Ethan felt quite depressed the last two days, he was really worried about Christian. He wishes the results would just get here so he can rescue his son. He hates to think what type of punishments is happening to him.
"I've been asking you this question for two days now: Why were you at the hospital? You have no relatives to visit." Danny grunted as he stared down at a feisty Christian.
"None of your business!" Christian shouted. Danny stared at him angrily.
"What did you say to me?" Danny slowly asked before grabbing Christians shirt collar. "I'm older than you so you will treat me with respect. Now I will ask you again, what were you doing at the hospital?"
Christian didn't answer.
"Fine don't answer me." Danny hissed then threw Christian into a wall. Danny and his mates just laughed at him.
"What is going on here?" A strict foster owner asked as she entered the room. Christian had a bit of hope that Danny would get into trouble.
"Oh Mrs Winters, just telling Christian how worried we all were for him wandering off." Danny attempted to suck up. Mrs Winters wasn't convinced but she didn't do anything.
"Have you all done your chores?" Mrs Winters asked, changing the subject.
"Yes, Mrs Winters." All the boys answered in unison. Mrs Winters frowned then walked away. Christian sighed sadly.
"Right you, time for your punishment." Danny changed his tune. He grabbed Christian and put him in the cold, dark basement by pushing him down the wooden stairs. Danny chuckled but his mates watch with a little bit of horror in their eyes.
Ethan sat in the staffroom staring at his coffee. Cal walked in after taking some time off work to recover.
"Ethan?" Cal looked at Ethan who still continued to stare into his coffee. "It won't turn into beer you know?" Cal joked, Ethan looked up and smiled lightly. Cal showed concern now. "What's wrong? Is it Christian?"
"Yes, the boy who came to collect him was quite rough with him, I'm worried he's in trouble." Ethan answered sadly.
"He'll be fine." Cal attempted to encourage.
"No I'm going to go get him." Ethan jumped off the stool and walked out of the staffroom and Cal followed him.
"Ethan, you can't, you have no proof. Just wait okay? That's all we can do." Ethan stopped in front of Cal, sighing but then he heard ambulance sirens so he went to get on with his job. Dixie walked in with the casualty.
"Okay this is Christian Fields, age 6. Fallen down a flight of stairs. Wasn't unconscious but he is complaining of pain in the lower back." Dixie explained the hand over, Ethan stood there shocked, he went to go to his son but Cal restrained him.
"Cal get off me!" Ethan tried not to raise his voice.
"Daddy!" Christian called for his father. Ethan listened as his scared little boy was wheeled away on the trolley. He then saw Danny. Ethan got out of Cal's grip and walked up to him.
"You did this!" Ethan wasn't jumping to conclusions, he knew.
"No I didn't! He fell." Danny lied.
"You pushed him!" Ethan almost shouted. Cal still watched waiting for the right time to intervene.
"Why do you care so much?" Danny asked suspiciously.
"Because he told me what you did. I've seen the bruises." Ethan told Danny.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Danny lied, scoffing. Ethan went to lash out at Danny but Cal got hold of him again.
"Come on, Ethan. He's not worth it." Cal strained, his brother was susprisingly strong.
"Get off me!" Ethan shrieked. Danny held his hands over his face then slowly moved them away, smiling.
"He's mad, he should be locked up for almost laying a finger on me." Danny acted scared. Rita looked at him, squinting her eyes.
"I think you should leave." Rita told Danny harshly.
"I haven't done anything!" Whined Danny.
Cal was leading, well more like dragging Ethan away and placed him in the staffroom. Connie walked in.
"Right Dr Hardy, what you did out there showed lack of professionalism! This is not you! Why do you care so much about this little boy?" Connie stood, concerned.
"Because I'm his dad!" Ethan couldn't help but shout. Connie stood there, did Ethan just say what she think he said? There was a knock at the door, it was Lofty.
"Sorry to interrupt but Ethan, you have a letter." Lofty spoke awkwardly. Ethan quickly got off the stool and took the letter. Lofty looked at him concerned. Ethan ripped open the letter. It was the results. Ethan read through it.
Alleged Father: Ethan Hardy
Name of Mother: Not Tested
Name of Child: Christian Fields
Ethan Hardy is excluded as the biological father of Christian Fields. This means that Ethan Hardy can not be the father of Christian Fields because the analysis shows they do not share a paternity relationship.
Caleb Knight is not excluded as the biological father of Christian Fields. This means that Caleb Knight is considered to be the father of Christian Fields because the analysis shows that they share a paternity relationship.
Kind Regards.
Ethan just stared at the letter with Cal and Connie watching him worriedly.
"Ethan?" Cal queried. No response.
"Dr Hardy? What is it?" Connie quizzed the stunned doctor.
"Christian is not my son." Ethan mumbled quietly.
"What?" Cal asked, scrunching his face.
"He's not my son." Ethan spoke louder.
"You're kidding? Who's is he?" Cal was confused. Ethan looked up at him with an angry tone in his voice.
"He's yours." Ethan replied as he clenched his teeth. Ethan shoved the letter into Cal's chest. Cal read it completely lost for words. "You slept with a girl I was dating?!" Ethan bellowed. Cal looked ashamed.
"Ethan it wasn't like that." Cal tried to explain.
"That's why you hesitated about me doing the test." Ethan's eyes watered. Cal didn't answer. "I feel sick." Ethan clenched his stomach.
"I promise I didn't sleep with her while you was seeing her. She came to me complaining that she broke up with you and one thing led to another." Cal was actually being honest.
"I never saw her after that night and you took advantage of her?!" Ethan tearfully shouted.
"No of course not." Cal also started having watery eyes.
"I can't even look at you right now." Ethan barged past Cal and walked out of the staffroom. Cal sighed then turned around to face the door Ethan left through.
"Ethan." Cal went after him but was stopped by Connie.
"Cal I would leave him for now." Connie sighed. Cal watched as his brother just disappeared from his sight.