A SONG CAN TELL US SOMETHING
Chapter 5 Save Me
By Kiddo
Information:
SeaQuest does not belong to me. I am making no money with this story.
The song "Save Me" was written by Atomic Rooster. I think I have never heard the song, I have only found the text in the internet so if the text is wrong this is not my fault. :-)
The story takes place 2 days after chapter four.
Feedback is like always welcome.
A special THANKS goes to my Beta Jackie and to Ihni, sara and LilLegges for their reviews.
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Save me! Save me! Save me! Save me!
*
Two days later, in the late evening, Captain Bridger was sitting alone in his cabin and was thinking. He knew that something was wrong with Lucas' family. He was sure about this. A few times he had tried to talk with his youngest crew member about this, but every time he had wanted to do it, he had let it go at the last minute. He wasn't sure if the boy trusted him enough to talk with him and open up about such a thing.
After some time, he decided that he would try to talk with the boy about this the next time he met him at night at the moon pool.
Captain Bridger looked at his watch. It was 1:16 in the morning. He decided to take a little walk around his submarine and to make a little stop by Darwin to say hello to the dolphin.
*
Wake up in the night, stare into the dark.
You can feel your fear tearing at your heart.
Trying to lock the door, there is no escape.
I'll be watching you, every move you make.
*
Lucas woke up with a scream; his whole body was shaking and his heart beating fast. The dream had felt so real! He had been in his room in his parents' villa.
His father had screamed at him because he had forgotten to install a new program on his father's PC. After that, his father turned on him, angrily.
The teenager shook his head; he didn't want to think about this.
After some time, he stood up and put on his jeans and his Marlins baseball shirt. He wanted to go the moon pool. This was the only place that could calm him down after one of his nightmares.
*
Someone please, please help me.
No one will save you, though they try.
Someone please, please help me.
Everyone's lonely when they die,
Everyone's lonely when they die.
*
The blond teenager sat at the moon pool and looked into the water. Darwin wasn't there.
With his right hand he made circles in the water.
Suddenly he heard steps behind him and jerked around. When he realised that it was the steps of the captain, he relaxed a little bit.
Nathan sat down next to his youngest crew member and was silent for a moment. Then, he looked at the teenager.
Lucas had that feeling, like he knew what was coming.
Bridger cleared his throat. "Lucas, do you have time now? I want to talk with you about something in my cabin." Nathan knew that he couldn't talk about this in such an open place.
The young genius just nodded, not sure if he could trust his voice at the moment. He had the uneasy feeling that he wouldn't like what Bridger wanted to talk about one bit.
Lucas stood up and followed the Captain to his cabin and ran his wet hand through his hair. After that, he dried his hand on his jeans.
*
No one in the world's gonna love you- save me!
No one in the world will need you- save me!
No one in the world will kiss you- save me!
No one in the world will love you- save me!
*
Bridger looked at Lucas. "Have a seat." When the teenager had sat down, he sat down on a chair in front of Lucas. Nathan cleared his throat again and looked in Lucas' blue eyes. One look at the boy told him that the genius felt uneasy. It was like the boy knew what was coming.
"Lucas, we've known each other for some time now and I have thought a lot about you and your family. I've have observed you on the seaQuest. I have seen you jump a lot when someone suddenly appears near you. You don't like fast movements and you don't like it when people argue around you. I know that you have nightmares. I heard it in the hotel room the night you ran away and I'm sure that every time you go to the moon pool, it's been because you had a nightmare."
The teenager couldn't look Bridger in the face. He looked at his sneakers like they were something interesting.
The Captain saw that and started to talk again. "At the hotel, I saw the marks on your arms and your face. Your arm looked like someone had tried to hold you, against your will, and your face looked like someone had hit you. Your parents haven't called one time since you've been here and I know you haven't tried to contact them either. When someone wants to talk with you about your parents, especially your father, you change the subject. I knew that you had run away from home a few times. I have thought about this a great deal. Life isn't easy for you at home, am I right?"
The teenager was silent. He didn't answer the question and continued to look at the ground.
Bridger tried another question, something more direct. "Lucas, have your parents ever hit you?"
*
Save me! Save me! Save me! Save me!
*
Lucas looked up from the ground and looked with shocked, big blue eyes at the Captain. His mouth felt so dry. This couldn't be happening; this wasn't allowed to happen. What should he say to this question!? He couldn't lie directly to the captain's face, but on the other hand, he couldn't tell the truth. This was the moment he had been so afraid of.
*
Walking down the street, footsteps close behind.
Dare not turn your head, don't now what you'll find.
Trying to shout for help, your words turn to dust.
Looking for a friend, no one you can trust.
*
The teenager looked away from Bridger and tugged at the edge of his baseball shirt with his hands.
Captain Bridger moved a bit closer to the boy and took Lucas hands in his own. The teen's hands were cold as ice and were shaking. "Lucas, I'm sure that what I suspect is correct. Please Lucas, talk to me. Am I right?"
The computer genius looked Bridger in the eyes and slowly nodded his head. He fought against the stinging in his eyes, but he lost the battle. Silently the tears started to run down his face.
