Her name was Taylor. She told him that after they arrived at the hospital as she was treated for her burns. After she had a fierce coughing fit again and had to use the oxygen mask again. Her lower arms and hands were now covered in gauze to protect the burns, but after about 45 minutes she hadn't needed the oxygen mask anymore.

They were sitting in the waiting area of Chicago Med, across from the nurses station. It was quiet in the waiting room, but the nurses were still bustling around all the same. He had laid his turnout coat over the shivering girl and held her close to him. After about an hour and a half, they still hadn't heard any news about her father. She had been nodding off and startling awake for about fifteen minutes, before falling asleep on Casey's shoulder, which left him leaning uncomfortably against the hard plastic handrail of the grey hospital bench, they were sitting on. He wanted her to be as comfortable as possible and sleep as much as she could now. Because he knew that the coming days, weeks even months would inevitably be restless and painful.

He couldn't help his mind wandering to the moment that his life seemed to fall apart at the seams. He had been at home warm in his bed, he had been staring at the ceiling for hours. He had an English test in the morning and he was quite nervous about taking it. The last time he had an English test he didn't do as well as expected and his father had made it very clear that he wasn't pleased. He was fitfully trying to remember all the rules about writing a formal letter, while also trying to will himself to sleep.

He heard a loud banging on the front door and looked over at his alarm clock to see it was 3:57 am. 'Mom, mom, there is someone at the door. Mom' he called out for his mom only realizing then that her hadn't heard her going to bed. When he didn't get an answer he cautiously wandered downstairs. For a minute he thought someone was trying to break in, but then realized they wouldn't be banging on the door. As the banging continued, Matt decided he should have a look at who it was.

His mother had one of those chain locks installed, so Matt decided to crack the door open with that lock still on, shivering in the cold night. He was incredibly scared, but he tried to sound as brave as he could when opening the door, reminding himself that they couldn't get in as long as he kept the lock on. He saw two cops, a man and a woman. 'Hey, are you Matthew Casey?' The female cop asked with a sweet voice. Matt just nodded swallowing nervously. ' My name is officer Perez and this is officer Young. Do you think you can open the door for us?' she asked gently. 'My mom isn't home' Matt answered curtly. 'That's why we're here, buddy' officer Young chimed in, earning him a scolding look from his partner. 'Is she okay?' He asked. His question was met with an awkward silence. An uneasy feeling settled in Matt's stomach. 'Can I see your badges?' He asked trying to keep the panic out of his voice. 'Sure, that's a really smart question, Matthew' Officer Perez said and both her and her partner showed him their badge. Matt didn't really know what to look for to verify the authenticity of the badges, but they seemed real enough, so he closed the door to take the lock off.

Only now he realized he was only wearing his boxer shorts as the icy wind assaulted his unclothed body. 'You should put some clothes on, it's pretty cold' officer Perez said as she and her partner entered the small bolted up the stairs to find some sweatpants and a sweater as he heard the two officers quietly talking to each other, but he couldn't make out what they said.

'Casey' he woke up from his reverie and looked into Antonio's eyes. 'You okay?' Antonio asked. 'Yeah, long day, sorry' Casey answered dismissing Antonio's worrisome look. 'How's she?' Antonio nodded at Taylor, still fast asleep on Casey's shoulder. Casey looked at her pale face 'as good as can be expected'.

The doctor who was treating her dad, entered the waiting area. 'Any news?' Antonio asked. The doctor nodded 'but she's asleep, I can tell her later' she said quietly, voice full of pity. Casey knew what that meant, if the news could wait, that meant that… He could feel a pang in his heart for her. Unconsciously he pulled her closer to him. He knew she had to be as scared and lost as he had been all those years ago and he made a promise to her and himself. He would not let her go through this alone, he would be there every step of the way.