A New Beginning

Chapter 2

Chapter2

Itwas three o'clock in the afternoon; ten year old Dayton Carisi waswalking to the parent pick-up area with her new friend Carson. "Mmmmy favorite 5 Second of Summer member?" She giggled with the girlher age. "That's a tough one! I love them all; But ifIhad to choose one; it'd be Luke Hemmings."

"Oooh;I like Luke but I would have to choose Michael Clifford." Carsonsmirked; her blonde, braided pigtails resting on her shoulders.

'Buses57, 81, 25 and 7 have arrived. I repeat Buses 57, 81, 25 and 7 havearrived." Awoman's voice echoed over the loudspeaker. Carson frowned slightly.

"Ihave to go. My bus was called. But I will call you tonight." Shegave Dayton a smile and pointed down the hall. "You just continueto go down straight and you will see where the parent pick up is."

Daytonsmiled back with a nod. "Thank you; I will talk you later Carson."She hooked her thumbs in the straps of her Moana backpack and headedto the parent pick up. She smiled seeing her brother Maxton waitingfor her.

Shepicked up the pace and weaved in and out of other kids to get to him."Hi Max!" The little girl beamed up at her big brother. He smiledback at her grabbing her hand. "Hey kiddo, did you have a goodfirst day?" He asked as he took her backpack.

Shenoticed his black eye before she answered. "I did...but doesn'tlook like you did. What happened?"

He chuckled slightly asthe two began to walk home. "It's okay; you should see the otherguy." he smirked.

"Didyou get into trouble?" She frowned slightly looking down at herpink Converse shoes as they walked.

"Dadhad to pick me up from school; but I didn't get in trouble with himbecause I was standing up for a new friend." He explained as thetwo turned the corner; walking on the same street as a small park.

Daytonnodded and she saw the park and a smile crept onto her face. "Canwe please go to the park?" She tugged on his hand excitedly.

Hechuckled with a nod. "Yes we can go to the park for a little bit.We will leave have to leave at 4. You know dad's rule aboutstarting homework by 4:15." He said as he looked both ways andcrossed the street still holding onto Dayton's hand.

Onceacross the street Dayton let go of his hand and ran to the park andran to the monkey bars right away. Maxton took a seat on the parkbench keeping an eye on his sister. He took out his phone to play oneof his games.

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Dominickwas sitting at his desk back at the squad room filling out paperworkon an arrest that was made earlier that day. As he was reaching for apaperclip when his eyes landed on a framed picture of himself, hiswife and his children. It was taken two years prior. The family wasposed in front of a pumpkin patch in the middle of October. He ranhis index finger over his wife's contagious smile. Not a day goesby that he doesn't think about her and the day she was taken fromthem.

*Flashback-AYear Prior*

Itwas mid-July, Dominick was in the squad room Staten Island finishingup paperwork. He was granted an early day so he and his family couldtake a small vacation at the beach for a week. Once he finished thelast of the paperwork he shut his computer down for the day and wasabout to exit the squad room when his captain called him into hisoffice. Dominick could tell something wasn't right by the look onhis captain's face.