Revenge
Chapter 41
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Trisha, Rose and Michael Boscorelli were seated in the waiting room awaiting Dr. Morris' to return from radiology. A moment later he came in and Rose tried to gauge the look on his face as he sat down across from them, flipping through the medical chart.
He closed the chart and looked up at them with a smile. "Okay, so we got the chest films and they look great. We've gradually weaned him down on the ventilator and the sedation since very early this morning to see how he reacts. He's responded well with no sign of re-collapse of the lungs. I think we can take him off the ventilator and stop the sedation with good results. Any questions?" he asked, finishing.
"I don't think so...," Rose said, and then thought of something. "Um, he'll be awake when you take him off the tube? Will it hurt him?" Rose asked.
"He's still sedated somewhat. He's awake enough right now to hear us, so we'll tell him what's happening while we're doing it. Besides, it's better if he's awake so he can help with the tube coming out - breathing out at the right time, etcetera," he assured her.
"Can I be with him - that is, if it's okay with you?" Trisha asked, looking over at Rose as the doctor stood up.
"I don't see why not. In fact, you can both be in with him for a few moments. He'd probably like to see familiar faces when he starts waking up," Dr. Morris told them. "I'll go get things set up," he said, turning to go toward Bosco's room.
"Thank you, Doctor," Trisha said, shaking his hand.
"I'm gonna go call Dad and let him know how he's doing," Mikey said, getting a glare from his mother.
"What? He's been calling me to see how Mo's doing," he said defensively, walking down the hallway.
Trisha and Rose looked at each other and finally Rose said, "Well, shall we go wake our boy up?"
"I think he's slept long enough," Trisha replied and the two women walked toward Bosco's room.
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"Yokas," Lieutenant Swersky called to her as she walked in through the front door.
"Hey, Lieu," she said, noticing the stares she was receiving from her co-workers. She walked toward the Lieutenant when suddenly she was in the middle of loud applause. Everyone was looking at her and congratulating her on a 'job well done' in rescuing the boy and Bosco, keeping him alive until the firefighters could get them both out.
Faith blushed and said 'thank you' quietly. The Lieutenant ushered her into one of the offices in the hallway where they could talk privately. "So, how are you doing?" he asked her.
"Me? I'm fine, Lieu. No problems," Faith said.
"Good. You have two more days off and then we expect you back here ready to work," he told her.
"Yes, Sir," she answered.
"So, how's Bosco doing today?" he asked as the Captain came into the room.
Faith straightened up and saluted the Captain. "Sir."
"Relax, Faith. I just wanted to see how you were doing and to say that you did a great job. I've personally put the commendation papers in for you," the Captain told her.
"Well, thank you, Sir. But, I was just doing what any one of us would have done," she said, trying to diminish her role. "After all, it wouldn't have been as bad as it was had she found him sooner," she thought to herself.
"Well, before we get started on the paperwork, there's someone here who'd like to talk to you," the Captain said. Faith looked at Lieutenant Swersky who was just as confused as Faith. The Captain opened the door and told whoever was standing in the hallway to come in. He stepped aside as the parents of Lucas walked into the room.
"Officer," started his father. "We just wanted to stop by and thank you for all you and your partner did for Lucas. I really don't know what we would've done if Lucas..., well, you know," he said, reaching over and shaking Faith's hand.
"You're welcome, Sir, but you should know that I didn't really have a lot to do with saving your son. That was all my partner, Officer Boscorelli. I don't have all the particulars because we haven't been able to talk to him yet, but he's the one you should be thanking," she told the couple.
"Well, we weren't able to see Officer Boscorelli yet. Only family is allowed. But, we HAVE talked to our son, as did your superiors, and he told us all of what Officer Boscorelli did for him and we're extremely grateful," Lucas' mother told her and then proceeded to tell Faith about what happened in that house during those hours. Faith knew that Bosco would have put his life on the line to protect that kid, but now everyone else would know it too.
"How is your son? Bosco will want to know as soon as he wakes up," Faith inquired.
"He's okay. He had surgery to put a pin in his leg, but according to the doctors, the break shouldn't affect the growth of the leg and he should make a complete recovery. And I don't think we'll have to worry about him going off exploring on his own anymore," finished his mother with relief.
