Chicago's Girl (K.S.)

Vegas

A few days later. At the firehouse. 

The boys and i were playing our homemade roulette game. The Chief had given me some time off to move into my new apartment. It was pretty similar to the old one but better.  

Capp "can i add to my pass line bet?"

Kelly shook his head "no, you have to back it up first"

Capp "Can i press the six?"

Kelly "you don't have any money on the six yet"

Capp "okay, start over"

Kelly "There's no starting over in craps, Capp. come on"

Capp "how about i just bet what you bet?"

Newhouse started to laugh. 

Kelly "Hey ,it's not funny. You should be going with us"

Newhouse "look, i have a kid. I can't abandon her to roll with you degenerates"

Kelly "Fair enough. Tony, that's a real excuse "

Tony "what? My sinuses can't take the dry heat"

Mouch started to laugh while Kelly rolled his eyes annoyed. 

Kelly looked at me "Flor?"

I shook my head, amused "no"

Casey "Newhouse, you got a sec?"

Newhouse nodded "uh, yeah"

The two of them walked away. 

I looked after him confused. 

The alarm went off "Truck 81, Ambulance 61, Squad 3. Juvenile in distress. 3304 Rosendale avenue"

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We pulled up at the house and i could already hear a woman scream "help. I can't hold him anymore. it's falling"

We got out of the trucks. a kid had gotten his head stuck in the railing of the balcony on the 3 unit of the building. The railing was starting to fall of but the mother held it from falling down with the boy. 

The woman screamed "i can't hold him! i can't hold him!"

Kelly "that railing could give out any second"

Casey "mother won't be able to hold it for long. Jump bag?"

Kelly "Won't survive that fall"

Casey "Boden's tied up on an accident investigation"

Kelly "you take a man"

Casey "We'll throw the aerial; you fly up it. Cruz, Otis, go. Herrmann, Dawson, stairs. Prep for a forced entry"

Kelly climbed up the aerial. 

I went up behind him. 

Suddenly the woman screamed "it's falling ! it's falling"

Kelly grabbed the railing in time "i got it. Casey, Hermann!"

Hermann showed up on the balcony and grabbed ahold of the railing. 

Kelly "be careful of his neck"

the kid cried out in pain. 

Kelly "hey, bud, hang on, okay? hey, stop moving. I don't want you to hurt your neck, okay, bud?"

suddenly Casey showed up. 

Herrmann to him "Easy, easy, we straighten it all the way. We could break the kid's neck"