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Lennox shook his head. He glanced around then leaned in closer.
“Naw, man. That damage isn’t from the roll. The vehicle rolled side over top to the side. The damage on the back makes no sense unless someone rammed her.”
I frowned.
“She must have been so scared.” I managed. “She must have been so scared, and I wasn’t there.”
“Don’t do that.” Lennox patted my shoulder. “You’re awesome but not a God. You can’t be in two places at once.”
“I’m supposed to—” I lost my breath.
“To what?” Lennox asked.
I don’t know.
“Listen, the truth is, the law in this town is useless.” Lennox glanced over his shoulders again then leaned in to speak softer. “They will have no fucking clue what to do with this.”
“What are you saying?”
“I’m saying we haven’t had arealcrime here in, like, thirty years. They will have no clue.” He explained. “So, if you have connections, use them. Andi has some experience in law enforcement. I don’t have any such skills, but I’m here if you need me.”
“What you’re saying is, we’re on our own.” I immediately got it.
“Pretty much.”
“Okay.” I told him.
I was used to being on my own.
“So, what’s the plan?” Lennox asked.
“First, we make sure Taji is fine.” I told Lennox. “That she doesn’t need anything. Then we find out who did this to her?—”
“and we fuck up all their shit.” Lennox concluded.
Those weren’t the words I would have used, but they described the sentiment perfectly.
Andi returned and when both her and Lennox were asleep on chairs in the waiting room, I asked one of the nurses for blankets and drew them over my two cadets.
I’d told them to go home but they refused. They didn’t have to be at the station the next day, so I didn’t see a problem.
They could sleep after.
When the doctor finally came out to speak with me, I held my breath because of the grim look on his face.
“She’s alive.” He reported. “She’s going to be in some pain for a while because of the the airbag. She is on some low-grade painkillers because she refused the stronger stuff.”
“Sounds like Taji. She is stubborn.” I chuckled.
“Taji had some internal bleeding which we’ve managed to stop. Thankfully none of her vital organs have been affected.”
“Can I see her?”
He nodded. “In about forty-five minutes. We’re waiting for a bed in recovery. Once you can see her, a nurse will let you know.”
“Thank you, doctor.”
The doctor nodded and walked off.
