Chapter Twenty Three

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Day of Death, pt 3

This chapter will contain sensitive details, such as violence, abuse, blood

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This chapter will contain sensitive details, such as violence, abuse, blood.

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Time was literally of an essence. Each minute that went by Tim was growing more frustration and anxious. Everyone was working hard to see if they could find any detail on where Caleb took Phoebe.

Lucy looks over at Tim with a soft sigh. He looks over at her "What's wrong Chen?" He asks her. Although, he knew what the issue was. She was feeling guilt "It's just, this is my fault. I'm a cop for crying out loud. I should've known something was off about Caleb, and I didn't know and now Phoebe is missing" she says putting her head into her hands.

Tim sighs as he puts a comforting hand on her shoulder "It's not your fault, you couldn't have known. We're going to find her alive" he says assuring not only Lucy, but himself.

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Phoebe breaks free from the zip ties around her wrists. But, she still couldn't escape. The barrel was sealed shut, and she was buried under ground. She was doing her very best to keep calm but, she couldn't help but let tears slip from her eyes as she thought about dying alone.

She begins to think about how long she could possibly be inside the barrel for. She had no way of telling the time, but it felt like forever.

Every breath she took it began to feel more difficult to breathe. She was breathing more Carbon Dioxide than Oxygen. She started to cry as she started to think about her life. She missed her mother, she missed Tim, and she missed her friends.

Phoebe sighs as she closes her eyes as she starts to slip into unconsciousness, she starts to dream about her mother. She could see her mother standing in the tulip field, dressed in white. The warmth radiated in her mind as she could practically feel the sun envelope her skin. Phoebe runs down the open field a huge smile planted on her lips as her mother welcomed her into her arms with a hug.

"Pheebs, I missed you"

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Tim walks over to Wesley who was working with Angela. "Anything new?" He asks them. Wesley looks up and hands the folder to Tim.

"Yes actually, according to Rosalind's biographical data. Rosalind's grandparents have a house up the country side. Caleb also has a P.O. Box 4 miles before the house. It seems like Caleb has a pretty deep obsession with Rosalind. I think the house is in Ken County" he explains.

Tim nods his head "Thank you, this is great" he says, jogging over to Grey's office. He pokes his head in as Grey was finished up with a phone call "We've got something" Tim says.

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'I want to come home mom' Phoebe says as she holds her mother's hands down the warm tulip field. Zoe looks over at her daughter as the clouds begin to open up with a bright white light.

Phoebe smiles at her mother who hasn't let go of her hand "It's not time for you to go yet. I'll always be with you Pheebs' Zoe says to her.

Phoebe watches as her mother lets go of her hand and her figure start to disappear "Mom?!" She shouts. Her voice becoming an echo as she slipped away from the dream.

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Every officer was geared up and ready to swarm Rosalind's family's house. Tim was in another shop with Lucy, as they sped down the road.

The first to make it to the scene was Nolan and Harper. Nolan grabs the radio "LAPD unit on site. We cannot wait for SWAT. We're going in." He says.

They both get out of the shop as Harper and retrieves a sniper rifle from the back of their patrol car and they approach the house, stepping over the tripwire. Harper goes around to the side of the house, positioning herself behind a window. Nolan then breaches the house by kicking the front door open.

Nolan sees Caleb holding a gun pointing at detective Armstrong "LAPD! Drop that gun!" He yells. He looks over at Nolan with a smirk as he cocks his gun. Harper shoots Caleb in the abdomen with the sniper rifle through the window, causing him to drop the gun. He falls backwards to the floor after being shot.

Armstrong sits up "No! Damn it! No! He's the only one who knows where Phoebe is" he says. Nolan curses and gets on the floor and attempts to save Caleb. But, he was already long gone with blood pouring out of his mouth.

Harper curses and they run outside to see Tim, and the others drive in. "Caleb is dead. Phoebe is buried somewhere on the property. We got to find her.  " Nolan says to them. Nick pulls out Caleb's phone showing the, the live feed from the barrel. Tim looks at the video and sighs softly " I Can't even tell if she's still breathing." Tim says feeling his heart beat faster. Tim hands the phone to Grey as the officers begin to split up.

Grey pulls out his radio "Spread out" he orders everyone before speaking into the radio "Airship, we have an officer buried alive. Looking for the site." He says.

Tim looks over at Lucy "Caleb wouldn't have buried her close to the house. Come on." He says to her as they begin to walk away from the house. All of the officers search for Phoebe along the rugged terrain, but are having no luck. Tim could feel himself losing hope as all he could see was dirt and sand, no sign of her.

Tim stops when he sees Phoebe's ring on the ground as the diamond reflected from the sunlight. He runs over to the area and picks it up and looks around. His feet start hit the ground until a loud hollow sound could be heard.

"I've got her! I've got her!! " Tim yells. Lucy and Jackson run over with a shovel. All of the officers frantically rush towards Tim and all of them beginning digging up the dirt around the barrel with shovels and their bare hands.

The barrel becomes visible as they continue to dig. Tim stops digging and tries to open the lid. After many attempts he was able to open the lid. He sees Phoebe's body lying there limp in the barrel. Tim and Jackson both pull Phoebe out.

Tim wanted to cry when he sees Phoebe, her face was swollen, and bruised, with dried up blood. Her hair was matted, she looked unrecognizable. Grey looks down with a sad look on his features "Is she breathing?" Grey asks. Tim leans down and doesn't hear her breathing or feel a pulse.

Tim shakes his head no and begins CPR.  "Come on baby" he whispers as he leans down and blows a breath into her mouth. He continues with chest compression, as he feels his eyes start to water.

Everyone is huddled around Tim as they silently pray for Phoebe to wake up. Grey looks over in sadness "Come on Phoebe wake up" Grey pleads. A large gasp is heard as Phoebes eyes open as she looks around. She was still in complete shock. She looks up at Tim who was holding her. He lets out a sigh of relief as he pulls her into his body as she begins to cry. She was saved.

An update! Phoebe is saved! Next chapter will be very soft Tim. Leave your comments below.

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