Revenge
Chapter 32
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"NO!" Faith yelled as she tried to get up to prevent Peterson from lighting the stack of papers on the bookshelf in the corner of the room.
Peterson dropped the lighter onto the stack of papers just as Faith reached him. She grabbed for his arm, but he was ready for her and spun around and hit her in the head with the gun.
She fell to the ground stunned and he was again pointing the gun at her. A film of smoke began to fill the room as the old, dried out papers burned quickly. The flames began licking at the rest of the books on the shelf and in an instant the remainder of the contents and the wood from the shelf began to ignite.
"Look, you don't have to do this. We can get you the help you need. Please," she begged as he sat down in a chair, the gun aimed at her.
"Just lie down and close your eyes, Officer Yokas. Soon, we'll all be out of our misery," he said, a glazed look in his eyes.
Faith looked over at Bosco. He was still unconscious on the floor. She knew he was in very bad shape and knew that he wouldn't be able to stand this smoke for much longer. She felt the syringe in her pocket that Kim had pushed into her hand on the way out and began to try to think of a way to be able to use it.
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"Is that smoke?" Sully asked as he saw a haze forming around the house.
"Yeah, that's smoke," Ty said, agreeing with him, and standing up.
"He must've lit the place on fire," Swersky surmised, turning to go notify the Captain and Chief Hancock who had arrived on the scene a few moments ago.
"Oh man. We've gotta figure a way to get in there," Ty said, taking some steps toward the house.
"Wait," Sully said, grabbing onto his arm. "ESU is here. They'll figure out a way to get in and get Faith and Bosco out of there. They've got the equipment to do it," Sully told him.
"But, they're not doing anything," Ty said, getting aggravated.
"It may not look like it, but they have people all around that house. If someone can get a shot off at the guy they will. And then FD can get in and get the fire out and bring Faith and Bosco out. If you go in there, you'll just get in the way, or worse, get hurt yourself," Sully told him.
Ty took another step and Sully tightened the grip on his arm. "Let ESU handle it, Ty."
"He's right," Chief Hancock said from behind him. "That's an order, Officer." Ty turned around to look at his superior as Lieutenant Swersky came up behind him. "ESU is prepared to enter the house right now if they can't get a shot off," Hancock added.
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"Oh God," Jimmy said, looking at the haze of smoke beginning to surround the house in the distance. All eyes that had looked at Jimmy followed his gaze up the street and took in the sight before them.
The crew quickly got their equipment on and ready for the word from ESU that it was safe. They knew that three people were in there - two of them their own - and that they'd be charged with their safe rescue.
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"Look. Paul. You know how it felt not being able to say goodbye to your kids. Well, let me at least write them a note or something. Let me say goodbye to my family. Please," Faith said, thinking that if she could take his mind off of his task for a moment, she'd be able to make her move. The smoke was thick enough that she began to cough, as did Peterson. She looked over at Bosco and saw that his breathing was more labored.
Peterson looked at her for a moment and she didn't even know if he'd heard her. Suddenly, he stood up and walked to the other room. She took advantage of the time he was out of the room to move Bosco closer to the window and away from the growing flames. That whole side of the room was burning now, blocking their exit. Peterson came back into the room with his cell phone.
"Call them and say goodbye. But don't try anything stupid," he said, holding the cell phone out to her.
She took her hand from her pocket and quickly lunged at him, catching him off guard. The syringe hit him firmly in the side of the neck and she pushed it in as far as she could. He recoiled, dropping the gun. Faith quickly felt around on the floor for the gun and brought it up to point at Peterson just as he'd regained his balance and was coming back at her.
Faith saw the cold look of anger in his eyes and as he lunged for her, she fired a shot - the last bullet in the gun.
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"We have fire in multiple rooms," came one of the ESU officer's voices over the radio. "Shots fired inside the house. Repeating, shots fired inside the house. ESU team prepare to enter the building."
Another voice came over the radio from a different vantage point. "Perp down. Repeat, perp is down. Fire is spreading rapidly. Get FD started in here," he said urgently.
The barricades were immediately removed from the end of the street and Billy jumped in the driver's seat as the crew jumped onto the truck. Billy drove the truck up to the house as the Lieutenant called for more engines to help control the rapidly spreading fire. D.K. spotted the hydrant and even before the truck stopped, he was on the ground and running to the hydrant to connect. Carlos and Kim jumped into their ambulance and followed the truck to the scene.
Jimmy grabbed some tools from the truck as he was joined by D.K. after he'd made the hydrant connection and snaked the line. They both told their Lieutenant on the way by that the were going in to attempt a rescue.
"Be careful. No heroics, Doherty!" his Lieutenant called after him.
Doherty and D.K. circled the house and found that all doorways were blocked with heavy fire and smoke, windows popping from the intense heat inside the building. Doherty looked around to find Kim to confirm which room they were in. They wanted to hit the fire with water, but didn't want to push the fire further in on Bosco and Faith. Kim pointed to the window of the room they were in as flames started to overtake the window.
