Aftermath
"Damn it!" Sabrina ran towards Susan. She knew she was dead. Her shot had been spot on. Once she got to her, she felt for a pulse…nothing. Having to shoot people in her line of work was nothing new…it was never easy, but this was the first time she actually knew the person. She knew that emotionally this was going to be much, much worse to deal with later. Internally she ordered herself to function and go through the necessary motions, "Stop feeling and start thinking…" Sabrina slammed her gun back in the holster and turned her attention to Bill. He was motionless. Her worst fear was being realized. Somebody she cared about was very hurt…probably dead and she had played a part in it. She shouldn't have let him come in here first. Tears were starting to well up before she reached him. She was seasoned enough to know what death looked like. She just didn't want to believe what she was seeing. Bill Duncan was most definitely dead. That couldn't be possible. She didn't want it to be possible and she didn't like that the last words between them were sarcastic.
A wave of dizziness threw her off balance. The adrenaline from the shooting was starting to wear off and she was beginning to succumb to her own injuries. She was in way too much pain…both physically and emotionally to stay on her feet. She slid down the door frame thankful for something solid to help her to the floor. Once there she drew her knees up, hugged them tightly, and closed her eyes to help keep the tears at bay. She heard sirens far off in the distance. Hopefully enough shots had been fired to draw attention to the huge, cold building. Until they got there, she was all alone. She would have given anything to have her husband Drake there right now or Kelly, Kris, Bosley...anyone she cared about. The warehouse was eerily quiet except for a few pigeons flapping around terrified and unsettled.
Her shoulder was throbbing. She glanced over and saw a lot of blood. She put her hand over it to apply some pressure, which brought on more pain. "Not good…" Her head dropped back against the door frame and she tried to concentrate on her breathing. She knew she was going to black out soon. She didn't care. Everything hurt…breathing, moving, not moving, thinking…especially the thinking.
Her spirits buoyed when she heard Kelly's Mustang screech to a stop outside the warehouse. Kelly burst through the door with a sharp intake of breath when she took in the scene. She threw a protective arm out to stop Kris from running headlong into it. She tensed.
Kelly was crouched next to Sabrina and took her hand. "Can you hear me?"
Sabrina squeezed lightly.
Kris breathed a sigh of relief and went to check on both Bill and Susan. She came back to Kelly and shook her head indicating they were both dead. She was afraid to say anything in front of Sabrina.
"Kris…go grab the towel that's in the backseat and make sure an ambulance is on the way." Kelly saw the two bullets lodged in the vest as she loosened it. There was a lot of swelling underneath. "I bet that really hurts…"
Sabrina was holding her breath and nodded.
Kris ran back in breathlessly with the towel. "Police are in route…ambulance on the way too."
"Good, thank you..." Kelly said quietly. "Now go call Drake and have him meet us at the hospital."
Kris nodded and left again to make the call. Drake handled it as he handled everything…with absolute calmness. By the time she got off the phone they were loading Sabrina in the ambulance. As she hopped in the back, she couldn't help but think about how different Drake was from Bill. Sabrina loving Drake was easy to understand. Why Sabrina had continued any kind of a relationship with Bill after their divorce was a complete mystery. The two of them were like putting a match and a powder keg together. She instantly regretted that last thought. The man was gone. She knew that would hurt Sabrina deeply.
She turned her attention to her friend. "You're going to be okay. We're almost to the hospital. I called Drake…he's on his way."
"Who is going to take care of Sam…" It was barely audible and Sabrina was more thinking aloud than announcing it, but Kris had heard Sabrina say it.
Kris swallowed hard as it dawned on her. Bill and Susan's 14 year old son.
