5 years old.
"Daddy?" A voice whispers from outside the door. Tiny feet scuffle along the cream carpets as the five year old walks slowly towards the door of her parents' room. "Daddy?" She asks again, worried about waking him and scared about the people chasing her in her dream. Soon she gave up and opened the door, she opens it half way before looking into the room. Nina walks slowly up to her father bed side, once she sees him fast asleep she chooses to leave him be by curling up in a ball on the carpeted floor beside her parents' bed without a pillow or duvet.
Tom was already awake. He woke up the first time she whispered his name outside of the door, he knew she would do this so he left her. Once he knew she was fast asleep, he climbed out of bed, picked her up putting her head in the croak of his neck and walked slowly to her room. The ticking clock on her wall read 2:14am. Great. He pulls back her light purple covers and places her inside the double bed. Once she was tucked in, he lay down beside her and waited for a bit. (My mum used to do this with me Haha) But he ended up falling asleep with Nina within his arms.
The next morning, Joyce turned over and went to hug Tom, only to find him not there. Confused, she climbed out of bed and searched the house. The last room she looked in was Ninas' because she knew if he wasn't anywhere else, he would be with Nina. She gave the door a light push and found Tom and Nina cuddled up fast asleep. A small smile reached her lips as she walked up to Tom and kissed his forehead before kissing Ninas' forehead. Tom moved slightly before waking, as he went to sit up Joyce stopped him and pointed to Nina. Tom smiled and whispered; "Nightmare"
"Not much different then." Joyce whispered back, smiling before leaving. With that Tom woke Nina up and left the room to get ready for work. Of course, Nina followed him around everywhere never leaving his side unless she really had too.
"Niiinnnaaaa!" Cully shouted from her room.
"Yeah?" Nina replied back.
"Can I have my teddy back?"
"Yes, let me go and get it. Wait for me Daddy!"
Nina quickly runs into her room, grabs the teddy and runs back. Cully walks out of her room and towards Nina. "So you looked after him well?" She asked.
"Of course!" Nina shouts giggling. Cully runs up to her and hugs her. Suddenly Cully started tickling Nina causing her to scream and run away. Cully chased her for about 5 minutes until she caught her, picking her off the floor with a hug.
"Where's my hug!" A voice shouts before a pair of arms hugs the girls and picks them up slightly.
"Dadddyyy!" The girls shouted and giggled at the same time.
"What? I hadn't had a hug." Tom says with a fake sad face. Nina gasped.
"We can't have Daddy sad" she quotes before hugging him to the ground with Cully following after.
Laughter filled the hall way as Joyce walked up the stairs. "Tom you're going to be late" She says before laughing. "Oh, yes I am. You girls be good for your Mummy." He demands before running out the door. The three girls look at each other before giggling.
15 Years old.
"Father, you do know that John Walt was in prison for 7 years for murder. I'm sure he has at least something to do with this case." Nina comments while typing at the computer.
"And what makes you say that?" Tom questions back thoughtfully.
"I mean look, He's someone who has committed a crime before and he's always been somewhere else when the murders were made."
"Yes but Amy Moore also claims that John was with her when the murder was committed."
"Working together? They both had something against Johnny Verse. There is definitely a connection between them."
"Maybe your right but we can't be sure until we have evidence." With that he walked out the room to get a coffee and cup of tea for himself and Nina. Nina watched him as he leaves and sighs. "If only I have enough evidence." She thought to herself as she closed her eyes. Suddenly her mobile started ringing, she picked up her phone and looked at the number. "Unknown? The only people who have my number is Dad, Mum and Cully. How odd." She thought to her as she answered the call.
"Things have to change, we've murdered to many people. This has gone far enough John, I'm not following you like a lost sheep anymore. Meet me at the abandoned shed at 7pm. We really need to talk." A familiar voice of Amy Moore said over the phone before shutting off. Nina glanced at her phone in confusion before ending the call. She was in such thought she didn't see the mug of tea being placed down in front of her. "You all right Darling?" Tom asks staying next to her. Nina jumps out of her thought by smiling. "I'm good Daddy. Thank you for the tea." She thanks before taking a sip.
