I Shall Not Want
““They’ll have it for us in five minutes,” he said as he hung up.
He considered hurling his phone out the window or smashing it against the dashboard, but stopped himself since he needed it to receive the call back. Plus, Traci had the number. She might manage to get free just for a second or two and call.
Mark flipped the phone open and checked the battery. He had full bars still.
Paul swerved the car into a parking spot in front of a 7-11. “I need coffee and something to eat. So do you.”
“I’m ...not hungry.”
Another officer Lou, who had been at the scene, pulled up. He glanced at Paul and Mark with an apologetic grimace. Paul and he walked inside together, and Mark tried not to scream at the delay. He sat, staring at his cell, willing it to ring.
Finally Paul and Lou exited, and Mark could hear the tail end of their conversation.
“If it was about the dog, why didn’t they kill Traci like everyone else?” he heard Lou ask.
“Could it be the guy doesn’t want to cross the line by killing a cop’s wife?”MoreLess
He considered hurling his phone out the window or smashing it against the dashboard, but stopped himself since he needed it to receive the call back. Plus, Traci had the number. She might manage to get free just for a second or two and call.
Mark flipped the phone open and checked the battery. He had full bars still.
Paul swerved the car into a parking spot in front of a 7-11. “I need coffee and something to eat. So do you.”
“I’m ...not hungry.”
Another officer Lou, who had been at the scene, pulled up. He glanced at Paul and Mark with an apologetic grimace. Paul and he walked inside together, and Mark tried not to scream at the delay. He sat, staring at his cell, willing it to ring.
Finally Paul and Lou exited, and Mark could hear the tail end of their conversation.
“If it was about the dog, why didn’t they kill Traci like everyone else?” he heard Lou ask.
“Could it be the guy doesn’t want to cross the line by killing a cop’s wife?”MoreLess
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