Parents

Meth

Lucy didn't know what to do, she needed help, Tamara needed help. She carried on getting changed for role call not wanting to be late. She tied her boots and quickly glanced in the mirror as she walked past it. She was a mess, her hair untidily thrown in a bun, a red handprint across her face still showing, red puffy eyes, huge eye bags due to her lack of sleep and she was extremely pale due to not eating dinner last night or breakfast this morning.

She entered role call not making eye contact with Angela as she knew she would break down again.

Role call flew by, mainly due to Lucy being consumed by her thoughts the whole time. As she stood up Grey called her over. Grey had noticed how rough she looked but decided to ignore it.

"Chen can u help Lopez out on a case please?"

"Sir I don't think she would like that."

"U both work really well together?"

"We kind of had an argument, well I say we..." Lucy began to tear up.

"Never mind it's fine I'll go find her now." Lucy walked out of the room without waiting for Grey to say anything.

She went to find Angela.

"Ange I'm sorry."

"Lucy why are u still her just piss of and go out on patrol!"

"Grey told me I had to help u with a case."

"Lucy I'd rather not work with u today, u screamed in my face." Angela said to her softly.

"I know Ange and I'm so sorry, I don't know what's happening to me, I hate it I feel like a completely different person. I'm not me anymore."

"Luce I think u need to speak to someone about this."

Just the Lucy heard a door slam open, it was Tim his face was laced with anger, he was furious. Lucy jumped out her seat and ran towards him,

"Baby what's wrong?"

Everyone was already staring after hearing the doors slamming.

"SHES GOING INTO BLOODY CARE!"

"Tam?"

"YES TAM! WHO ELSE WOULD I BE ON ABOUT!"

"Tim stop shouting everyone is staring."

"NO LUCY! IM SO FED UP OF HER CRAP! WHY DIDN'T U TEACH HER MORE DISCIPLINE?"

Lucy froze, Tim was blaming her?

"Tim? Why r u blaming me?"

"Because it's always ur fault Lucy." Tim left the station without saying anything else.

Lucy's feet caved from beneath her, her whole body now a crying heap on the floor, Angela sprinted over hauling Lucy to her feet and glaring at anyone who stared.

"Lulu let's go talk to Grey."

They go into Greys office, him and Angela shared a concerned look.

"Lucy what's going on ?" Grey asked in a calm tone.

Lucy didn't want to speak , she was so scared of saying something hurtful again so she just shook her head.

"Lu do u want me to explain?" Angela asked her.

"Mhm."

Angela explained everything from Tamara's behaviour and the drugs to the argument Lucy and Tim just had. That's when Lucy's phone began to buzz.

"Do u mind if I get this?" Lucy mumbled

Grey nods.

On the phone:

"Tim?"

"Lucy I'm sorry it's over."

"What?"

"U heard me."

"Why?"

"I can't deal with Tam anymore I know she's my kid but it's too much and ur not the nicest of people to be fair."

"What do u mean?"

"Lucy ur horrible, u expect me to parent Tamara all the time and ur always crappy with me."

"Oh."

"I'm grabbing my stuff from the apartment now and I'm going to move in with my sister, I'll give the divorce paper to grey in the morning. bye."

He hung up.

Lucy was emotionless, she wasn't sure how long they had been sat in silence for.

"Lu? What's just happened?" Angela asked putting an arm around Lucy.

"T-Tim wants a divorce."

"Oh Lucy I'm so sorry." Grey said.

"It's whatever I guess," Lucy said trying to sound unbothered.

"Luce? Do u know where tam is? Is she with Tim?"

"I don't know I'll call her."

Lucy called Tam,she declined the first time but Lucy kept calling.

On the phone:

"What do u want?"

"Tam where r u baby?"

"Out with my mates, don't baby me! U said u hated me!"

"Tam I didn't mean to. Of course I don't hate u!"

"No mom u can't do that." Tamara's words were slightly slurred.

"Do what?"

"Just try and take back what u said."

"I know, and I'm sorry. Can we please talk."

"I'm out!"

"Tam r u high?"

"No."

"Send me ur location."

"Piss of mom."

She hung up. Lucy was worried about Tam, she regretted everything that she had said this morning.

"I don't know where she is, but she's high off her ass."

"Well we need to find her." Grey said, his voice worried.

They managed to track Tamara's phone. Angela and Lucy got ready to go and pick her up. Lucy was worried.

As they pulled up to an abandoned car park they were met with the smell of burned plastic. Lucy began to panic even more. They made there way towards the small group of teens sat around a fire.

"Tam come on we are leaving!" Lucy ordered.

"No I'm hanging out with my friends." Tam refused

Angela knew she needed to step in before this became a screening battle. She approached Tamara grabbing the pipe from her hand and chucking it on the floor. She had a firm grip on Tamara's arm and lead her towards the shop.

"Tam let me smell ur breath." Lucy said.

Tam knew she had been caught, she didn't even care she blew air into Lucy's face. The smell of meth made Lucy gag.

"Tamara why."

"It's not a big deal."

"Tam it's meth! Are u stupid."