Adam

The police were waiting for us when we arrived at Holby. I tried to follow Kirsty out of the ambulance but the police insisted that Nita and I had to talk to them straight away. I sat with Nita whilst she told them all she knew. The experience was heart breaking.

She didn't go into great detail just enough so that the police knew exactly what had happened. The only reason I was allowed to be with her while she was being interviewed was under the condition that I stayed silent and didn't try to add anything to her statement.

So instead I held her hand, the only comfort I could give her at the time. It wasn't any where near enough, but at least it was something. She was finished; tears rolled down her cheeks and I enveloped her in a hug as she sobbed against my chest for a minute or so but I was surprised when she recovered so quickly and pulled away.

"Can I go and see my mum?" She asked me, her big brown eyes pleading, reminding me so much of her mothers. They were now officially another two big brown eyes that I couldn't refuse.

"Of course you can. She will be in rhesus, but I have to stay and give my statement first. Are you going to be ok going by yourself?" She nodded and part of me knew that she had to go and see her mum; just in case this was the last chance she was going to get.

I hated thinking like that. She just had to be alive when I was finished. I had no idea how Nita and I would cope if she wasn't. I rushed my way through my statement trying to give them as much information as I could but my mind was focused on Kirsty. I needed to know how she was. Was she awake yet? Was everyone taking care on Nita if she wasn't?

I needed to get out of this office and go and find them both. I needed to be there for them. I needed to make sure that Warren didn't come anywhere near them whilst they were all here. I had no idea how far he would go.

"You've got police watching Warren, right?" I suddenly asked panic filling me. The two police officers in front of me exchanged glances. That was enough for me to fly out of my seat fling the door open and start racing towards rhesus.

I barely felt my feet touching the floor as I covered the surprisingly long distance between Tess's office and rhesus. I had no idea who or what I passed to get there my eyes focused on a figure stood near the door.

I didn't want to believe my eyes as I got closer and could make out his silhouette through the door. I could see Kirsty unconscious through the window with Nita sat at her side. She had her back to me so I couldn't see what she was doing.

It was defiantly him in the room with Kirsty and Nita. They were alone. How could this have happened? I didn't slow as I reached the door, I didn't even think twice about bursting in and surprising them. I just had to make sure that they were safe.

It was hard to describe how much they meant to me; my colleague and her daughter. They shouldn't be close to me, yet I felt strangely connected to them both. I slammed my body weight into the door the pain not even registering as the door stayed firming in its place.

Warren turned to face me, his feature erupting into the most disturbing smile I'd ever seen. He was gloating. He took a couple of steps backwards all the time smirking about what he was going to do now and how I couldn't stop him. He was wrong I was going to stop him. I wasn't going to let him hurt another hair on either of their heads.

He turned his back to me turning his attention back to his wife and daughter. He didn't deserve them. My heart was beating out of my chest in pure fear for them both. I started banging on the door attracting attention from the rest of the ED.

"Warren let me in now." I yelled my fists pounding on the doors. He paid no attention to me instead he was squaring up to Nita. She kept her head down looking at hers and Kirsty's hands trying to ignore her father.

Fire exploded in me when his hand went to her shoulder and he pulled her to her feet.

"Get your hands off her." I yell, my assault on the door getting stronger. The two police officers from before and a couple of members of security were now beside me finally trying to help me get to Nita and Kirsty.

Nita looked terrified as he towered over her. I couldn't hear what he was saying to her but whatever it was he wasn't going to be distracted by us.

Nita

I watched from the window as the doctors and nurses set about once again trying to save my mums live. I watched as they connected her up to wires and tubes. I couldn't take my eyes off their faces. They looked so worried and fearful. Would she be strong enough to pull though again?

I had started praying back in Adam's car and hadn't stopped since. How could he have done this to her?

Finally they allowed me into see her. I could barely remember who she used to be. She was so bubbly and fun loving once upon a time but slowly it faded. I didn't see it at first but looking back now I can see the dramatic change from my mum the force to be reasoned with, to this fragile, broken mum that was lying in front of me now.

She looked so pale and small get again camped up in a hospital bed. I tried to exclude all her injuries from my thoughts. She was going to be ok now, she was safe here with me, Adam and all of her colleagues and friends.

I stepped closer to her and I tried to will her to open her eyes but nothing happened. I sighed audibly before pulling the nearest chair up beside her bed. Slowly I stretched my hands out of hold her lifeless one in front of me. I was a little afraid to touch her but the need to hold onto her was much greater.

I held her hand in mine and closed my eyes, and once again spoke a prayer silently to myself. It wasn't long before I wished for Adam to be sat beside me. I already knew how much he loved my mum and that he would never hurt her. I had only been sat there a couple of minutes but time was dragging as I waited for Adam to finish his statement and join us both.

I don't know what it was about him but I immediately felt safe when he was around. I didn't have to walk on egg shells and wonder if one little slip of the tongue would result in my mum getting another beating.

The door swung open and I looked up expectantly, hoping for it to be Adam. Dread and fear filled me as I saw who it was; my father.

Nearly at the end now, can't believe this turned out to be such a long fic. Hope you like it, thanks for reading, Lucy x.