Chapter 10. - The discharge

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Sherlock 

I pounce on him and hit him over and over. John tries to stop us, but he can't.

"You'll pay for this" the taxi stops and I squeeze Moriarty's neck.

"You were dead" John says. He's angry.

"Please stop!" I squeeze him even tighter.

"I won't let you lay a hand on my daughter"

"I already did" he laughs silently for a second and I punch him in the stomach.

"She's a ten-year-old girl, by God," John says.

"She doesn't look like it"

"Enough!" I punch him again, but this time in the face. Moriarty rubs her cheek and groans in pain.

"Look what you have done to me! You have destroyed my pretty face that I had." He pouts and frowns. "I will kill you someday. Or you give me your daughter. You decide."

"You can't do that ..." says John.

"Oh, sure I can. Aurora will be mine and I'll fuck ..."

"Don't even think about it" I approach him and fix a threatening look on him.

"Well, I'll kill you" He knocks me back. "I will burn you and you will burn in hell, Sherlock." He opens the door of the taxi and leaves. John and I were silent for a few moments.

"How could you not have noticed when entering the taxi that the driver was Moriarty?"

"I wasn't paying attention to that, John." I get out of the taxi and John follows me.

"Sherl ..."

"Not now. I have to think." I keep walking, and John is left behind.

...

I see the boy at school who gave Aurora the phone number is on Baker Street. He is waiting for her.

"Aurora is not here." I open the door to 221b.

"Ah, excuse me. She is okay? She didn't come to school." He asks me shyly.

"She's in the hospital, but she's better." The boy is surprised.

"Oh my ... I hope she recovers. It's very serious?"

"No." I lie. "She had a fever."

"Sorry to introduce myself here. A teacher gave me this address ..."

"Nothing happens," I say.

"By the way, I'm Tom." I can't help but analyze him. Divorced parents, judging by his backpack full of photos of the two of them, only child and an excellent school record. There is not much more to analyze of a child.

"Listen, I don't want my daughter to go out with a boy now. Wait a few more years. Thank you and goodbye." I close the door and go upstairs. I don't plan to be on 221b for the rest of the day, I want to go to the hospital to stay with Aurora. 

A message appears on my mobile screen.

"I've been to the hospital. Aurora wants to see you. - JW"

"Mrs. Hudson is on her way to 221b. - JW"

"Okay, now I'm leaving. - SH"

Aurora

"Do you know who it was?" I ask John.

"Yes. But I can't tell you myself, it has to be your father, if he wants to tell you. This is for adults, Aurora."

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