MONSTER IN MY BED

CHAPTER TWO: THE BEGINNING

PRESENT

" Stop there" detective Louis called out as he raced down the alley chasing the man in front of him

" I said stop, Don't Let Me shoot" he yelled pointing his gun at the man, both men kept on until they came to a dead end

" It seems like you ran out of road, buddy" he said pulling out his handcuffs

" Get on your knees" he ordered the man in front of him and he had no choice but to accept his fate

" James Conner you are under arrest for the murder of Matthew, Kirsten, James, Cowell and a whole lot of others" he said as he placed handcuff on the man's hands before taking him to the station.

" And another one bites the dust, well done detective Louis Harlan" the chief greeted as he was very impressed with Louis's work, since the first day he joined the police firm he had been nothing but outstanding bringing in criminals and murderers all to Justice, this was one of Louis's wonderful works.

James Conner was a serial killer who killed six victims in just six months and he was very hard to find because he went into hiding as soon as he found out that the police were on his tail but detective Louis with his special skills found him in no time.

" Good day to all citizens the suspect for the series of murder's going on for the past three months is finally been arrested and is now in police custody, I present you the man of the hour to address you on further information Louis Harlan"

" Good day everybody" Louis stood in front of the press “I am so happy to inform you all that the murderer has been caught and brought to just....."

" Why did you turn off the TV?" an old man in his late 70s asked

" Firstly, good morning Mr Mark and how are you feeling today" a young handsome doctor greeted

" Well good before you turned off the TV" he answered with a frown on his face

" I'll turn it back on once I'm done attending to you, I promise"

" That's what you always say every time and end up not keeping your words'' he muttered with his hand across his chest

" I don't think I'll fall for your lies again this time" he added

" That because at your age you should be enjoying the rest of your days relaxing and not obsessing over killers, murderers and detectives" he said as he pulled out the stethoscope around his neck to listen to his heartbeat

" Nurse, did his test results come out yet?"

" Yes" she answered handing over the results to him, he took a look at the result before giving it back to her

" Mr Mark haven't I told you not to smoke and also said you should refrain from eating sweet things at night" he asked

" it wasn't my fault, they kept calling for me" the old man replied with a smile on his face

" Then it looks like you're going to be staying here longer than expected" the doctor said as he rolled his eyes at Mr. Mark

" That wouldn’t happen I will leave here before you know it besides there are people who can't stand me not being at home"

" If you want to do that you need to start paying attention to the things you eat, stop smoking and listen to me most importantly, do you understand?" the doctor asked

" Yes I understand but I won't stop eating sweets and smoking, until you get yourself a partner"

" Mister Mark!!" he called out trying to keep him from talking

" Don't yell at me, it's true you're preoccupied with saving an old man who has lived his life and he's waiting for the hands of death to take him instead of saving your own love life"

" I agree" the nurse said with a smile

" That's because saving you is my priority"

" And to see you settled down is also my priority as well, so I'll stop being stubborn and start paying more attention to a medications when you finally get a perfect partner for yourself" he stated smiling " Don't you agree?" he asked the nurse who nodded in response

" CODE BLUE CODE BLUE emergency patients arriving" the alarm rang loud round the hospital

" We have to go now, we ne..."

" I know what's happening, I've been here for two years now, am already used to everything" the old man stated giving them a sign to leave.

" Shawn!!" he called out which made the doctors stop his track

" The remote, TV remote!" he said with a smile, Shawn shook his head before returning the TV remote over to the man

" Good luck" he grinned watching Shawn who finally walked out of his room.

Most of the doctors and nurses all rushed emergency unit are waiting for the patients

" Status of the patients, RTA a bus carrying 150 passengers collided with an oncoming fire truck. 15 people dead, 5 people are unconscious and 35 people injured while the rest are minor injuries" the paramedics informed as the ambulance drove towards the hospital. In a few minutes the paramedic arrived with the injured victims, everyone was busy helping out the victims and giving the best treatment they could.

" My legs" a young boy yelled

" Calm down, I will get you the doctor” one of the paramedics said walking off to get a doctor to assist them but everyone was occupied by a patient

" Don't just stand there, I don't want to lose my legs do something" the young boy yelled at the paramedic in front of him, he was trying his best to breath

" Please calm down, the more you yell the more blood you lose'' he tried explaining

" How can I calm down?" he yelled even louder

" What's going on here" Shawn asked as he walked in looking at the boy on the bed

" He has a fractured leg and a ...."

" That's not it I can't feel my legs and I'm an athlete" he said almost running out of breath " you need to save my legs please" he added breathlessly

" You should be more concerned about yourself and your life not just your legs" Shawn said pointing towards the paramedic who had been standing by his side the whole time holding his abdomen applying pressure trying to prevent an iron rod sticking out of both ends the boy from falling, he was losing a lot of blood without him realizing it.

