Life of A Texas Ranger

chapter 3

After Christmas, we slowly put our Christmas stuff up but I was busy working at the bar. Since I haven't been back to work as a ranger, my father was still in charge, I have been up to my ends with the bar. It was close to New Years Eve, CD and I was getting it all fixed up during the day while it was closed. Only because he won't be able to work with me at my bar, he'll be at his.

With the help of all my workers gonna be able to work New Years Eve I was glad. All the help for me.

When I wasn't at the bar, I would be at home taking care of the ranch. Working with the horses, giving them rides to exercise their legs. Ranger he was a different story. I've known him since Walker took me in but he's a stubborn ole horse. I would have to trick him sometimes to come out the barn for me to get on him but when I got onto him he was fine. We road around the area, until it was time for him to go back. When I was running back, Uncle Ray had came into the field with White Eagle.

When I put him up and done the same for the others, I gave them each a treat.

"I see your coming together with Ranger?" Uncle Ray said.

"Yea, kinda. He's a handful but what man ain't." I said chuckling a little.

They joined me as well.

"So what brings you guys here? I mean your always welcome, just dad isn't here." I told them as I closed the barn.

"Danny, we came to see you." White Eagle said.

"Oh, cool. How can I be your service."

"Its not yours we need. Its the other way around." He said.

I looked at him then to uncle Ray. I was confused. I was about today something, when Charlie was driving up. When he got out he came to me.

Yes Charlie and I are somewhat going out and it still feels a little weird but we're both handling it just fine. Kinda.

"Hey babe!" He said as he got to me then kissed me on the cheek then grabbed my hand.

"Wait excuse me. What are you talking about White Eagle?" I had asked.

Charlie looked at me then the elder Indians then back to me.

"You know how our kind is and our spirit watches over all of us. Your family and well," uncle Ray started to say.

"Yea, I know. Spit it out already, what's wrong?" I asked.

"Something bad is gonna happen to you soon. I, we don't know what or when. Just know something bad is gonna happen." White Eagle said.

"Just watch your back, honey." Uncle Ray told me then grabbed my hands.

I nodded at them then looked at Charlie. We both were confused but Charlie didn't really believe in what the u had to say. He hasn't been around them that long to get it. But he faced it for me and my father.

"Tell your father to come see us when he gets home." Uncle Ray said.

I nodded and watched them walk back to their horses. As they rode off, Charlie turned me around and hugged me.

"Don't worry, we'll keep you safe." He told me.

"I'm not worried about that. They always have their suspicions none of it comes true, really." I said.

He nodded and went back to his truck. "I kinda bought us dinner. I know you and Alex has been cooking a lot since Thanksgiving and Christmas, so I had ordered us pizza."

My face went from sad, worried look to happy. I loved pizza it was my weakness.

"Did you order my favorite? BBQ chicken," I started to say.

"And pepperoni." We said together. "Yes, I did." He added.

I smiled from ear to ear. We went inside tje house to eat. As I was setting the table up, Alex and Walker came inside the house.

"Hey kids." Walker said.

"Hey, I ordered pizza for all of us to give Alex and Danny a break."

"Awe, why thank you, Charlie." Alex said.

"Oh, dad, Umm uncle Ray and white eagle wants to you come over." I started to say as I grabbed a few slices of my pizza.

"Oh, for what?" He asked.

I took a bit then looked at him. I was afraid to say what I wanted to say so I looked at Charlie.

"They think something is gonna happen to her soon. They don't know what or when but soon." Charlie told him.

"Oh dear." Alex said.

She knew how they were about what they see or sense whatever is coming or happening.

"Alright. I'll go see then after dinner. Just eat up and don't think about it." Walker told me.

I nodded and ate my pizza.

After dinner, Walker has left in his truck and drove over to uncle Ray's house. Charlie went out to the barn to do some of his chores while I cleaned up the kitchen and took a bath. I lite up some candles, put a little bubble soap in the tub and played some music. Soft in the background where it was not to loud for the others to hear.

The next few nights, Charlie has been up my ass wherever I went. To the store, to the office, and to the bar. He even rode Creamer while I was riding Flicka. We rode around the field close to the house.

By the time it was New Year's Eve night, everyone was at my bar other than CD and a few others. Charlie helped Skylar and Kyle at the bar, so he can stay close to me. While me was either in the back or behind the bar to help with drinks or on top of the bar. After that first night, everyone loved when I gave them a show. And it was hella good for the tips too.

By the time the count down for midnight came, everyone was watching the TV. I was standing next to Charlie, watching the clock tick down. When the timer said 0, it was midnight. Everyone yelled; "Happy New Years!" Charlie grabbed ahold of me and kissed me. Some of the others done the same. And those who wasn't with someone just hugged people.

The night was great and it was still young. So what did to make it even better, I got on the bar for one last song. I had Charlie go to the jukebox and play "Bring Me Back To Life".

"How can you see into my eyes like open doors?

