We'll Look After You, We Promise

Chapter 5

Isabella wasn't really prepared for what she was driving into. Apparently a bomb had gone off in a building and a few people were still trapped inside, with the assumption another bomb was still in the building. Station 19's rig pulled in just as she was putting her protective vest on but Isabella heard a faint calling out for her. Running into the burning building was the firefighters job but saving people was also her job. As Maya was jumping out for the rig, she watched her baby run into the building. Isabella's team and Maya's team were absolutely baffled at the dangerous decision the girl had just made. "What the fuck does she think she's doing?! She has no protective gear on" Ben, on Maya's team, rushed out as they began getting ready to go save the people and now Isabella. They heard the building making weird noises as they watched the roof begin to collapse. Maya's heart stopped and she only heard ringing briefly before she heard screams around her. Jesus freaking Christ, she was going to beat that girl's butt after making sure she was ok. Just as the team was ready to run in, they saw a figure in a dark smoke cloud coming up with three bodies. One around Isabella's shoulders, as she carried the other two on each arm. Isabella was covered in soot, her cough sounded absolutely terrible as she struggled to breathe. "I...I don't think there is anymore" Isabella struggled to get out as she fell to her knees, she put her head down closer to the ground trying to focus on her breathing.

"Officer Montgomery, what the hell were you thinking?! Were you even thinking! You leave burning buildings to firefighters ONLY, don't you EVER pull that shit again" Maya yelled at her over the loud commotion happening around them as she grabbed Isabella by the collar to pick her up off the ground, guiding her to the ambulance. They made sure no one else was in the building in the knick of time as they exited the building, the second and final bomb went off. Shards of glass flew everywhere, luckily everyone ducked. Isabella, however, was clueless. Her eyes were ringing and her vision cloudy as she struggled to breathe when she felt a sharp pain on her arm. She looked down, dark red liquid pumping out and dripping down, making out a shard of glass that had unluckily flew towards her. She screamed out in pain briefly before stopping herself. She had already made a stupid dangerous decision and she needed to deal with this pain to show everyone she could take her. Maya heard her painful scream from across the scene and got off the ground, running to her. She cringed, even looking at it she knew the girl needed stitches. "Ok, ok, it's going to be ok. We are going to go see Amelia and Carina and get this cleaned up, ok?" Maya tried to reassure the girl but Isabella let out a watery chuckle. Was Maya telling her that or telling her own self that? Maya climbed into the ambulance with Isabella and she banged on the side, sending them off with the other victims in different rigs following. She peered out the window seeing all the doctors lined up in the trauma waiting area, seeing her wife and friend waiting nervously. She knew they were going to panic upon seeing Isabella being the patient, she rather it be her. She felt guilty for yelling at her but why did Isabella think this was a good idea?

The ambulance doors flew open as the worker began shouting out all the information he had for Isabella. Amelia and Carina's eyes widen in panic as they see the girl lying on the gurney, covered in soot with an oxygen mask on her face and the blood everywhere at this point. Maya jumped out, following close behind as they get Isabella into a room immediately working on cleaning the cut and stitching it up. Isabella declined the medicine, she wanted it done and over with and no one tried to argue with her. The trio grimaced as they listened to the girl's screams of pain and Carina was right by her side, whispering sweet nothings into her ear but it was barely working. Isabella was practically coming off the bed with her pain as they finished stitching her up but they quickly strapped her down, forcing an oxygen mask on her mouth from all her smoke inhalation. Isabella instantly panicked, she didn't like this feeling at all. Doug used to hold her down all the time as a kid to hurt her and she was freaking out. "No! No! Let me go, now!" Isabella screamed as the doctors started an IV to get some meds into her. They worked almost immediately, the girl relaxed and fell asleep as the trio felt like they could almost finally breathe. Carina looked at Maya as soon as the brunette fell asleep. "What happened? How did my Bambina get hurt with YOU there?!" Carina accused and Maya didn't blame her but she went on to explain everything that happened. Carina shook her head after hearing the dangerous idea Isabella had. Bless her Bambina for wanting to save people and protect them but at what cost?