Revenge
Chapter 25
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Trisha, Rose and Mikey walked into the Precinct at about 10:00 am. There seemed to be some excitement about something and they'd hoped it was about finding Bosco.
They approached the Sergeant's desk to see what had developed. "Sergeant Michaels? Is there some news?" Rose asked.
"No, Mrs. Boscorelli. Nothing yet. We just got a call about two kids that are missing. Units are heading over to check it out," the Sergeant explained.
"Oh," she said with some disappointment. "Well, I hope they find the kids okay. Could you let Lieutenant Swersky know that we're here when he gets a chance. I realize he's probably pretty busy right now."
"Sure thing, Ma'am," he replied and turned back to the ringing phone. The three of them went to sit in the office that they'd been granted permission to use.
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Faith had finished her shower and gotten herself something to eat. She just checked in with Fred and the kids at her in-law's house and everything was fine. Emily and Charlie had wanted to come home and help look for Bosco, but she told them that everyone was already looking and the best thing they could do was to stay safe for now. Satisfied that everything was okay with her family, she went to her room to lie down on the bed. She didn't think that she'd actually fall asleep, so she turned on the small television on the shelf for some background noise as she closed her eyes and tried to relax. She listened as another report went out from the hosts of the weekend edition of the Today Show about the missing New York City Police Officer.
"Where are you, Bosco?" she asked out loud. She listened to the reporter's description and Bosco appeared in her mind as she drifted off to sleep.
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The boys were sitting in the corner of the room where Bosco lay on the bed, unconscious. Lucas looked over again to the man on the bed and saw him shivering at the same time that he seemed to be sweating.
"What's wrong with him, Mister?" Lucas asked cautiously.
"That's none of your concern," he answered meanly. "What I want to know is what you're doing here and how you got in?"
"We were just exploring. The story around the neighborhood is that this place is a haunted house. Tommy there dared me to come in and look for ghosts," Lucas answered.
"Tommy, eh?" the man said. "And, what's your name?" he asked Lucas.
"Lucas, Sir," the boy answered.
Suddenly, Lucas felt someone grip his arm tightly. He jumped, but was unable to loosen the grasp. He looked over and saw that the man that had been unconscious was awake and looking at him.
"Hey now, Boscorelli. Leave the boy alone," the man said, walking over to take Bosco's hand from Lucas' wrist. "You've hurt enough families," he said, pulling Bosco's arm off of Lucas' wrist.
Bosco was having trouble speaking. Lucas noticed that he was shaking rather violently and that he was quite pale and sweaty.
"Are you okay, Mister?" Lucas asked while his friend tried to shrink further into the corner away from the whole situation. Tommy was wishing he hadn't dared Lucas to come into this old house after all.
Lucas kept looking at the injured man that had reached out to him. Bosco shook his head no slightly. "Faith," he managed to whisper to the boy.
"Faith?" Lucas asked.
"M-m-my p-partner," he struggled to get out. "P-p-police. N-need Faith," he said, trying to get his meaning to the boy. He was sapped of any strength that his body had gathered while he was unconscious and again lapsed into unconsciousness, relaxing his grip on the boy's wrist although his hand remained on his arm.
Lucas looked at his friend and something began to click in his mind. He could tell that Tommy hadn't put anything together - maybe he couldn't hear what the man had said from where he was hiding in the corner.
The boy turned to the older man who had returned to the doorway of the room and was looking around the house to the windows to see if there was any activity outside.
"That's the policeman they've been looking for, isn't it?" Lucas asked accusingly. The man's head snapped around to look at Lucas.
"You're pretty smart for such a little kid," he said, this time walking toward Lucas. Tommy shrunk away further, fearing what was about to happen to his friend. "Yes. Yes, that's Officer Boscorelli. He's the one that killed my family. Now he has to pay," said Richards as he got closer.
"I was listening - before, when we were under the bed and you were talking to him about it. He said it was all an accident. He said that someone hit them and he couldn't control the car," Lucas said defiantly, trying to hide his fear.
"He could have missed them! He just didn't care!" the man screamed, not wanting to listen. The man suddenly and without warning reached out to strike an unconscious Bosco.
Lucas looked over at Tommy quickly, hoping that Tommy would see that with the man next to the officer, Tommy would easily be able to make a run for the door and get help. But Tommy seemed to be frozen with fear.
Lucas managed to make eye contact with Tommy and somehow communicated to him to move. Tommy looked quickly at the man and then bolted toward the bedroom door to make his escape, looking over his shoulder to see the older man still standing over the injured officer in anger.
The last thing Tommy saw was the man turning to see him making his escape. As the man started toward the door after him, Lucas stuck his foot out and tripped him. Tommy heard the man fall to the floor and turn in anger on Lucas. He wasn't sure if he should stop to help his friend or keep running...
