Calley's P.O.V.
I pulled up outside Tyne's house one morning to take her into the city to get her wedding things organized. I collected her and Taya and we headed off to the city. We got to the city and we headed into the shops. We went and collected Tyne's dress which we had pre-ordered a while ago and then headed off to sort her accessories. We walked into the bridal shop and Taya smiled. "wow. They've got some great stuff here." she said smiling. "yep." I said taking her hand while Tyne got the things she wanted. We spent hours finding her things for the big day.
We then headed back to my house only to find Zack sitting in the lounge staring at the wall. Rox and Nix were standing on the other side of the room hugging each other. "what's going on?" I asked and Zack looked at me with a haunted look in his eyes. "why didn't you ring me back?" he asked and I tilted my head. "what?" I said now confused. "I tried ringin' ya 10 times!" he growled. "I never heard it." I said looking at my phone to see 10 phone messages from him. "what was the rush?" I asked. "Jeremy." he said and I looked at him. "what about him?" I managed to ask. "Nix said he didn't look well so I went to check on him. He was burning up so I took him up to the hospital." he said and Tyne gasped. Taya ran over to the other two and hugged them tightly. "and?" I asked. "and nothin'." he said and I stared at him. "they haven't rung back." he murmured. I fell back on the couch crying and he moved over holding me close. "I can't lose him!" I murmured holding onto Zack. "shh. It's okay. If we do, there's nothin' we can do." he said. "I just pray to god we don't lose him." "why don't you two head up and find out what's goin' on and I'll stay with the girls." Tyne said and Zack nodded. He grabbed his jacket and axe putting it on his belt and we headed out.
We got up to the hospital and walked inside. Bri was at the desk and Zack walked over. "how's Jeremy?" he asked. "didn't they ring ya?" she asked and he shook his head. "they should have." she said as I walked up behind Zack and held him from behind. "we ran some test's on him and he's got pneumonia." she said. "and his chances of survival?" Zack asked. "not high. A baby his age, he's only a month and a half old. That's not very good for his immune system to fight it off." she said and Zack growled. "and no one rang to tell me this?!" he snapped. "hold on. I'll find out why they didn't." she said and walked off to the office. Zack lent against the desk with his hand on his axe glaring at the office. I walked over to him taking his hand off his axe. "don't kill anyone." I murmured. "why?" he hissed. "they should've damn well rung me!" "please." I begged and he sighed pulling me closer. "fine. But only because you're begging me not to." he said and I leaned into him. We were standing there when I heard Bri. "you what?!" she yelled. "I'll tell you what's gonna happen. The main department of the hospital will hear about this!" she yelled and stormed out of the office. "I'm sorry. They didn't want to ring ya in case you got pissed off at them." she said and Zack went for his axe and I grabbed his hand. "no. please don't do this." I said and he sighed putting him arm back around me. "it's not your fault." he said and Bri sighed. "thank you for understanding. I'll give you some forms to send in a formal complaint along with mine." she said and I sighed. "would you like to go and see him?" she asked and I nodded. She led us down the hallway and to a room. "in there." she said and walked off.
Zack opened the door and walked in. Jeremy was in a cot with a monitor connected up to him so they could watch his heart rate. It was slow and faint and he was very pale. I walked up behind Zack and looked at him. "my poor baby." I murmured stroking his cheek. I checked the notes on the end of the bed reading through them. "what's it say?" Zack asked staring at Jeremy. "he's been given some adrenaline to try and help him. He's been connected to the monitor for two hours and he's had liquids being pumped into him as he's dehydrated. He hasn't shown any signs of movement in one hour and his temperature is still way to high." I said and looked at him. I walked over and stroked his cheek gently. I picked up his hand in mine and his fingers wrapped around my finger. "well, he just moved now." Zack said and Bri walked in. "he moved?" she asked and Zack nodded. She made a note and sighed looking at him. "he's so small." she murmured. "we can put him on life support if you want that." she added and I nodded. She walked out and I picked Jeremy up holding him against me. I sat down in a chair holding him and he whimpered. "shh. Don't cry." I murmured. His temperature was still up really high. I sat there holding him and Zack walked over and sat down next to me.
I had been up there for an hour when Zack was called away. It was getting late and I had been waiting up at the desk talking to Bri. Then an alarm went off and Bri looked at the security cameras. "someone's in Jeremy's room." she said sending a call through to the police and we raced up to his room. We ran in through the door and there was a guy standing there wearing all black. He had an axe and the blade shone in the light from the hallway. The life support machine was destroyed and Jeremy was badly hurt. He was almost dead in fact. I stared at the Jeremy and then looked at the guy. "Zack?" Bri whispered. "I don't know." I murmured and then they disappeared. I ran over to Jeremy and held him close to me. Bri ran over and got someone to get the other life support machine and then the police turned up a minute after the call was sent. I sat in a chair holding him while they checked the area. "well, we have fingerprints and photographic evidence. We'll head up to the office and run it through the system." Marcus said and I nodded. I stayed there the rest of the night holding him.
