone.
"55-David and 55-Charlie. Respond with FDNY and EMS to the park at Arthur and 138th for a car into the playground. Witnesses report that the driver ran away on foot. Lieutenant will meet you on scene."
"10-4. 55-David's responding," Bosco answered, starting the car and heading in the direction of the call, suddenly realizing at the same time that he heard Faith's alarmed voice that it was the park by Faith's apartment building. His foot pushed down on the accelerator as he turned on the lights and siren.
"Emily! Calm down and tell me what happened. We're on our way there right now. Just stay there and don't go anywhere. The police and fire department are on the way. Just stay on the phone with me and keep Charlie next to you. Are you sure you're not hurt?" Faith asked into the phone.
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TBC...