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TBC...
Chapter 25
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Trisha, Rose and Mikey walked into the Precinct at about 10:00 am. There seemed to be some excitement about something and they'd hoped it was about finding Bosco.
They approached the Sergeant's desk to see what had developed. "Sergeant Michaels? Is there some news?" Rose asked.
"No, Mrs. Boscorelli. Nothing yet. We just got a call about two kids that are missing. Units are heading over to check it out," the Sergeant explained.
"Oh," she said with some disappointment. "Well, I hope they find the kids okay. Could you let Lieutenant Swersky know that we're here when he gets a chance. I realize he's probably pretty busy right now."
"Sure thing, Ma'am," he replied and turned back to the ringing phone. The three of them went to sit in the office that they'd been granted permission to use.
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Faith had finished her shower and gotten herself something to eat. She just checked in with Fred and the kids at her in-law's house and everything was fine. Emily and Charlie had wanted to come home and help look for Bosco, but she told them that everyone was already looking and the best thing they could do was to stay safe for now. Satisfied that everything was okay with her family, she went to her room to lie down on the bed. She didn't think that she'd actually fall asleep, so she turned on the small television on the shelf for some background noise as she closed her eyes and tried to relax. She listened as another report went out from the hosts of the weekend edition of the Today Show about the missing New York City Police Officer.
"Where are you, Bosco?" she asked out loud. She listened to the reporter's description and Bosco appeared in her mind as she drifted off to sleep.
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The boys were sitting in the corner of the room where Bosco lay on the bed, unconscious. Lucas looked over again to the man on the bed and saw him shivering at the same time that he seemed to be sweating.
"What's wrong with him, Mister?" Lucas asked cautiously.
"That's none of your concern," he answered meanly. "What I want to know is what you're doing here and how you got in?"
"We were just exploring. The story around the neighborhood is that this place is a haunted house. Tommy there dared me to come in and look for ghosts," Lucas answered.
"Tommy, eh?" the man said. "And, what's your name?" he asked Lucas.
"Lucas, Sir," the boy answered.
Suddenly, Lucas felt someone grip his arm tightly. He jumped, but was unable to loosen the grasp. He looked over and saw that the man that had been unconscious was awake and looking at him.
"Hey now, Boscorelli. Leave the boy alone," the man said, walking over to take Bosco's hand from Lucas' wrist. "You've hurt enough families," he said, pulling Bosco's arm off of Lucas' wrist.
Bosco was having trouble speaking. Lucas noticed that he was shaking rather violently and that he was quite pale and sweaty.
"Are you okay, Mister?" Lucas asked while his friend tried to shrink further into the corner away from the whole situation. Tommy was wishing he hadn't dared Lucas to come into this old house after all.
Lucas kept looking at the injured man that had reached out to him. Bosco shook his head no slightly. "Faith," he managed to whisper to the boy.
"Faith?" Lucas asked.
"M-m-my p-partner," he struggled to get out. "P-p-police. N-need Faith," he said, trying to get his meaning to the boy. He was sapped of any strength that his body had gathered while he was unconscious and again lapsed into unconsciousness, relaxing his grip on the boy's wrist although his hand remained on his arm.
Lucas looked at his friend and something began to click in his mind. He could tell that Tommy hadn't put anything together - maybe he couldn't hear what the man had said from where he was hiding in the corner.
The boy turned to the older man who had returned to the doorway of the room and was looking around the house to the windows to see if there was any activity outside.
"That's the policeman they've been looking for, isn't it?" Lucas asked accusingly. The man's head snapped around to look at Lucas.
"You're pretty smart for such a little kid," he said, this time walking toward Lucas. Tommy shrunk away further, fearing what was about to happen to his friend. "Yes. Yes, that's Officer Boscorelli. He's the one that killed my family. Now he has to pay," said Richards as he got closer.
"I was listening - before, when we were under the bed and you were talking to him about it. He said it was all an accident. He said that someone hit them and he couldn't control the car," Lucas said defiantly, trying to hide his fear.
"He could have missed them! He just didn't care!" the man screamed, not wanting to listen. The man suddenly and without warning reached out to strike an unconscious Bosco.
Lucas looked over at Tommy quickly, hoping that Tommy would see that with the man next to the officer, Tommy would easily be able to make a run for the door and get help. But Tommy seemed to be frozen with fear.
Lucas managed to make eye contact with Tommy and somehow communicated to him to move. Tommy looked quickly at the man and then bolted toward the bedroom door to make his escape, looking over his shoulder to see the older man still standing over the injured officer in anger.
The last thing Tommy saw was the man turning to see him making his escape. As the man started toward the door after him, Lucas stuck his foot out and tripped him. Tommy heard the man fall to the floor and turn in anger on Lucas. He wasn't sure if he should stop to help his friend or keep running...
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TBC...