Lost ~ A Chicago Fire story

Chapter 15 - She's Back...

It's a week later and Louella had gotten accepted into the fire academy. She is going to do the course for firefighting. They are doing their first drill, trying to navigate their way through their oxygen. Louella was partnered with a boy in her class who she had yet to learn the name off. They had split up to try and find the victims. Half way through the drill Louella had noticed how little oxygen she had left.
"We've gotta get outta here!" Louella said over her radio
"I've almost got the victim" He yelled back
"It's not real! Get out!" Louella yelled
"Almost..." He said as the radio went quiet
"Hello!?" Louella yelled
No reply
Louella quickly made her way around the area to try and find him, she turned a corner to find him lying face down on the ground. She ran over and began to check if he was breathing. She then dragged him out
"Huh?" He said as he began to wake up
"You should learn to be more careful with your oxygen Anderson" The Captain said
"Sorry captain" Anderson said as he looked down
A little while later after their training session had finished, Louella was walking out to her car.
"Hey!" A man yelled
"You pulled me out today didn't you?" He said
"Oh yeah, don't worry about it. I'm Louella" Louella smiled
"Uhh Anderson, well cole" Cole smiled
"Well it's nice to meet you Anderson, I gotta go. I'll see you around?" Louella smiled
"Uh yeah, thanks again" He smiled
"No problem" Louella said as she got into her car and began to drive off

3 weeks later and Louella was thriving within the academy, she got home and dumped her bags at the door.
"Dawson? Casey?" Louella yelled
"Uhh, I'm here" Dawson yelled, her voice sounding uneasy
"You'll never guess..." Louella said as she looked up
"Mom?" She asked
"Hey pumpkin" Heather smiled
"Don't. You don't get to call me that" Louella said
"Right, I'm sorry" Heather shook her head
"Cmon Lou" Matt said
"No, she walked out on me. Not the other way around" Louella said
"Lou maybe just hear her out?" Kelly suggested
"Please, just 5 minutes?" Heather said
"Fine" Louella said as she sat down
"We'll leave you to it" Matt said as he got up
"No, whatever she has to say. She can say it in front of my dads" Louella said
"That's not fair" Heather said
"Save it, I lost my dad and mom within the space of a few days. Funnily enough only one of them is dead" Louella scoffed
"It was hard lou, I was struggling" Heather admitted
"You weren't the only one who lost dad that day! He was my dad! My rock! He meant everything to me yet it was all "I hope Heather is okay" or "I wonder how she will be able to cope" newsflash! She didn't! She ran away from her problems!"  Louella yelled
"Louella! I didn't mean to run away, I-" Heather said
"Oh so you didn't mean to abandon me? When I needed you the most?" Louella asked as tears began to form in her eyes
"Louella..." Heather sighed
"Get out!" Louella yelled
"What?" She asked
"I said get the hell out!" Louella yelled
Heather got up and walked out...