The next morning I was standing at the window looking outside. I still had Jeremy in my arms when I sensed someone behind me. I pulled away holding him close. "hey it's okay. It's only me." Zack whispered holding me against him and I sighed. "I heard what happened. I wish I had been here." he murmured. "It's a bit late now." I murmured. "hey. You don't think it was me last night do you?" he asked. "I don't know. Just don't touch him." I said and he sighed. "when the police call back and say it wasn't me, call me and say you want me back." he said and walked out. I sighed looking at Jeremy. I didn't want to believe it was Zack, but I needed the proof. I had been there for an hour when the police showed up. "Mrs. Zielinski. We have the record of the guy that did this." Marcus said and I looked at him. "a guy named Lachlan Sikorsky." he said and I sighed. "could you wait here?" I asked and they nodded sitting down. I grabbed my phone and rang Zack. "what?" he said. His voice had a pissed off tone to it and I didn't blame him. I thought he hurt my baby. "I'm sorry. I want you back here. They know who did it." I said and he hung up. I sighed and put my phone up wondering if he was coming here or not. A minute later Zack walked through the door and I ran into his arms. "I'm sorry." I said and he held me close. "I know." he said and looked at Marcus. "who did this?" he asked. "a guy named Lachlan Sikorsky." he said and Zack growled. "Lachy." he murmured. "you know him?" I asked staring at him. "he worked in the same job I did. His aim was to make my life misery when I told him he was out of the business. I was the boss then. I still am." he said and looked at me. "I'll have to go after him." he said and I shook my head. "no! I need you here!" I said and he sighed. "I'm sorry." he said hugging me. "but I need to go in order to keep Jeremy safe." he said and walked out of the hospital. I sat in the chair holding Jeremy close. 'It's for the best. It's for his safety.' I kept repeating in my head as a tears fell. Bri sat next to me hugging me to comfort me as much as she could. Rox came in and sat next to me. "mum. It's okay." she said. "no. my dreams of a family being in one place is gone." she whispered. "listen to this mum." she said and pulled out her phone and put on a song.
I turned around today
Thought I saw you crying
Sad, defeated, so afraid
You're strong and beautiful
Oh, there's no denying
You're a child of light
Though shadows cloud your way
I sighed and leaned into Bri
In your eyes, I see love, I see laughter
I see hope for the dreams life has shattered
I can see in your eyes
It is Christ, it is love
You're the image of
Nix came over and sat on Rox's lap
In your face I see
Through the tears you're crying
Reflections of a risen Christ
So rise and feel the sun
Fly with wings of angels
Through the dark of night
Feel your spirit burning bright
In your eyes, I see love, I see laughter
I see hope for the dreams life has shattered
I can see in your eyes
It is Christ, it is love
You're the image of
Bri smiled up at Rox who sighed holding onto Nix tightly
I'm so glad to see you smile
Compassionate and strong
Mirror image of his song
And I'm so glad to see you smile
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's Christ you're the image of
In your eyes, I see love, I see laughter
I can see in your eyes
It is Christ...
I looked at Rox who smiled at me and I took her hand in mine
In your eyes, I see love, I see laughter
I see hope for the dreams life has shattered
In your eyes, I see love, I see laughter
I see hope for the dreams life has shattered
I can see in your eyes
It is Christ, it is love
You're the image of
"You're an angle Rox." I murmured and she smiled. "I listen to this all the time. I need it to keep me going through life." she whispered and I held her hand tightly. I was glad I had kids like them with me.
Zack's P.O.V.
I walked out of the hospital and headed to Ragnar's house. I pulled up and walked through the door. "hey boss." He said a bit confused that I was here. "what's wrong?" he asked. "Sikorsky's back." I said. "Sikorsky. Lachlan Sikorsky?" he said and I nodded. "the one and only." Ragnar frowned. "what did he do?" he asked. "he tried to kill Jeremy." I said and Ragnar nodded. "we goin' after him boss?" he asked and I shrugged. "I have to check if he's still here first." I said and we headed off to the office.
I walked in and sat at my desk pulling out some folders and going through it. I checked somethings outs and then sighed. "well?" he asked. "he's still here. We need to find him." I said and we got our weapons and headed out. We got some of out other men and drove for an hour to the run down part of Chuggington. We pulled up and got out. "wow. This place don't look good." Ragnar said and I nodded. The place wasn't a nice place to be but I didn't mind coming here all that much. We walked off and then headed into a building. My men stormed into the room and everyone got up moving back against the walls. They searched the building and then came back. "no sign of him here boss." one said. "check the other buildings." I said and they split up and headed off to look through them. "ah boss." Ragnar said tapping me. "what?" I asked looking at him. "look at her." he said and I looked over and there was a girl across the room staring at me smiling. "oh no. not her." I murmured and Ragnar put his hand on his axe. "no." I whispered. "don't do anything to her. I'll deal with her later if I have to." I murmured and he nodded. We walked out and she stood at the door watching us. I felt my heart racing and I couldn't understand why. I was married and I felt like I was falling for her. I walked off to my car and got in slamming the door and leaning against the seat sighing and thinking.
'Image Of' by Michelle Tumes