Captain Bridger couldn't help it; he took the boy in his arms and let him cry on his shoulder.
*
Someone please, please help me.
No one will save you, though they try.
Someone please, please help me.
Everyone's lonely when they die,
Everyone's lonely when they die.
*
When the tears stopped, the captain let go of the teenager. "Lucas, I want to help you!"
The boy shook his head sadly. "Nobody can help me!" It sounded like he believed everything he said.
Captain Bridger shook his head energetically and looked kindly into Lucas' sad eyes. "No, that's not true. I can help you! And I'm sure that the rest of the senior crew wants to, and can, help you too. But we can only help if you give us the chance to help. If you are ready to accept our help, we will do everything we can. You just have to give us a chance to help you!"
*
No one in the world will love you - save me!
No one in the world will kiss you - save me!
No one in the world will hug you - save me!
No one in the world will want you - save me!
*
Lucas thought a few minutes about the captain's words. Maybe they were true. But could he really ask for help from other people? "How do you think you can help me?"
"We can take your parents to court!"
The teenager was unsure about Bridger's answer. "I don't think that's a good idea. They would deny everything and in the end, I would be the bad person. Everybody will believe that I'm a liar."
Nathan shook his head and gave the boy a smile. "No, they would think that. I can promise you that they will be sentenced. Your evidence and your medical file are enough to proof. Our laws have changed; it's different from how it was in the past. Child abuse is now something that is seriously punished. They wouldn't get away with a monetary fine. They would go into a jail and they would loose custody of you."
Lucas wasn't as sure as the Captain. And he wasn't sure if he could make an accusation against his parents, or that he could do anything to them. But he didn't say a word to Bridger about this. And what would he do if his parents lost custody? Where would he go?
It was like Bridger had read his last thought. "I hope you know that I want to take custody of you."
The teenager was speechless for a moment, and then he looked unbelievably at Nathan. "But, why?"
The Captain of the SeasQuest smiled. "I can't let your parents do something to you. Just thinking of it makes me crazy. Lucas, I don't think you can imagine how much you mean to me. I don't want you to leave the SeaQuest. I don't want to lose you. In the short time that we've known each other, you have become very important to me. I can't really explain it, but you just have to believe me."
*
Save me! Save me! Save me! Save me!
*
Bridger knew that he would do anything for the boy and he didn't care about how much it would cost. He would do everything possible to keep Lucas safe.
The teenager could see from the Captain's face that he really meant it. Bridger was telling the truth. But could he really hope for a better life?"
END OF CHAPTER FIVE
Chapter 5 Save Me
By Kiddo
Information:
SeaQuest does not belong to me. I am making no money with this story.
The song "Save Me" was written by Atomic Rooster. I think I have never heard the song, I have only found the text in the internet so if the text is wrong this is not my fault. :-)
The story takes place 2 days after chapter four.
Feedback is like always welcome.
A special THANKS goes to my Beta Jackie and to Ihni, sara and LilLegges for their reviews.
***************************************************************************
*
Save me! Save me! Save me! Save me!
*
Two days later, in the late evening, Captain Bridger was sitting alone in his cabin and was thinking. He knew that something was wrong with Lucas' family. He was sure about this. A few times he had tried to talk with his youngest crew member about this, but every time he had wanted to do it, he had let it go at the last minute. He wasn't sure if the boy trusted him enough to talk with him and open up about such a thing.
After some time, he decided that he would try to talk with the boy about this the next time he met him at night at the moon pool.
Captain Bridger looked at his watch. It was 1:16 in the morning. He decided to take a little walk around his submarine and to make a little stop by Darwin to say hello to the dolphin.
*
Wake up in the night, stare into the dark.
You can feel your fear tearing at your heart.
Trying to lock the door, there is no escape.
I'll be watching you, every move you make.
*
Lucas woke up with a scream; his whole body was shaking and his heart beating fast. The dream had felt so real! He had been in his room in his parents' villa.
His father had screamed at him because he had forgotten to install a new program on his father's PC. After that, his father turned on him, angrily.
The teenager shook his head; he didn't want to think about this.
After some time, he stood up and put on his jeans and his Marlins baseball shirt. He wanted to go the moon pool. This was the only place that could calm him down after one of his nightmares.
*
Someone please, please help me.
No one will save you, though they try.
Someone please, please help me.
Everyone's lonely when they die,
Everyone's lonely when they die.
*
The blond teenager sat at the moon pool and looked into the water. Darwin wasn't there.
With his right hand he made circles in the water.
Suddenly he heard steps behind him and jerked around. When he realised that it was the steps of the captain, he relaxed a little bit.
Nathan sat down next to his youngest crew member and was silent for a moment. Then, he looked at the teenager.
Lucas had that feeling, like he knew what was coming.
Bridger cleared his throat. "Lucas, do you have time now? I want to talk with you about something in my cabin." Nathan knew that he couldn't talk about this in such an open place.
The young genius just nodded, not sure if he could trust his voice at the moment. He had the uneasy feeling that he wouldn't like what Bridger wanted to talk about one bit.