"Thank you, Ma'am, for letting me know everything and I'm glad Lucas is doing better. I'm sure that Bosco would like to see him when they're both feeling up to it," Faith said. "After all, if Lucas hadn't wandered in there, you wouldn't have called the police and who knows when we would've found Bosco." Lt. Swersky noticed a look of guilt cross Faith's face and then it was gone. He made a note to himself to explore that further later on.
"Lucas would love to see him again and thank him in person for saving his life," Lucas' father agreed.
"Well, we should be heading over to the hospital," they said, again shaking hands with all three officers. "Please send our best to Officer Boscorelli."
"I will. And, thank you. And send Bosco's best wishes to Lucas as well," Faith said.
The couple left the room with the Captain, leaving Faith and Swersky alone. "You would've found him, Faith. You know that right?"
"I don't know, Sir. I don't know if I would have found him in time. You saw that fire. What if Peterson had lit that fire before we knew where he was. It would have been all over - everyone thought that house was abandoned," Faith reasoned.
Swersky thought for a moment, then said, "Well, I guess you should get started on that report so you can get home and get some rest."
"Yeah. I want to get back over to the hospital. They're probably going to take him off the ventilator today and I want to be there to see how he does," she agreed, heading off toward the Detectives Office to answer their questions.
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"Okay, ready?" Dr. Morris said to the nurse that was assisting him. She nodded and he looked over at Trisha and Rose. "Now, he'll probably do a lot of coughing and gasping at first. That's normal, so don't be frightened by it. If there's any sign that he needs to stay on the ventilator, I'll put it right back in, okay?"
"Okay," they both answered, holding each other's hand. The doctor and nurse went about the task of removing the tube as they talked to Bosco the whole time.
"Okay, we're going to start taking this tube out, Officer. All you need to do is relax and tried to breathe out as we're pulling the tube out," Dr. Morris said. Bosco opened his eyes at the sound of the doctor's voice and did as he was told.
Before anyone knew it, the tube was out. Bosco did some gagging and coughing, but the nurse was there with an oxygen mask to put up to his face and had a hand rubbing his shoulder to try to calm him and reassure him. The alarms on the monitors began to ring as his body took over and tried to regulate his breathing. After a moment, the alarms subsided and Bosco was breathing on his own, although he seemed to be out of breath.
The doctor listened to his chest as the nurse checked his IVs and cardiac monitor leads. The effort seemed to take a toll on Bosco and he again appeared to be sleeping, but his breathing began to be less labored.
The doctor turned toward Rose and Trisha, "Well, Mom? You want to see your son?" he asked, stepping aside.
Bosco must've heard that his mother was there, because he opened his eyes and looked for her, finding her standing next to Trisha, tears falling down her cheeks.
"Ma," he mouthed to her unable to make any sound yet. He held his hand out to her and looked at Trisha as Rose took hold of his hand and leaned in to hug him.
"Maurice," she said through her tears. "You scared the hell out of me again." Bosco chuckled, but the pain in his ribs made him stop.
"I'm okay," he whispered to her. He looked past her and said, "Hey," to Trisha who seemed frozen in the corner.
"It's okay. C'mere," he said, holding his hand out to her. Rose stood aside to let her come to him, but she didn't move right away.
"Trisha?" Rose said, seeing how she was shaking. The nurse sensed her hesitance and thought that maybe a chore would help her get moving.
"Why don't you bring this over to him. His throat is very dry and this should help him," she said, holding a glass of cool water with a straw. Trisha took the drink and then looked back at Bosco.
"C'mere," he whispered again and she moved slowly toward him. She took about two steps and tears started to fall from her eyes as well. She reached him and he took hold of her hand. "I'm okay," he assured her, pulling her hand to his lips and giving her a kiss.
She held the glass for him, putting the straw to his mouth. "Here," she said, trying not to break down totally. He took a swallow of the cool, soothing liquid.
"Thanks," he said, his voice a tiny bit better. He pulled her toward him and she leaned over and kissed him. She never thought she'd feel his lips on hers again.
"Okay," Dr. Morris said finally. "Let's let him get some rest, shall we?" The nurse finished checking Bosco over and got her things and left with Dr. Morris.
"Trisha, you stay with him for now. I'm gonna go tell Mikey how he's doing," Rose said. "I'll be back in a little bit," she told Bosco and he gave her a wink.
