fire watch - episode 003 - The Delilah fire mystery

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Oswin was crying a little,
but trying to control herself "we know what you did, we found her body which was what you wanted, none of this was an accident. You didn't ever have to do that! She was a bright amazing kid! You didn't have to kill her!" "If I hadn't she would've gone to the cops and told them the truth. I couldn't ever let that happen! Her death was unfortunate but... it had to happen, it needed to happen" Tom angrily said "maybe that's what you deserve! You killed your wife and child! You act like they were just fucking nothing you disgust me, family is everything, and you destroyed yours for no reason!" he smiled "you're acting like we're not the same" Tom looked extremely shocked and offended that he would ever be anywhere near the same as Mark, is disgusted him at the very thought "The same!? We're not the same!! I would never ever even think for a second of hurting my daughter let alone killing her" "that's just what you need to say because you're a parent, you have a demon in you, I can tell, I can always tell" he nodded "yeah, I do have a demon in me, but there is a difference between us" "what's that?" "I know how to control mine" "you keep thinking that until you can't amd that's when everything falls apart!" he shook his head "why the hell are you doing this?!" He smiled "Because I want to make you feel how I feel all the time, so much pain and confusion then suddenly be free, it's so rewarding, it's like being cold all your life then feeling warmth" "I know what it's like to be in pain and confused I was in the army just like you" "exactly it's all bullshit, they tell you to go and fight for your country, or you go to prison, while the politicians and government assholes who started the war to begin with sit on their arses and expect us to do the hard work for them, what did my country ever do for me anyway, and when I am finished with my service, done things no one should ever do you go home, and they give you fuck all, you get a plaque, but you need a job good luck, you have PTSD sad to be you, you fight for your country and get fuck all back... Do you have any idea how it feels to have the one, the only thing you love ripped away from you like a child's toy?!" he turned his head to the side "well... I'll give you a little taste! It feels like this!" he let go of the rope, Delilah fell down out of sight screaming, they heard a horrible snapping sound and Delilah began screaming even with the gag in her mouth. Oswin out of pure range threw a pen knife at Mark which she had concealed behind her, it stabbed him directly into his knee. He yelled in pain then went to the other stairs shooting blindly at them. He got to the bottom disappearing into the woods. They would have followed him, but they were more scared for Delilah she was all that mattered.
They ran down the tower.
Delilah was laying on her back shaking horribly. She had passed out and her legs looked okay from the outside, but it was an extremely tall tower, there was no way she was okay from that height. Oswin wrapped her in a warm towel, so she wasn't just in her underwear, which Oswin knew she wouldn't want because she felt very self-conscious, and she could tell it was going to be worse from what she just went through. Tom carefully picked her up and moved her up to the tower. They thought she had fainted from the extreme pain, but then they thought that she had been knocked out which could have meant brain damage, they hoped it wasn't. Tom placed her on the bed carefully on her back, so she could be as comfortable as possible. Oswin leaned down next to her tying her hair back getting ready to start helping her as best as she could "Tom quick there should be a medical box, or something in the basement could you go and get it? Be as quick as possible as may not have much time here" he nodded "of course" he ran down getting it from the basement, Oswin said "don't worry when I was in college, I did a hospital course for half a year! Now we need to stay completely calm and not freak out because if she wakes up, and we're freaking out then it will panic her" She began trying to tent to her wounds and even find out what is wrong with her to begin with.
After a while of her working.
She looked up scared and very concerned "Tom... I don't want to worry you, that's the last thing I want trust me... but, you need to go into the basement and grab the wheelchair, she's going to need it" the colour drained him his face quicker then a light leaving a bulb, he got it, Oswin said "Mark, is going to pay for this I swear!" Tom nodded "I know" "no you don't Tom, this is bad, worse than you think" "what do you mean bad? How bad?" She looked at him, then paused like she was thinking very delicately of what she was about to say "I don't know how to say this, because there is no good way to put this... I'm sorry, I'm really sorry but... but, but she's never going to walk again, the damage to her legs is too extreme. Her spin and pelvis have completely cracked there is no fixing it, she will have to have some surgery which I can't do, until we get out of here I have given her an I.V with pain medication inside. Now, the right leg was completely lost on impact, I really did try everything with the left leg I tried everything I could... but it didn't work, her legs are basically dead from the pelvis down, she can't even move them... I'm sorry" Tom looked at Delilah then frowned in anger, Oswin said "I'm so sorry Tom, I really am" "don't worry it wasn't your fault. How are we going to tell her that she can't use her legs ever again?" "When she wakes up if you want, I could do it for you".
When it was day 140.
It had been 4 days of Delilah just sleeping they had been watching her the entire time, and she only moved once in those days, when she twitched. Oswin was worried because it wasn't possible for her to check if she had brain damage while she was asleep, so she could sleep for a week or for years, and she just couldn't tell, so Oswin truly had no idea when or even if she would wake up and that made Tom extremely wrried. On the fourth day, the sky outside was orange because of the fire and sometimes leaves on fire would pass the windows. Tom was sitting in the corner with his hand on his face thinking. Oswin was writing what had happened in Delilah's diary it hadn't got the same amazing words as Delilah, but she had to do it because she knew that Delilah would be annoyed if she missed things. Delilah opened her large dark eyes slowly, she looked like she was in a lot of pain and very uncomfortable trying to move, Oswin noticed her moving “Tom! Tom! She's awake, Tom!” They both ran to her in a panic. She moved her head a little “what the fuck happened to me?” she sounded a little dazed, she looked around. Oswin made her voice more calm, “listen, you need to stay calm, I know it's hard, but I need you to be calm” despite Oswin saying that, she began to shake and panic “oh my God! Why... why can't I move my legs?! I can't move my legs!!” she began to hyperventilate as she desperately tried to move her legs her eyes getting wider. Oswin said “I'm sorry, you need to calm down... I'm sorry... but you're not going to be able to walk ever again, I am so sorry we should have been here to protect you... this is my fault!” Tom frowned “how on Zarlum is this your fault?!” “I was the one who told Delilah to stay behind. If I hadn't, she would've been with us, and she would've been fine. I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have fucking said anything!” Oswin started crying, Tom hugged her “trust me this isn't your fault, it's his, he said in that note he wanted Delilah to be there so naturally that scared her to stay behind which was what he wanted. He was the one who did this” Delilah nodded “yeah, Oswin I would hug you, but I can't move my fucking legs to move up the bed, come here” Oswin got closer, Delilah hugged her “this isn't your fault, Oswin. It is his fault don't feel bad. Now, dad come here I want to say something to you, and this is really important” he went to her “now, listen to me, I want you to do something for me, okay” he nodded “what's that?” “I want you to kill that son of a fucking bitch, because he didn't only do this to me, he... he” tears began going down her cheeks “he raped me in the most horrible way, he did it multiple times, so he needs to die for this, no question of it, he needs to die!” Tom nodded “consider him dead, are you okay?” she nodded "well I've been better” Tom stood up “yeah fair enough, I'm going to call the forest service. Oswin could you please watch her?” she nodded “of course” Delilah looked sad “well, it's not like I'm going anywhere is it. I'm sorry, I'm just in disbelief and kind of pissed off... which I think is fair in my mind” Oswin sat at her side “it's okay, I understand anyone would understand, trust me, you can be as pissed off as you want, believe me”