Harry fiddled with the phone cord as he dialled the familiar number and was relieved to hear Nikki's voice after the first ring

"Harry?" the urgency was evident in her voice

"They've gotten her to hospital" Harry told her

"How is she?" Nikki asked "Is she hurt?"

"They've just taken her in for surgery"

"Oh god…" he heard Nikki moan "How bad is it?"

"The doctor's not very optimistic" Harry said softly

He heard Nikki let out a cry on the line "I'm coming down right away"

"There's nothing you can do" he told her "We just have to wait and hope that she holds on"

"What if she…" Nikki started

"Don't even think it" Harry said, even though he too was thinking the same awful thought

When Harry returned to Leo, the older man had a large plastic bag in his lap

"The nurse brought her possessions…" Leo said softly

"Oh…" Harry said sitting back down

"I should check it's all here" he sighed

"Good idea…" Harry agreed

Leo pulled out Erin's school bag from the larger bag and set it on the ground. As he unzipped it he did a quick check through, completing a mental itinerary

"Her sketchpad's safe" he gave a weak smile

"That's one good thing" Harry said "Otherwise we'd have a fight on her hands when we see her"

Leo set her bag onto the floor and pulled out some sopping wet material

"They said it had gotten quite ripped and they had to cut it off her" he said and Harry looked over to see Erin's school uniform lying in tatters "I'm going to have to get her a new set"

"Oh she'll love you for that" Harry said sarcastically, knowing Erin's hatred of shopping

Leo paused suddenly as he fished around in her blazer pocket; he pulled out a crumpled piece of paper and set her belongings down on the floor

"What's that?" Harry asked

They gently prized the wet paper open and saw the photograph of the man holding a tiny baby.

"Is that…" the younger man asked

Leo nodded "She's got his eyes" he gave a weak laugh "And his smile"

"I knew she was tiny when she was born but look at her…" Harry gasped

The baby in the picture was tiny, almost dwarfed by the blanket she was in. The small form had reached out and had grasped her father's little finger in her whole hand

"He killed himself only a year later" Leo sighed

"Nora had the one thing she knew Erin wanted. She was the only one that had access to a life Erin had forgotten"

Leo nodded unable to voice any phrases, all he could do was stare at the small baby in the photo and cling on to the small spark of hope he had left.