This is a long one so brace yourself!
I DO NOT own the song. It's called 'Untitled' by Simple Plan.
If you have seen the television series 'LOST', you may come across some similarities...
However I did not copy it but used it to inspire me and put my own spin on it to make some dramatic scenes.
Hope you enjoy!
NO COPYRIGHT INTENDED
Rob Thatcher flew through the doors of CID and found Jack Meadows, June Ackland and Samantha Nixon gathered in the corridor.
"Someone's firing into the front of the station! Again!" Rob shouted out.
Instantly, Jack Meadows raced down the stairs, ordering Samantha to call S019 and for June to call an ambulance.
Back outside in the front yard, Smithy was still lying on the floor with Rebecca in his arms.
"Becca look at me. Look at me, keep looking at me. Don't close your eyes!"
Struggling to breath, Rebecca looked up at Smithy, even though he seemed very blurry to her and called out
"Smithy"
Taking a deep breath, Smithy shouted out, not even knowing if anyone was around.
"HELP I need some help!"
He only had to wait a few seconds as Yvonne Hemmingway appeared at his side and started to gently pull Rebecca off her Sergeant while he stood up. Once he was standing, Smithy took Rebecca off Yvonne, held her his arms and ran to safety behind a parked riot van. Rebecca was gasping for breath and Smithy realised how much blood she was losing. He looked up as Adam, Jack, Rob, Gina and Reg out of the front office and ducked down behind a parked car. Smithy turned his attention to Rebecca and putting his warm hand around her cold face, talked to her.
"It's okay sweetheart, come on. Please, please. Stay with me come on. We need an ambulance, Becca's been hit!"
Before anything else could be said, Rebecca let out a noise, flung her head back and started to shut her eyes. Smithy started to panic and gently shook her.
"No, oi, look, oi, don't close your eyes!"
Adam O'Karo called out from behind the car
"Did you see where the shots came from?"
"It was the flats or offices across the road, just like before!" Smithy called out in reply.
At that moment, Reg slid a first aid kit across the ground to Smithy while Adam called S019.
With his spare hand, Smithy pulled out a patch from the first aid box and placed it on Rebecca's chest, making sure to put pressure on to it. As he did, Rebecca leapt out in pain and once again, jolted her head back with force.
"Look at me! Rebecca look at me, keep looking at me! Don't close your eyes! That's it!"
"Where's this ambulance?" Smithy yelled out at Superintendant O'Karo.
Knowing what he was about to say would completely anger the young Sergeant; Adam took a deep breath and looked away from Smithy before calling back
"We'll let it through as soon as we've secured the area"
Through gritted teeth, Smithy shouted back
"NO, let it in now! You left it last time and Kerry died. I am NOT letting Rebecca die!"
Adam looked in shock at Smithy before looking in his arms at Rebecca, who was bleeding heavily, coughing up blood and struggling to breathe. However, before anything else could be said, sirens were heard as S019 drove into the yard. One young officer stepped out of the car, holding a gun and standing behind a pillar just in front of O'Karo.
"They said it came from the offices across the way? We got units going in there now, how many shots fired?"
"At least two, the same as last time!"
With that, the S019 officers split into two groups. Rob Thatcher escorted one group onto the station roof while Reg Hollis led the others to the roof top officers across the road. Once they'd gone, Adam radioed for the ambulance to come in before walking over to Smithy and Rebecca. On hearing footsteps approaching him, Smithy looked up and spat
"Why did you wait for so long? Thought you would have learned from last time! You better hope she doesn't die!"
Just then, the ambulance sirens filled the area as the ambulance drove into the front yard and parked alongside the riot van. One paramedic knelt down by the side of them and asked
"What's her name?"
To which Smithy replied
"It's Rebecca"
Adam helped Smithy take Rebecca's jacket off her and once it was off, the male paramedic placed an oxygen mask onto Rebecca before listening to her chest.
"Becca, Becca try and stay awake for me" the paramedic called.
A few minutes later, the two officers helped lift Rebecca up onto the trolley and a female paramedic strapped her in. Superintendant O'Karo took a step back and watched as Rebecca was lifted into the ambulance, accompanied by Smithy. The door slammed shut, paramedics jumped into the front and with all sirens blaring; the ambulance drove out of the station, speeding towards hospital. For a moment there was silence and all that could be heard was the ambulance sirens in the distance. Suddenly, Tony Stamp's voice was heard.
"Sir, the borough commander wants to speak to you as soon as possible and MIT are on their way. Sir!"