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TBC...
Chapter 41
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Trisha, Rose and Michael Boscorelli were seated in the waiting room awaiting Dr. Morris' to return from radiology. A moment later he came in and Rose tried to gauge the look on his face as he sat down across from them, flipping through the medical chart.
He closed the chart and looked up at them with a smile. "Okay, so we got the chest films and they look great. We've gradually weaned him down on the ventilator and the sedation since very early this morning to see how he reacts. He's responded well with no sign of re-collapse of the lungs. I think we can take him off the ventilator and stop the sedation with good results. Any questions?" he asked, finishing.
"I don't think so...," Rose said, and then thought of something. "Um, he'll be awake when you take him off the tube? Will it hurt him?" Rose asked.
"He's still sedated somewhat. He's awake enough right now to hear us, so we'll tell him what's happening while we're doing it. Besides, it's better if he's awake so he can help with the tube coming out - breathing out at the right time, etcetera," he assured her.
"Can I be with him - that is, if it's okay with you?" Trisha asked, looking over at Rose as the doctor stood up.
"I don't see why not. In fact, you can both be in with him for a few moments. He'd probably like to see familiar faces when he starts waking up," Dr. Morris told them. "I'll go get things set up," he said, turning to go toward Bosco's room.
"Thank you, Doctor," Trisha said, shaking his hand.
"I'm gonna go call Dad and let him know how he's doing," Mikey said, getting a glare from his mother.
"What? He's been calling me to see how Mo's doing," he said defensively, walking down the hallway.
Trisha and Rose looked at each other and finally Rose said, "Well, shall we go wake our boy up?"
"I think he's slept long enough," Trisha replied and the two women walked toward Bosco's room.
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"Yokas," Lieutenant Swersky called to her as she walked in through the front door.
"Hey, Lieu," she said, noticing the stares she was receiving from her co-workers. She walked toward the Lieutenant when suddenly she was in the middle of loud applause. Everyone was looking at her and congratulating her on a 'job well done' in rescuing the boy and Bosco, keeping him alive until the firefighters could get them both out.
Faith blushed and said 'thank you' quietly. The Lieutenant ushered her into one of the offices in the hallway where they could talk privately. "So, how are you doing?" he asked her.
"Me? I'm fine, Lieu. No problems," Faith said.
"Good. You have two more days off and then we expect you back here ready to work," he told her.
"Yes, Sir," she answered.
"So, how's Bosco doing today?" he asked as the Captain came into the room.
Faith straightened up and saluted the Captain. "Sir."
"Relax, Faith. I just wanted to see how you were doing and to say that you did a great job. I've personally put the commendation papers in for you," the Captain told her.
"Well, thank you, Sir. But, I was just doing what any one of us would have done," she said, trying to diminish her role. "After all, it wouldn't have been as bad as it was had she found him sooner," she thought to herself.
"Well, before we get started on the paperwork, there's someone here who'd like to talk to you," the Captain said. Faith looked at Lieutenant Swersky who was just as confused as Faith. The Captain opened the door and told whoever was standing in the hallway to come in. He stepped aside as the parents of Lucas walked into the room.
"Officer," started his father. "We just wanted to stop by and thank you for all you and your partner did for Lucas. I really don't know what we would've done if Lucas..., well, you know," he said, reaching over and shaking Faith's hand.
"You're welcome, Sir, but you should know that I didn't really have a lot to do with saving your son. That was all my partner, Officer Boscorelli. I don't have all the particulars because we haven't been able to talk to him yet, but he's the one you should be thanking," she told the couple.
"Well, we weren't able to see Officer Boscorelli yet. Only family is allowed. But, we HAVE talked to our son, as did your superiors, and he told us all of what Officer Boscorelli did for him and we're extremely grateful," Lucas' mother told her and then proceeded to tell Faith about what happened in that house during those hours. Faith knew that Bosco would have put his life on the line to protect that kid, but now everyone else would know it too.
"How is your son? Bosco will want to know as soon as he wakes up," Faith inquired.
"He's okay. He had surgery to put a pin in his leg, but according to the doctors, the break shouldn't affect the growth of the leg and he should make a complete recovery. And I don't think we'll have to worry about him going off exploring on his own anymore," finished his mother with relief.
