Two Cruel Blows
The Bill
PG
On the night of the 16th of April 2002, Sam Harker fell into a coma that he wouldn't wake up from.
Now, two years later, his family decide to pay one final tribute to their fallen loved one with a moving ceremony to commemorate both his love for his job and his on-going love for his football team... for Des didn't know it when he blew up the station, but 13 years ago, just the day before, 96 of Sam's fellow Scousers had died with him.
A/N: This may be near impossible for people who aren't diehard Liverpool FC fans like myself, to understand, but April 15th(and 16th) are two very hard days for me. On April 15, 96 football fans were crushed to death at Hillsborough Stadium, and then on April 16 my favourite character on TB was killed off. It is a cruel, cruel coincidence indeed. 96 of my Liverpool FC brothers and sisters, and then my favourite Liverpudlian copper 13 years later.
This fic is set in 2004, which is the year i originally intended to write it, but you know me, i'm horriblewith these kinds of things. I only found it the other day on an old floppy when i was at my dad's work.
2004 marked the 15th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy and the 2nd anniversary o Sam's passing.
Although Sam's death is somewhat a cruel joke, he is only a TV character, Hillsborough is no joke. 96 people died, and no one was ever held responsible. So, Justice for the 96, even 17 years on...
Disclaimer: I don't own TB or Sam. Although all the families names belong to me, the idea of the family belongs to TB writers, therefore that is their work by default. I am merely typing the worsd they've inspired into my head.
A/N 2: This is a two-shot. I'm known for these. They're like a one-shot, except without lyrics and they have two chapters. The first chapter is set in 2002, when Sam dies and the second is in 2004.
