Chapter 2
Danny kept walking straight. He had no idea where he was going, but he was getting away from that school and away from the people he hurt. Tears ran down his face as he thought about the events that happened over the past month. The ambush, almost losing Martin, standing in front of a kid with a bomb about to commit suicide. He figured it was all his fault. He caused it to happen, and he blamed himself for everything.
The lights on the street began to turn off, and it had Danny walking in almost complete darkness. The only light came from the dim moon above. Danny looked up and sighed as he continue to cry. He covered his face with his hands and he fell to his knees.
"It's all my fault, all my fault!" he cried to nobody. "It's my fault!"
He suddenly felt wetness on his head and it startled him. He shuddered as he looked up to the sky. He noticed that the sky was darker and the moon has disappeared from view. All of a sudden it began to pour, soaking Danny to the skin.
"I deserve this," he whispered. "I DESERVE IT!" Danny yelled out to the sky.
He cried harder as he got up and stumbled a bit. The rain dropped harder and faster and it matted Danny's hair down onto his head and his clothes became his second skin. His breathing got heavy as he became a bit scared. He walked over to the sidewalk and sat down on a lone bench. Suddenly his phone rang in his pocket; surprised that he could even hear it over the loud patter of the rain, he took it out of his pocket and looked at the caller I.D. It was Jack. Seeing who it was, he threw it into the street. It would probably break from water damage, but he didn't care. He didn't care about anything anymore. He took a shaky breath, and stared into nothingness. After thinking about what he was going to do next, Danny stood up and began to walk. His eyes were blurred from the rain and tears in his eyes. He wiped his face, trying to clear his vision. It worked for about five seconds before his eyes blurred again. By the time he refocused his eyes, he noticed he was in the street. Before he knew it, he saw a swerving car he didn't even hear come right at him. He felt like a deer frozen in the middle of the street, eyes wide in fear. The car suddenly hit his side and shoved him back to the sidewalk, slamming him into a nearby tree. He blacked out instantly, crumpling to a heap on the wet ground.
Jack sighed nervously as he closed his phone for the fourth time after calling Danny. Why wasn't he picking up? He could just be mad at him and ignoring his calls, so he went to the squad-room to see if Martin, Vivian, and Sam were still around. Luckily they were.
"Hey, ah, you guys, can I borrow all your phones for a second?"
"Ummm, sure, of course," they all said, wondering what was going on.
Jack tried Sam's phone first, dialing Danny number shakily.
"Hello, you've reached Danny Taylor. I'm not-" Jack" shut the phone and took Martin's next.
"Jack, what's going on?" Sam asked nervously.
Jack ignored her and frantically dialed Danny's cell again. The same voicemail rang out again. He shut the phone and dropped it onto the table.
"Jack, what happened? Is something wrong?" Vivian asked as Jack took her phone last.
He had to answer Vivian's phone, he trusted her more than Jack. But he was wrong; there was no answer from Danny.
"Jack tell us what's wrong. Why are you using our phones to call," Martin looked at his last call and continued, "Danny? Wouldn't he just answer a call from you?"
"D-Danny isn't exactly speaking to me right now. After I told Sam I'd see her back here, I went over to Danny and gave him a harsh talking to. He didn't seem happy about it. About five minutes later, I was about to leave, when a police officer came and gave me Danny's badge and gun. It was then that I knew something was wrong." Jack sat down and rubbed his face while the rest of the team also sat down.
"I rushed here and I've been calling Danny nonstop. I used your phones, because I thought Danny just didn't want to answer to me, but I was wrong. He's not answering his phone at all from anybody; something isn't right."
The team paled and looked fearfully at each other, then getting up and working hastily on finding Danny. They never thought that they would have to find one of their own.