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TBC...
Chapter 32
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"NO!" Faith yelled as she tried to get up to prevent Peterson from lighting the stack of papers on the bookshelf in the corner of the room.
Peterson dropped the lighter onto the stack of papers just as Faith reached him. She grabbed for his arm, but he was ready for her and spun around and hit her in the head with the gun.
She fell to the ground stunned and he was again pointing the gun at her. A film of smoke began to fill the room as the old, dried out papers burned quickly. The flames began licking at the rest of the books on the shelf and in an instant the remainder of the contents and the wood from the shelf began to ignite.
"Look, you don't have to do this. We can get you the help you need. Please," she begged as he sat down in a chair, the gun aimed at her.
"Just lie down and close your eyes, Officer Yokas. Soon, we'll all be out of our misery," he said, a glazed look in his eyes.
Faith looked over at Bosco. He was still unconscious on the floor. She knew he was in very bad shape and knew that he wouldn't be able to stand this smoke for much longer. She felt the syringe in her pocket that Kim had pushed into her hand on the way out and began to try to think of a way to be able to use it.
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"Is that smoke?" Sully asked as he saw a haze forming around the house.
"Yeah, that's smoke," Ty said, agreeing with him, and standing up.
"He must've lit the place on fire," Swersky surmised, turning to go notify the Captain and Chief Hancock who had arrived on the scene a few moments ago.
"Oh man. We've gotta figure a way to get in there," Ty said, taking some steps toward the house.
"Wait," Sully said, grabbing onto his arm. "ESU is here. They'll figure out a way to get in and get Faith and Bosco out of there. They've got the equipment to do it," Sully told him.
"But, they're not doing anything," Ty said, getting aggravated.
"It may not look like it, but they have people all around that house. If someone can get a shot off at the guy they will. And then FD can get in and get the fire out and bring Faith and Bosco out. If you go in there, you'll just get in the way, or worse, get hurt yourself," Sully told him.
Ty took another step and Sully tightened the grip on his arm. "Let ESU handle it, Ty."
"He's right," Chief Hancock said from behind him. "That's an order, Officer." Ty turned around to look at his superior as Lieutenant Swersky came up behind him. "ESU is prepared to enter the house right now if they can't get a shot off," Hancock added.
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"Oh God," Jimmy said, looking at the haze of smoke beginning to surround the house in the distance. All eyes that had looked at Jimmy followed his gaze up the street and took in the sight before them.
The crew quickly got their equipment on and ready for the word from ESU that it was safe. They knew that three people were in there - two of them their own - and that they'd be charged with their safe rescue.
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"Look. Paul. You know how it felt not being able to say goodbye to your kids. Well, let me at least write them a note or something. Let me say goodbye to my family. Please," Faith said, thinking that if she could take his mind off of his task for a moment, she'd be able to make her move. The smoke was thick enough that she began to cough, as did Peterson. She looked over at Bosco and saw that his breathing was more labored.
Peterson looked at her for a moment and she didn't even know if he'd heard her. Suddenly, he stood up and walked to the other room. She took advantage of the time he was out of the room to move Bosco closer to the window and away from the growing flames. That whole side of the room was burning now, blocking their exit. Peterson came back into the room with his cell phone.
"Call them and say goodbye. But don't try anything stupid," he said, holding the cell phone out to her.
She took her hand from her pocket and quickly lunged at him, catching him off guard. The syringe hit him firmly in the side of the neck and she pushed it in as far as she could. He recoiled, dropping the gun. Faith quickly felt around on the floor for the gun and brought it up to point at Peterson just as he'd regained his balance and was coming back at her.
Faith saw the cold look of anger in his eyes and as he lunged for her, she fired a shot - the last bullet in the gun.
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"We have fire in multiple rooms," came one of the ESU officer's voices over the radio. "Shots fired inside the house. Repeating, shots fired inside the house. ESU team prepare to enter the building."
Another voice came over the radio from a different vantage point. "Perp down. Repeat, perp is down. Fire is spreading rapidly. Get FD started in here," he said urgently.
The barricades were immediately removed from the end of the street and Billy jumped in the driver's seat as the crew jumped onto the truck. Billy drove the truck up to the house as the Lieutenant called for more engines to help control the rapidly spreading fire. D.K. spotted the hydrant and even before the truck stopped, he was on the ground and running to the hydrant to connect. Carlos and Kim jumped into their ambulance and followed the truck to the scene.
Jimmy grabbed some tools from the truck as he was joined by D.K. after he'd made the hydrant connection and snaked the line. They both told their Lieutenant on the way by that the were going in to attempt a rescue.
"Be careful. No heroics, Doherty!" his Lieutenant called after him.
Doherty and D.K. circled the house and found that all doorways were blocked with heavy fire and smoke, windows popping from the intense heat inside the building. Doherty looked around to find Kim to confirm which room they were in. They wanted to hit the fire with water, but didn't want to push the fire further in on Bosco and Faith. Kim pointed to the window of the room they were in as flames started to overtake the window.
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TBC...