Daddy's Girl

Chapter 3

Sophia's POV

I woke up in an unfamiliar room,

"Hello?" I called out,

"Hi! My name is Nurse Tammy. I'm the attending nurse. You got shot and survived. Your parents are on their way" I'm in the hospital?

"Sophia? Honey?" Mum said,

"Hey mum. What happened?" I asked as I sat upright,

"I dunno how to say this. Dad will explain it" I nodded,

"Dad? What happened?" I asked. Dad took a deep breath,

"After you fell asleep, I went back to the lab to figure out everything. I bolted the door shut cause I didn't want to take a chance. Half an hour back at the lab, Mac tells your mum and I to go home. We arrive home and mum rushes in. We heard a thud coming from upstairs so we ran up and saw you on the floor. I called an ambulance and they took you away. Your uncle came and visited you. They found 7 bullets in you babe and weird wounds on your back" dad explained,

"I can remember vaguely what happened" mum and dad look at each other then at me,

"What can you remember honey?" Mum asked,

"I remember getting up to get a glass of water and that's when I heard the lock being opened. I thought it was one of you guys so I said hi and it was this guy with a shotgun. He shot me 3 times. Then I managed to get upstairs and he shot me once. Once I got into my bedroom, that's when he shot me again. Another 3 times then when he thought I was dead, he ran downstairs and that's when I heard the door lock again. Then when you guys came home yelling out my name I fell off my bed and mum rushed to my side. The last thing I remember was dad calling the ambulance and me being hauled away" I say,

"Is that all you remember baby?" Mum says,

"I fought him off the second time. I scratched him on the right arm. Real deep" Mum and Dad looked at each other,

"You fought him?" Dad says,

"Yea" dad then got the kit out,

"I'm going to take a sample okay sweetie?" I nod as dad takes a DNA sample of the skin under my fingernails,

"Do you remember what he looked like?" I shook my head,

"No. No I wasn't really paying attention" I say. Dad nods and finishes up,

"I'm going to stay with her for a while. See if this matches the suspect we have" Dad says. Mum nods and takes the sample away,

"What suspect?" I asked,

"Are you ready for the truth sweetie?" I nod,

"What's going on dad?" I asked,

"Okay. Remember Joshua Hudson?" I nod,

"Yea. His sister was killed. What about him?" I say,

"Adam tracked down what gun was used on you using the bullets taken out of you. It was a shotgun. He tracked down the owners and one of them was Josh. The bullets were also a match to the ones pulled out of Harry. Josh killed Harry and almost killed you. Instead he put 7 bullets in you and you survived" dad says. I started to tear up,

"Why?" I asked,

"I dunno. Is there any reason why he would do all this?" Dad asked me,

"No..I remember trying to help him with his sister. She was a troubled teen with issues. Josh has always wanted her dead" I say,

"That's it!" Dad says,

"What's it?" I ask,

"Josh didn't want you to help him investigate his sisters death. When you got too involved and almost cracked the case, that's when he struck. Honey, did you ever give your ex a key?" I shook my head,