"Omph. I'm sorry."
"Ya, well maybe you should watch where you are going next time, then you won't find yourself in a situation where you're laying on the ground next to someone who you just barreled over."
"Hey what's your problem?"
"My Problem? You're the one who ran in to me! Maybe you should keep your eyes open while you are running so you can see where you're going."
Sam hadn't been having the best day and he knows he is probably being a little overdramatic, but he can't help it. He went for a run to clear his head and to let some frustration out, and this lady running into him wasn't helping matters any.
"I see you're just like 99% of the other guys out there; a complete ass. I was apologizing to you, but you know what? Whatever. I don't care. I'm just gonna carry on with my run and forget I ever met you. Hope you have a nice life."
"See ya."
It had been two weeks since Andy had run in to the arrogant asshole, and ok, she may not have completely forgot about him. First she had to rant to Tracy about him for an hour over a few glasses of wine while they were having one of their ladies nights. And then she kept thinking back to that day, and how rude he truly had been. Even if she wanted to, she knew she could not just forget about that incident.
Andy went out the following evening to do some running around when she saw a car slam into the driver side of another car. She ran over the the vehicles to make sure everyone was ok. She ran to the one she was closest to first, the one that crashed into the other, while calling 911. She told the dispatcher there had been an accident, so now the proper emergency personnel were on route. There was only a driver in the first car. A young man around 24 years old who seemed a little disoriented, but other than that, was ok. In the other car however, there was a mother with two young kids in the back. When she first looked in the car, she thought she was going to bring back up her dinner. A young boy around two years old, who was sitting on the side of the car that got hit, was not breathing, and when Andy checked for a pulse, she could not find one. The mother had a very faint heartbeat, but Andy dared not to move her, as she had a deep laceration on one of her legs, and it was pinned under the steering wheel. Andy told her help was on the way, and to keep calm and continue breathing. Andy then went to the other side of the car, and as she did so, she could hear the sirens coming closer. There was a young girl, about 4 or 5 years old, crying hysterically, and had a deep cut across her right cheek. As she was trying to calm her down, the paramedics and police officers arrived and took over. Andy stood off to the side and watched as the paramedics got the mother out of the car and in to an ambulance, and the police officers calmed down the little girl. Once she was calmed down, some different paramedics took her to the hospital as well to treat her injuries. As they were taking the young boy out of the car, a detective came up to her, so she couldn't see what was happening. This detective happened to be the same man she had run into two weeks earlier. She could tell he recognized her to, as when he started making his way towards her, he kind of slowed his movements for a second before continuing on to her.
"Hey there. I am Detective Sam Swarek. I understand you witnessed the accident?"
"Yes. I was just walking over there when it happened. How is the boy? When I checked to see if everyone was alright, he didn't have a pulse."
"I am sorry ma'am, I do not no at this moment. But I assure you, everyone is working their hardest to ensure everyone will be ok."
"Alright, ya. Ok. Its just when I.."
"Ma'am, I'm sorry, but if its ok, I really need to know what you saw. It's very important for our investigation."
"Oh I get it. When you're at work wearing the badge, or you need something, you're professional and polite, but when something is not convenient for you, you act like a complete jerk and won't even listen to what the person has to say. I was just wanting to know if the boy is going to be ok. That was it, but I guess that isn't as important to you as knowing what I saw."
"Ma'am, I am.."
"It's Andy."
"I'm sorry?"
"My name. It's Andy, not ma'am."
"Yes, right sorry. Listen Andy, I am sorry, but I do not know how the boy is. I am just letting the paramedics do their job, so hopefully they can save him. What you saw is very important and can help us understand how this accident happened. We need to know what you saw so we can piece it together. Once I find out about the boys condition, I will try and let you know, but for now, that is the best I can do."
"Ok, thank you."
"Now can you just walk me through what you saw?"
"Like I said, I was standing over there, and this car ran through the light and crashed into this one. I ran over to make sure everyone was ok, and as I did so, I called 911. I ran to this car first, and the guy seemed ok. He was able to talk to me and he didn't seem to have a injuries, so I ran over to this car. I checked the boy first and then the women. I saw she was pinned and had a deep cut on her leg, so I didn't want to over her. I told her help was coming, the I went to the other side of the car a checked on the little girl, and that is when you guys showed up."
"Ok thank you very much. I will give you a call in the next couple of days to come in and sign your statement, and if you remember anything else, here is my card so you can call me. Every detail is important."
"Umm ok ya. I can't think of anything else right now, but if I do, I will definitely call you."
"Great. Thank you Andy. If there is anything else I need, I will call you, but for now you can go home."