Adam turned his head to look at Tony and all he could muster up was
"Right"
In the back of the ambulance, Rebecca was still having difficulty breathing, even though the oxygen mask was positioned over her mouth. She was also continuing to lose blood and Smithy worried that she wouldn't make it. He felt so strange and drained but had good reason to. He took a seat on the pull down chair next to the trolley where Rebecca was laid and slipped into a deep thought. The fact that Rebecca had been shot on the one year anniversary of her sister's death was strange enough. What made the whole situation even more...bizarre was that, Rebecca was also shot in the chest, while standing in the front yard of the station talking to Smithy. In fact, after the shooting, most of the happenings had also been the same, from Reg flinging the first aid box across the ground, to Adam O'Karo holding the ambulance back until S019 arrived to secure the area. It could almost have passed for a déjà vu moment! The sound of Rebecca struggling to breath brought Smithy out from his deep thinking and he stood up to look at her.
"It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be fine. Please Becca" he whispered to her.
"Just press down and hold" the paramedic ordered as he listened to Rebecca's chest through his stethoscope. Smithy pressed down on Rebecca's blood soaked chest and as he did, she made heavy breathing noises, like she was gasping for breath. Smithy looked up at the male paramedic and asked
"What is it? What's happening?"
"She's still having difficulty breathing" he replied in return.
"Well then do something!" Smithy yelled.
Rebecca listened on to the conversation between the two men, even though it was faint. She could see Smithy standing over her and felt him push down on her chest. Rebecca felt so drained and tired. She tried to work out what had happened, but couldn't. She remembered talking to Smithy outside the station and was now in an ambulance, but couldn't remember what happened in between. What Rebecca did know what that it felt as though there was a ton of bricks on her lungs that was stopping her from breathing properly. She was in so much pain and her eyes were getting heavier so she thought; if they were closed for a few minutes then maybe she'd feel better, so she shut them. As she did, Rebecca heard the faint sound of Smithy's voice so opened her eyes back up but her view was blocked. A bright white light appeared in front of Rebecca's eyes and the vision of Smithy's face slowly faded away as she, once again, shut her eyes.
"I open my eyes
I try to see but I'm blinded by the white light
I can't remember how
I can't remember why
I'm lying here tonight
and I can't stand the pain
And I can't make it go away
No I can't stand the pain..."
"How could this happen to me
I made my mistakes
I've got nowhere to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me"
When Rebecca opened her eyes again, she realised something was different. She was no longer lying in the ambulance and Smithy was nowhere to be seen. As Rebecca looked down towards her chest, she noticed she was wearing a flowing white dress instead of the blood stained pink top. The young female lifted her head and looked around, realising where she was. Just then, Rebecca heard heavy breathing so she turned around and was shocked by what she saw.
There was a scene, a vision in front of her and she saw herself in a room with Gabriel Kent. It was when he had tried to attack her a few hours before and Rebecca was made to watch the evil copper force himself onto her before she hit him and he fell to the floor. The vision was replaced by another and this time, Rebecca watched on with tears in her eyes as she saw herself laying in the ambulance bed with an oxygen mask on and Smithy standing over her. The chest Smithy was putting pressure on was covered in blood and he had tears in his eyes. For the second time, the vision was replaced by another. Rebecca watched on as, in slow motion, a bullet flew through the air and shot into her body, plunging her forward into Smithy's arms. People suddenly appeared from everywhere, screaming and shouting as Rebecca fell to the floor, covered in thick red blood.
"Everybody's screaming
I try to make a sound but no one hears me
I'm slipping off the edge
I'm hanging by a thread
I wanna start this over again"
"So I try to hold onto a time when nothing mattered
And I can't explain what happened
and I can't erase the things that I've done
No I can't"
"How could this happen to me
I made my mistakes
I've got nowhere to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me"
"I made my mistakes
I've got nowhere to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me"
Rebecca now knew what had happened in between but was still confused.
Ding Dong Ding Dong
Rebecca spun back around and saw the church just in front of her. As she started walking towards it, the door opened. After walking towards the door, she took a deep breath before entering. Inside was a long corridor with a door at the end of it and Rebecca could see a white light shining from underneath it. She walked towards the door, gently pushed it open and felt like fainting when she saw what was behind it.
"Hey sis, nice to see you again"
Rebecca shut her eyes thinking she was dreaming and expected to find herself back in the ambulance when she opened them, but she didn't. Instead, Rebecca found herself looking into the eyes of her dead sister Kerry, who seemed to very much alive.
"Kerry?" she questioned.
Kerry Young nodded and wrapped her arms around her little sister, hugging her tightly. For a few moments, they held each other lovingly, until Rebecca pulled away, looking confused.