A few hours later of researching, Nina glances at the clock; '6:55pm' With that she shot out of her seat making Tom look up in confusion. "I'm going out Daddy for a bit. Is that okay?" she questions while putting on her coat.
"Of course, but be back soon. We'll be going home soon." Tom replies.
"Okay, be back soon" She says while running out of the police station.
The cold air hits Ninas' face as she slowly walks towards the abandoned shed. As she walked closer she started to get nervous and shake slightly. She knew that the way these people killed there victims was by beating them to death. "Who are you?" Amy Moore questions as she opens the door of the shed, Bat in hand. "You're not John, who are you? How did you find me?" She screamed.
"You should check numbers before calling, Miss Moore." Nina says making Amy's eyes widen.
"Your that police girl. Shit! You're going to pay for this!" She screams before running at Nina. Nina thinks quickly and tries to trip Amy but Amy smacks her around the head before Nina could think. Nina phone flies out of her pocket towards Amy. Amy grins evilly picking it up. "Let make daddy listen to his daughter dying. Amy find Tom within the phone book and calls him. "Nina darling, where are you?"
"NO!" Nina screams.
"Shut up you." Amy says while hitting her in the stomach with the bat.
"Nina?"
"No this isn't Nina. Nina is currently busy with a bat in the face."
"Amy Moore. Should have known, where is Nina?"
"Oh she's ... okay... On the floor and covered in blood."
"THE ABANDONED SHED DAD! HEEELPPPP!" Nina screams.
"You little bitch." Amy sneered hitting again. Amy puts the phone to her ear. "Oh seems like Daddy's left you little police girl."
"He wouldn't leave me"
"Oh but he has, he's put the phone down darling."
"Don't call me that, bitch!"
Nina attempts to climb up off the floor to run away but end up being hit again. "Say goodbye police girl!" Amy screams before swinging the bat. Pain shoots around Nina's face as the bat collides. Nina screams, clenching her right eye. The pain was unbearable; She was in so much pain that she couldn't stand up. While Nina was on the floor in pain Amy took the chance to run off before the police arrived. Nina stayed on the floor screaming as the police arrived. "SEARCH EVERYWHERE! SHE IS AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE!" Nina hears Tom shout. She takes pressure off of her eye but pain shoots back into her blood shot eyes causing her to scream again.
"SIR, SHE'S OVER HERE!" DS Jones shouts to Tom before running up to her.
"Nina, can you hear me?" He asks softly.
"I-its H-hurts. H-h-has D-d-daddy left M-me?" Nina asks.
"What hurts?"
"My eye and face. Has he left me?"
"Of course he hasn-"
"NINA!" Tom shouts while running over to her. "Nina, are you all right?
"She not Sir, something is wrong with her eye and face."
"Let me see baby."
"No, it hurts too much!" Nina shouts. Soon a medic ran over to check Nina.
"Miss, I need you to take your hands off your face." The medic said slowly.
"I can't! It hurts!" Nina screams.
After about five minutes the medic of Nina into the ambulance and got her to take her hands off her face. Nina's face was black and blue and swollen. "Miss I really need you to open your eye." The medic commanded again. This time Nina did open her eye. Once she had it open the medic looked into it. Her right eye was blood shot and wouldn't stop watering. It looked horrible.
"How does your eye see miss?"
"I can't see." Nina replied.
This really caught Toms attention. "What did you say honey?"
"I can't see out of it!" Nina screamed burst into tears. Tom quickly pulled her into a hug and kept her there. "Do you think her sight will return?" Tom asked desperately.
"I'm afraid not DCI. She's woman how beat he did a lot of damage. I'm sorry." The medic replied.
With that Tom burst into tears as well. For now on, he will do anything to protect his daughter. Even if it takes his life.