Leading you down into my core where I've become so numb

Without a soul my spirit's sleeping somewhere cold

Until you find it there and lead it back home

(Wake me up)

Wake me up inside

(I can't wake up)

Wake me up inside

(Save me)

Call my name and save me from the dark

(Wake me up)

Bid my blood to run

(I can't wake up)

Before I come undone

(Save me)

Save me from the nothing I've become

Now that I know what I'm without

You can't just leave me

Breathe into me and make me real

Bring me to life

(Wake me up)

Wake me up inside

(I can't wake up)

Wake me up inside

(Save me)

Call my name and save me from the dark

(Wake me up)

Bid my blood to run

(I can't wake up)

Before I come undone

(Save me)

Save me from the nothing I've become

Bring me to life

(I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)

Bring me to life

Frozen inside without your touch

Without your love, darling

Only you are the life among the dead

All this time I can't believe I couldn't see

Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me

I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems

Got to open my eyes to everything

Without a thought, without a voice, without a soul

Don't let me die here

There must be something more

Bring me to life

(Wake me up)

Wake me up inside

(I can't wake up)

Wake me up inside

(Save me)

Call my name and save me from the dark

(Wake me up)

Bid my blood to run

(I can't wake up)

Before I come undone

(Save me)

Save me from the nothing I've become

Bring me to life

(I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)

Bring me to life"

After the song, everyone of course clapped and I had spoke into the mic.

"I know everyone is enjoying their night, but it going on 1:30 am. I am cutting tonight short, so I can spend some time with my love." I said as I looked at Charlie. "So last call for alcohol. Get it before I cut you off." I said then got down.

As I was helping with the last call, I was about to head to the back when someone had stopped me by grabbing ahold of my arm. I turned my head to look who it was. It was a older man about in his 40 or so.

"Yes?" I asked.

"You sung really good. You should let me take you out for breakfast after this."

I smiled at him a little. "I would but no sir. I'm having breakfast with my boyfriend after I close in about half an hour. So please go enjoy your last drink, before I kick you out." I told him as I jerked my arm back.

He didn't like that one bit but walked away from me and head out the door. I shrugged and went in the back.

About the time to lock up, I had heard Charlie call out for people to lead. Everyone was 'awing' which was kinda funny. But once people had left, Walker, Alex, and a few of the others had left as well. Telling us goodnight and goodbyes. As they left, it was me, Charlie, Kyle, and Skylar. Charlie and Skylar had cleaned up on the floor. While Kyle had cleaned up on the bar. After all that, I went through the tips and split it into 5's. I gave each everyone there cuts and what was for the house, I put it in the back.

Once I went through the drawers I took all the money out and put it all in a bag for what we made for tonight.

"You guys are good to go. I'm just gonna do the inventory and put the truck in." I told them.

"You sure?" Skylar asked.

"Yea, that's what all left."

"Well goodnight, Danny and happy new years." Kyle said.

I nodded at them and they left. Charlie walked over to me and wrapped his arms around me.

"Can you do me a favor?" I asked him after I gave him a kiss.

"Sure."

"Can you take this to the bank and dropped it in the slot." I told him. "I don't trust this much money being here."

"Yea, I'll be back in a jiff." He told me as he kissed me then walked out.

I walked to the doors and locked them before going to the back. As I was doing the inventory count, I heard a noise but thought nothing of it. So as I went to my office, to put the truck in, I was pushed into the wall.

"You do look good." The man has said. "You should have took up my offer.

"Sir, please just go. Do you know who I am?" I had asked him.

"Yes, your the daughter of the ranger and I don't care. Now that you turned me down, I want all your money."

"There isn't any money. Its already went to the bank." I told him.

"Lier. Show me your safe." He demanded as he put something in my back.

I closed my eyes before taking a deep breath. I could take him easily but I didn't. I opened up the safe and showed him. Like I had said it was empty.

"Show me your drawers."

"Their empty as well. I put the drawers in the safe."

"SHOW ME!" He yelled.

He had pushed me towards the cash register, making it hit my stomach into it. When I opened it and showed him that it was empty as I said it was.

"Well since you have no money, I'll just take it out of you." He had said as he pushed me against the wall.

After he had pushed me, I elbowed him but it only made him more pissed off. He had stabbed in me the side knocking me down to my knees. When landed on my knees he had pushed me down to my stomach and then he had pushed up my dress and pulling down his pants. As I felt him pressing against me I freaked out and started to cry a little.

"STOP IT!" I screamed at him.

As I looked around, I noticed the alarm. I had reached up my arm and pushed it. He noticed what I had did and punched me.

"You b***h!" He yelled at me then took off.

As I just laid there trying to catch my breath but it wasn't helping when I got stabbed.

~Walker's POV~

As I was driving home, behind Alex, I had got a phone call.

"Walker." I answered.

"Walker, Danny's bar alarm is going off." I was being told.

"Thank you, can you send a few patrols over there for me. I'm on my way back there."

"Yes, sir."

As I hung up, I done a quick u-turn and called Alex.

"Hey, just head home. Danny's bar alarm is going off. I'm gonna go see what it is."

"Okay, just be careful." She told me.