Lucas stood up and followed the Captain to his cabin and ran his wet hand through his hair. After that, he dried his hand on his jeans.
*
No one in the world's gonna love you- save me!
No one in the world will need you- save me!
No one in the world will kiss you- save me!
No one in the world will love you- save me!
*
Bridger looked at Lucas. "Have a seat." When the teenager had sat down, he sat down on a chair in front of Lucas. Nathan cleared his throat again and looked in Lucas' blue eyes. One look at the boy told him that the genius felt uneasy. It was like the boy knew what was coming.
"Lucas, we've known each other for some time now and I have thought a lot about you and your family. I've have observed you on the seaQuest. I have seen you jump a lot when someone suddenly appears near you. You don't like fast movements and you don't like it when people argue around you. I know that you have nightmares. I heard it in the hotel room the night you ran away and I'm sure that every time you go to the moon pool, it's been because you had a nightmare."
The teenager couldn't look Bridger in the face. He looked at his sneakers like they were something interesting.
The Captain saw that and started to talk again. "At the hotel, I saw the marks on your arms and your face. Your arm looked like someone had tried to hold you, against your will, and your face looked like someone had hit you. Your parents haven't called one time since you've been here and I know you haven't tried to contact them either. When someone wants to talk with you about your parents, especially your father, you change the subject. I knew that you had run away from home a few times. I have thought about this a great deal. Life isn't easy for you at home, am I right?"
The teenager was silent. He didn't answer the question and continued to look at the ground.
Bridger tried another question, something more direct. "Lucas, have your parents ever hit you?"
*
Save me! Save me! Save me! Save me!
*
Lucas looked up from the ground and looked with shocked, big blue eyes at the Captain. His mouth felt so dry. This couldn't be happening; this wasn't allowed to happen. What should he say to this question!? He couldn't lie directly to the captain's face, but on the other hand, he couldn't tell the truth. This was the moment he had been so afraid of.
*
Walking down the street, footsteps close behind.
Dare not turn your head, don't now what you'll find.
Trying to shout for help, your words turn to dust.
Looking for a friend, no one you can trust.
*
The teenager looked away from Bridger and tugged at the edge of his baseball shirt with his hands.
Captain Bridger moved a bit closer to the boy and took Lucas hands in his own. The teen's hands were cold as ice and were shaking. "Lucas, I'm sure that what I suspect is correct. Please Lucas, talk to me. Am I right?"
The computer genius looked Bridger in the eyes and slowly nodded his head. He fought against the stinging in his eyes, but he lost the battle. Silently the tears started to run down his face.
Captain Bridger couldn't help it; he took the boy in his arms and let him cry on his shoulder.
*
Someone please, please help me.
No one will save you, though they try.
Someone please, please help me.
Everyone's lonely when they die,
Everyone's lonely when they die.
*
When the tears stopped, the captain let go of the teenager. "Lucas, I want to help you!"
The boy shook his head sadly. "Nobody can help me!" It sounded like he believed everything he said.
Captain Bridger shook his head energetically and looked kindly into Lucas' sad eyes. "No, that's not true. I can help you! And I'm sure that the rest of the senior crew wants to, and can, help you too. But we can only help if you give us the chance to help. If you are ready to accept our help, we will do everything we can. You just have to give us a chance to help you!"
*
No one in the world will love you - save me!
No one in the world will kiss you - save me!
No one in the world will hug you - save me!
No one in the world will want you - save me!
*
Lucas thought a few minutes about the captain's words. Maybe they were true. But could he really ask for help from other people? "How do you think you can help me?"
"We can take your parents to court!"
The teenager was unsure about Bridger's answer. "I don't think that's a good idea. They would deny everything and in the end, I would be the bad person. Everybody will believe that I'm a liar."
Nathan shook his head and gave the boy a smile. "No, they would think that. I can promise you that they will be sentenced. Your evidence and your medical file are enough to proof. Our laws have changed; it's different from how it was in the past. Child abuse is now something that is seriously punished. They wouldn't get away with a monetary fine. They would go into a jail and they would loose custody of you."
Lucas wasn't as sure as the Captain. And he wasn't sure if he could make an accusation against his parents, or that he could do anything to them. But he didn't say a word to Bridger about this. And what would he do if his parents lost custody? Where would he go?
It was like Bridger had read his last thought. "I hope you know that I want to take custody of you."
The teenager was speechless for a moment, and then he looked unbelievably at Nathan. "But, why?"
The Captain of the SeasQuest smiled. "I can't let your parents do something to you. Just thinking of it makes me crazy. Lucas, I don't think you can imagine how much you mean to me. I don't want you to leave the SeaQuest. I don't want to lose you. In the short time that we've known each other, you have become very important to me. I can't really explain it, but you just have to believe me."
*
Save me! Save me! Save me! Save me!
*
Bridger knew that he would do anything for the boy and he didn't care about how much it would cost. He would do everything possible to keep Lucas safe.
The teenager could see from the Captain's face that he really meant it. Bridger was telling the truth. But could he really hope for a better life?"
END OF CHAPTER FIVE