"Thank you, Ma'am, for letting me know everything and I'm glad Lucas is doing better. I'm sure that Bosco would like to see him when they're both feeling up to it," Faith said. "After all, if Lucas hadn't wandered in there, you wouldn't have called the police and who knows when we would've found Bosco." Lt. Swersky noticed a look of guilt cross Faith's face and then it was gone. He made a note to himself to explore that further later on.
"Lucas would love to see him again and thank him in person for saving his life," Lucas' father agreed.
"Well, we should be heading over to the hospital," they said, again shaking hands with all three officers. "Please send our best to Officer Boscorelli."
"I will. And, thank you. And send Bosco's best wishes to Lucas as well," Faith said.
The couple left the room with the Captain, leaving Faith and Swersky alone. "You would've found him, Faith. You know that right?"
"I don't know, Sir. I don't know if I would have found him in time. You saw that fire. What if Peterson had lit that fire before we knew where he was. It would have been all over - everyone thought that house was abandoned," Faith reasoned.
Swersky thought for a moment, then said, "Well, I guess you should get started on that report so you can get home and get some rest."
"Yeah. I want to get back over to the hospital. They're probably going to take him off the ventilator today and I want to be there to see how he does," she agreed, heading off toward the Detectives Office to answer their questions.
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"Okay, ready?" Dr. Morris said to the nurse that was assisting him. She nodded and he looked over at Trisha and Rose. "Now, he'll probably do a lot of coughing and gasping at first. That's normal, so don't be frightened by it. If there's any sign that he needs to stay on the ventilator, I'll put it right back in, okay?"
"Okay," they both answered, holding each other's hand. The doctor and nurse went about the task of removing the tube as they talked to Bosco the whole time.
"Okay, we're going to start taking this tube out, Officer. All you need to do is relax and tried to breathe out as we're pulling the tube out," Dr. Morris said. Bosco opened his eyes at the sound of the doctor's voice and did as he was told.
Before anyone knew it, the tube was out. Bosco did some gagging and coughing, but the nurse was there with an oxygen mask to put up to his face and had a hand rubbing his shoulder to try to calm him and reassure him. The alarms on the monitors began to ring as his body took over and tried to regulate his breathing. After a moment, the alarms subsided and Bosco was breathing on his own, although he seemed to be out of breath.
The doctor listened to his chest as the nurse checked his IVs and cardiac monitor leads. The effort seemed to take a toll on Bosco and he again appeared to be sleeping, but his breathing began to be less labored.
The doctor turned toward Rose and Trisha, "Well, Mom? You want to see your son?" he asked, stepping aside.
Bosco must've heard that his mother was there, because he opened his eyes and looked for her, finding her standing next to Trisha, tears falling down her cheeks.
"Ma," he mouthed to her unable to make any sound yet. He held his hand out to her and looked at Trisha as Rose took hold of his hand and leaned in to hug him.
"Maurice," she said through her tears. "You scared the hell out of me again." Bosco chuckled, but the pain in his ribs made him stop.
"I'm okay," he whispered to her. He looked past her and said, "Hey," to Trisha who seemed frozen in the corner.
"It's okay. C'mere," he said, holding his hand out to her. Rose stood aside to let her come to him, but she didn't move right away.
"Trisha?" Rose said, seeing how she was shaking. The nurse sensed her hesitance and thought that maybe a chore would help her get moving.
"Why don't you bring this over to him. His throat is very dry and this should help him," she said, holding a glass of cool water with a straw. Trisha took the drink and then looked back at Bosco.
"C'mere," he whispered again and she moved slowly toward him. She took about two steps and tears started to fall from her eyes as well. She reached him and he took hold of her hand. "I'm okay," he assured her, pulling her hand to his lips and giving her a kiss.
She held the glass for him, putting the straw to his mouth. "Here," she said, trying not to break down totally. He took a swallow of the cool, soothing liquid.
"Thanks," he said, his voice a tiny bit better. He pulled her toward him and she leaned over and kissed him. She never thought she'd feel his lips on hers again.
"Okay," Dr. Morris said finally. "Let's let him get some rest, shall we?" The nurse finished checking Bosco over and got her things and left with Dr. Morris.
"Trisha, you stay with him for now. I'm gonna go tell Mikey how he's doing," Rose said. "I'll be back in a little bit," she told Bosco and he gave her a wink.
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TBC...