As I drove there, I had called Danny. No one answered so I had called Charlie. He answered.

"Hey Walker, you home already?"

"No, is Danny with you?"

"No, I'm at the bank. I'm dropping off the money for her. She's still at the bar. Why what's wrong?"

"I just got a call that the bar alarm went off. I sent a patrols over there now. I'm on my way there as well speak." I told him.

"Oh god, I'm on my way back. I'll meet you there." Charlie said then hung up.

As I got there I saw a few cops cars parked outside. I pulled in next to one and ran in.

~Danny's POV~

As I was laying there, I heard a few cars doors then heard some foot steps coming in. Then I heard him. My best friend, Carlos.

"Danny! Danny are you in here?" He called out.

"Help." I try to call out but my voice wasn't loud enough.

I felt like Rose from the Titanic, when she tried to call for help. I looked around under the bar to make some noise. I found a stick and hit it against the bar to make a loud noise.

"Who's there. Show your selves." I heard Carlos saying.

I rolled my eyes and tried my hardest to throw the stick.

"Carlos its coming behind the bar." Another male officer has said.

"I'll check it out. Look around the bar." Carlos had told him.

As I was hardly breathing, I heard them both walking around until I had saw a shadow over me. That's when I heard Carlos gasped.

"Danny!" He had yelled. "I need 10-52 at Danny's bar, Code 3!" He had said in his radio.

"Rodger that." Dispatch had said back.

As Carlos had grabbed towels off the bar to hold down on my stab womb, to help me from not bleeding out. But I already knew I lost a lot of blood.

As he was pushing down, I heard footsteps again, from someone stepping on the glass from the door. Then I saw Carlos get up and aim his gun at whoever was there.

"Walker!" He had said.

"Where's Danny?" He had asked.

"Down here." Carlos told him pointing down.

I heard Walker move over to where we was.

"Danny!" He said as he bent down.

"Dad," I tried to say but nothing really came out. But he read my lips.

"Honey, it will be okay."

"Danny!" I heard Charlie yell for me. "Oh god Walker where's Danny?" He asked then he walked over to us. "Baby, oh god. I should have stayed." He said as he ran down next to me grabbing my hand.

As I was watching him, I was starting to get light headed from the loss of blood. Then the next moment, I was looking at my family then the next I saw black. I had blacked out from too much blood loss.

~Walkers POV~

As Charlie was holding Danny's hand, I could tell her was about to blackout. And when she did, Charlie started to freak out.

This was the warning, uncle Ray and white eagle had told us about.

"Danny, baby wake up." Charlie was saying.

"Where's that 20 for that 52!" Carlos yelled in his radio.

"Just a few minutes away, officer." Someone had said.

Just as they said that, I heard them pulling in and running over to us. As they were putting a mask on her, I had grabbed Charlie and pulled him with me so they could work on her.

As they put her on the stretcher, they took her away to put her in the ambulance. Carlos looked at us.

"Walker, I'll ride with her. You guys meet us at the hospital." He told me.

I nodded and ran to my truck with Charlie hopping in the passenger side. As I was driving, I had called Alex.

"Walker, is everything okay there?" She answered right away.

"No, Danny was attacked. Charlie and I are on the way to the hospital now. Can you meet us there. Call Trivette and them for me." I told her.

"Yes, I'll have her family there." Alex told me.

After I hung up, I looked over at Charlie, I know he was feeling bad about leaving her. But it wasn't his fault.

"Its not your fault, Charlie." I told him.

"Yes it is. If I stayed there longer, I could have saved her." He said. "That prick was probably watching the place and waited for me to leave." He had punched the door when he said that. "What a f*****g happy new years. If I lose her,"

"We're not going to lose her."

As I said that, I did agree on what a f*****g happy new years. Only if we listened to the spirits. But the spirits are never wrong and that's one thing, I hate about being an Indian but I loved where I came from just when it comes to my family and friends. I shook my head and stared ahead.

Praying inside my head to the spirits to help my daughter live through this. And hope that the one done this to her, he will be found. And be put to JUSTICE!!!

Sorry this took awhile, I tried to have this done for New Years but I had to work and tried to put things onto it so it wouldn't be so short.

Hope y'all like it, so far. Just hope y'all don't take what has happened to Danny too far, but when I was writing this, I had a dream of what I was writing and in that dream, she was at her bar and something bad had happened to her. And I know a lot of women that are alone at a work place or club get attacked when they are getting robbed, they either get shot, stabbed, or even r***d. So please don't hate me for what happened.

Just remember none of this is real, but I do take some of this to the heart. I know how it feels, over had a family member get r***d from leaving a store she worked at. He tried to rob her but when she had nothing he had pushed her into her car and made her drive to an abandon place. He r***d and left her for dead. But she fought her way out for help. She had a child out of that r**e and she loves him dearly. He is now 18 years old and is happy.

So please when things like this happens, don't look the other way. Even if you have a feeling bad about to happen, go with that feeling.

God bless and have a great day. ?

BTW Happy 26th birthday to me!!! ?