Hope you all like this. Dont forget to leave a review- It would mean alot to me. Thank you to Fairytales1981 for the lovely review on my other story. You gave me the confidence to write more about Vera.
Vera parked her father's old Land Rover next to the other police cars and climbed out onto the grass. It was early morning and she had been called to a crime scene at the local park, where a body had been found. She saw Joe standing outside the tent that had been erected over the body, and walked towards him.
"What have we got then Joe?" she asked
"A dog walker found the body about an hour ago and called it in, Looks like a woman in her mid thirties, but no ID yet."
"Does Billy know the cause of death?"
"He doesn't know for definite yet but there's a stab wound to the chest."
"Let's take a look then"
They both pulled on paper suits and went into the tent. The corpse had been left exactly as it had been found, on the grass in the middle of a large pool of blood. Billy, who was crouching next to it, stood up so they could have a better look. The first thing Vera noticed was how familiar the woman's face looked. It was like she had seen her before somewhere. She had familiar dark eyes and messy reddish brown hair. Vera leaned over the face to get a closer look and a jolt of recognition hit her immediately. It couldn't be, could it? She felt light headed and needed to sit down, so she took a few deep breaths to steady herself.
"Are you alright?" Joe asked, noticing how pale she was. Autopsies and crime scenes didn't usually affect Vera like this.
Vera didn't answer, she could feel the contents of her stomach rising. She ran out of the tent and vomited into a bush next to the tent. Joe ran after her and stood behind her until she stopped.
"Are you alright?" He repeated
"I'm fine, it was just the sight of the blood"
"You've seen worse crime scenes than that one and they have never effected you before. Its not the angina is it?"
"No, I'm fine. Its just something I ate"
"If you say so, But why don't I fetch Billy just to be sure..."
"Will you just leave it?" She snapped, cutting him off
"Alright, there's no need to snap. How about we get a coffee, then go back in there?"
"No thanks, I think I might go home pet" Vera said and walked off towards her car, leaving Joe looking confused.
"You cant just leave! What about the investigation?"
"You're in charge, you should know what to do by now" She shouted over her shoulder as she climbed into the drivers seat
Billy came out of the tent and stood next to Joe
"What was that all about? Where is she going?" Billy asked as Vera drove away
"Home. She took one look at the body and threw up"
"That's not like Vera. Its not the angina again is it?"
"I don't know, but Im going to find out." Joe answered