"I don't...understand?" she admitted.
Kerry smiled and replied
"I know babe, but you will"
Kerry stepped aside to reveal a few people behind her. The people were talking amongst themselves and hugging each other. Rebecca spotted both sets of herself and Kerry's grandparents along with Rebecca's best friend who had passed away four years earlier. One woman with short blonde hair turned to face Rebecca and smiled sweetly. Rebecca froze and could feel her eyes sting as she held in the tears. The woman walked towards Rebecca and knowing that she wasn't seeing things, Rebecca raced towards the woman, wrapped her arms around her and burst into tears. What seemed like ages after, the woman pulled herself away from Rebecca, smoothed the blonde hair from the young girls face and smiled.
"Hello darling, I have missed you so much!"
Wiping the watery tears from her cheeks, Rebecca smiled and replied
"Hey Mum"
Just then, a tall brown haired young man caught Rebecca's eye. Rebecca let out a batch of fresh tears as she realised who it was. He took Rebecca by the hand, placed his other hand onto her cheek and kissed her pink lips softly. Kerry and Cree Young both looked on and smiled.
"Hey princess"
"Hey baby. I can't believe your actually here!" Rebecca replied to her ex boyfriend Ryan.
Ryan smiled at Rebecca sweetly.
"Do you know where we are?" He asked the young blonde.
Rebecca nodded and emotionally answered
"This is where we had my mother's funeral and, where we were going to have our wedding"
Ryan nodded and, once again, kissed Rebecca on the lips before whispering
"I'll let you catch up with your Sister and Mum. I'll be waiting for you here, once you're ready"
Ryan started to walk away but Rebecca called after him
"Ready for what?"
Ryan looked into Rebecca's eyes, smiled and announced
"To leave"
Rebecca and Ryan had been best friends since they were in nappies and were brought up together. They started dating in comprehensive school and became inseparable. On the evening everyone went out to celebrate Cree Young's 50th birthday, Ryan had proposed to Rebecca and she, of course, said yes! However, just a week after, Ryan was cruelly snatched from Rebecca as he was involved in a huge car crash and sadly lost his life. Rebecca broke down after his funeral and even became depressed for a short time. In those few months, Rebecca moved in with Kerry and the two sisters had never felt so close. Kerry told Rebecca there were some people to meet.
"Babe, this is my little sister Becca. Bec, please meet one of my best mates, Cass"
For a while, the group talked amongst themselves and had a long awaited catch up until Rebecca realised where she was. With a confused look on her face, Rebecca turned to her sister.
"I, I still don't understand. Where are we Kez?"
Kerry sat Rebecca down on to the front row of pews. Cree joined them and listened as Kerry tried to explain the situation to her younger sister.
"Well, this is the place that we've all made together, so that we could find one another. When I was dying, I came here and, I saw Mum. She helped me to realise what was going on and what I needed to do..."
Kerry took a deep breath and wiped some fallen tears from her cheeks before continuing
"I needed to die Bec so that, you could move in and do what you needed to do. You're not ready to die yet babe because you haven't finished what you started yet. You need to go back. That's why you're here with us now. You needed us to tell you what needs to be done. You needed us to remember, and to let go"
Rebecca's cheeks were stained from all the tears and her head was spinning with confusion.
"Ryan, he said we're leaving?"
Kerry shook her head and replied
"Not leaving, no. Moving on"
Rebecca cried and took a sigh before asking
"Where are we going?"
Kerry took Rebecca's hand and held it tightly.
"We'll find out when the time is right. Babe, you have things to finish. It's not time for you to leave yet. But we'll be waiting for you here, once you're ready"
Before anything else could be said, a bright white light filled the room and Rebecca shut her eyes.
"Bec its okay come on, don't close your eyes! We're nearly at the hospital, you're gonna be okay!"
Rebecca felt the huge pressure on her lungs again and the pain shooting through her body. The pain was even worse than before. It was actually unbearable. Rebecca opened her eyes and managed to faintly make out the shape of Smithy standing over her, his hands covered with blood. Rebecca couldn't believe she was back in the ambulance, struggling to breathe and bleeding to her death. Had the whole thing been a dream? Had she really been to church and seen Kerry and their Mum? Did her deceased fiancée really kiss her after all this time? Rebecca was so confused but knew that she was also, very close to death. Even if it had all been a dream, Rebecca knew what she had to do. It wasn't her time to die. Not yet. It was obvious that it was Gabriel Kent that had shot Rebecca and there was no way she was going to let him get away with it for a second time. She was in Sunhill station for a reason and she wasn't prepared to die until she had finished what she'd started!