" You're more concerned about your leg that's why you couldn't feel the pain of you being stabbed, don't worry we'll try to save both you and your precious leg" Shawn said before quickly booking the boy for an operation

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" Today was very hectic" cried out one of the doctors – doctor Olivia

" Yeah I need a 3-days leave to get myself back"

" Where is Shawn" Olivia asked

" I think he's still in the ICU with that kid who had a punctured lungs" Doc. Eve answered

" Shawn is amazing, isn't he?"

" yeah I wonder how he could have so much energy to work and still look to good" Olivia said with a smile

" I think the same things too, I also heard he’s single"

" Hard-working and single what else does a lady wants"

" Will you to stop daydreaming and get back to work" doc. Tracy stated, she was tired of their discussion

" We're coming, we are just chatting for a bit, I need to regain my energy I lost" Olivia said sipping a cup of coffee

" and saving a life a day is amazing" Eve added

" Yes, it's amazing , that's why you need to do your jobs you know" Tracy added

" ugh! fine we'll be there in a second".

" What are you still doing here?" Mr Mark asked Doc Shawn as he watched him walk into his room looking very tired

" I came to make sure you were okay"

" Really? I know you Shawn why are you here?"

" Aren't you supposed to be sleeping" Shawn asked

" I'm not sleepy"

" Oh I see, I also came search if there were any sweets or cigarettes before I leave" he said searching the desk that stood next to him

" I knew it you never give up"

" I’m glad you're aware of that"

" You look tired, you should go home" the old man stated observing Shawn’s appearance

" I'll go home after I know that you are clean" he said as he pulled out a pack of cigarettes and chocolate from underneath his pillow

" I wouldn't have taken them anyway" he rolled his eyes

" yeah, I know… I just wanted to be sure, so you should rest first" he found another pack in the drawer

" Look who's talking about rest, you look like you just fought the world war 4" Mark rolled his eyes

" That's not a thing"

" That is it, because you are the only one who fought in it" he said causing Shawn to smile

" Finally, the first smile of the day" Mark said as he held Shawn's hands

" I love to see you smile, always put a smile on your face"

" I always smile" Shawn defended

" Is it from the inside? Shawn you're always looking serious"

" That's because saving lives is serious"

" yeah yeah I get it"

" Don't smoke or else you are just making your stay here much longer"

" How am I going to smoke when you took all the packets of cigarettes away from me"

" I don't trust you, I know you still have them hidden somewhere, if I find out you smoked by tomorrow, I will make sure I sit with you in the hospital" Shawn said

" You wouldn't do that, she's too important for you to leave her at home" Mr Mark added with a smile which made Shawn shake his head

" I'll see you tomorrow grandpa" he said before picking up the pack of cigarettes he picked up from the drawer and under his Grandpa's pillow

" Would you be professional, how many times will I tell you, here in the hospital, I'm Mr Mark and you are doctor Shawn, now go home is getting late" Shawn grabbed his bags and got into his car, putting on his favorite music before driving off, before getting home he stopped his favorite noodle shop and got himself some food and then headed home.

Shawn opened the front door to see Jesse standing in front of the door she was so happy to see him

" Good evening sir" greeted Jesse's Nanny

" Good evening" Shawn replied taking of his shoe

" I was waiting for you to get back home before leaving, I just couldn't leave her alone"

" Don't worry, I'm back you can leave now, sorry I'm so late" he said as he picked Jesse up from the floor

" How was your day?" she gave him a smile " I see you had a wonderful day at school" she nodded in response, she became a bit hyper as she jumped in his hand trying to tell him something

" What is there something you want to show me" he asked and she nodded again in response, he was already use to her gestures, he dropped her down on the ground as she ran into her room and brought out a sketch book showing him a drawing of she made of herself, him and his grandpa. Shawn picked up the book, there was a smile plastered all over his face, Jesse was his joy giver. Even after having a stressful day at work he came back to see her which brightened up his day.

" This is beautiful" he smiled and gave her a hug which made her shout and push him away from her with a frown

" What? this is cute, I shouldn't have given you a hug? this should be an exception" she shook her head in disagreement.

Shawn knew she needed to relax after the hug so he decided to take a shower after 15 minutes as he came out, he saw Jesse sitting on his bed still with a frown on her face

" so tell me what do you want, I'm sorry for hugging you" he said as he walked towards her direction, she was still frowning but she pointed towards the hand dryer by the side of the bed he knew exactly what she wanted to do. He passed her the hand dryer and flipped on the switch, he sat down so Jesse could reach him and she began to dry his hair. This was one of her favorite things to do in the whole world after drying his hair he placed Jesse careful on the bed as he read her a bedtime story from her favorite book. She finally fell asleep and he pulled the sheets over her and quietly stepped out of the room and into the kitchen to reheat his food before finally eating, he finally had time to go through his phone and he saw the post of the news which was everywhere, the murders had been going around for months and the police putting an end to it was actually one of the greatest things ever after scrolling for a while he decided to go to bed.