I put the handcuffs on him.
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the
court of law. You have the right to an attourney. If you can not afford an attourney, One will be
appointed to you by the court. Do you understand your rights?"
"Yes."
"Good. Now,shut up."
We drove to the precinct. We finished up the paperwork. I walked to my car which was about a
block away. I couldn't get my keys to go in the lock 'cause my hands were shakin' so bad.
"Damn it! God Damn it!"
Bosco walked up to me. He grabbed my hand and led it to the hole. My keys FINALLY went in.
"I'll drive you."
"Thanks."
He took my keys and got in the drivers seat. I told him where my apartment was.
"That was cool how you took that guy down."
"Thanks Boz."
"You just called me Boz."
"Is there a problem with that?"
"No."
But he was thinking 'only Faith calls me that but it just sounds so right from you.'
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure. Why not?"
"Why were your hands shaking so bad?"
"I was had a panic attack when that guy was trying to kill me. The shaking sometimes doesn't stop
for a couple hours. I started having panic attacks right after September 11. The Guy I go to has
really helped make them stop."
"This guy you go to any good?"
"Helps me a hell of alot. You can go with me tomorrow. If you want, that is."
"Sure."
He walked me up to the door.
"Boz, how are you going to get home?"
"I'll catch a cab."
"Are you sure? I'll call it for ya if ya want to wait inside?"
"Yeah I'm sure. See ya later, Layla."
"Later Boz."
I went inside my apartment and tried cleaning up a little before work. My phone rung.
"Hello?"
"Lay? It's Dad."
"Hey dad."
"You know where Precinct 55 is right?"
"Yes Dad. I drove around yesturday until I found it."
"You want me to pick you up?"
"No dad. I'm fine."
"Okay. Bye Layla."
"Bye Dad."
I hung up and went in to take a shower. At Bosco's apartment...........
His phone rung.
"Boscorelli here."
"Boz? It's Faith."
"Hey Faith."
"I heard you drove Layla home."
"Her hands were shaking too bad to get the keys in the lock. She said that she started getting
panic attacks after September 11. I'm going to go with her to her counsiling sesson tomorrow."
"Oh. Just to give you a heads up, you're probably going to be partnered with gussler or someone."
"Nope. Layla is probably going to be partnered with Gussler because she's experienced and he's not."
"I gotta go. Kids are hungary. Bye."
"Bye. Tell Em and Chaz that I say hey."
"Okay."
He hung up and went to take a shower. Back with me......
I was in uniform and everything. I drove over to the precinct. At roll call......
"All right kiddies. Shut up! We have a new Sergeant with us today. Her name is Layla Maloy. Police
work is in her family. Her father is the Police Chief. Think you could get him to get us some cash?"
"I'll try it."
"Sergeant Maloy, you'll be partnered with Officer Gussler. That's all. You guys be safe out there."
I walked down to Gussler.
"Hi, Maim. Um... I'm Officer Steve Gussler."
He was acting really nervous.
"Steve?"
"Yes Maim?"
"You can call me Layla, not maim. and you don't have to be nervous. When you're on the street,
the only person you can trust is yourself and your partner. Being nervous could get you killed."
"Okay, Layla."
"Sergeant Maloy!"
"Yes?"
"There's been a mistake. You'll be partnered with Officer Monroe."
"Yes, Sir."
I walked over to Monroe.
"Hi. I'm Officer Monroe but you can call me Sasha."
"Hello Sasha. My name is Sergeant Maloy but you can call me Layla."
We got our radios and went to the car.
"So, are you married Layla?"
"I was once. for a whole six(6)months to a guy named Jason Caffrey. He was a firefighter. His
company was one of the first ones in and the last ones out. They came out missing a captain."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. It wasn't your fault. Are you married?"
"No. I am dating Ty Davis, who you'll meet at lunch. I live in an apartment in Brooklyn with my
sister and her 5 year old son, Drey."
She handed me a picture.
"He's so cute!"
"Exactly. Now you can see how I got suckered in to living with them. Actually, my sister, Desiree, was in a very abusive relationship so I had them move in with me. I couldn't stand to see my sister hurting so bad."
"I know how you mean. I have had this one friend since we were born and she wrote me a letter.
She said she had recently got married and her husband was abusing her. I flew out to LA, where she lived, and packed up her stuff. We flew back her,her and I that is, and filed for a restraining order. She stayed with me for a while until she got on her feet. Lara recently graduated college and is in law school."
"That was a really nice thing for you to do."
"Hence, lara's nickname for me, Mother Layla."
We laughed. I liked Sasha because she was carefree, yet still very careful at the same time. That was a good quality to have in your Police profession. A few hours later, we drove to a little bar uptown somewhere. All our other police buds and paramedic buds were already there.
"Hi Guys."
"Hey."
"Waz up?"
"Come here Lay. I want to introduce you to the guys and gals of company 212."
Bobby and I walked over.
"Guys, this is Sergeant Layla Maloy. Layla, this is Kim Zambrano, Carlos Niento, Monte'Doc'Parker, and Alex Taylor."
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the
court of law. You have the right to an attourney. If you can not afford an attourney, One will be
appointed to you by the court. Do you understand your rights?"
"Yes."
"Good. Now,shut up."
We drove to the precinct. We finished up the paperwork. I walked to my car which was about a
block away. I couldn't get my keys to go in the lock 'cause my hands were shakin' so bad.
"Damn it! God Damn it!"
Bosco walked up to me. He grabbed my hand and led it to the hole. My keys FINALLY went in.
"I'll drive you."
"Thanks."
He took my keys and got in the drivers seat. I told him where my apartment was.
"That was cool how you took that guy down."
"Thanks Boz."
"You just called me Boz."
"Is there a problem with that?"
"No."
But he was thinking 'only Faith calls me that but it just sounds so right from you.'
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure. Why not?"
"Why were your hands shaking so bad?"
"I was had a panic attack when that guy was trying to kill me. The shaking sometimes doesn't stop
for a couple hours. I started having panic attacks right after September 11. The Guy I go to has
really helped make them stop."
"This guy you go to any good?"
"Helps me a hell of alot. You can go with me tomorrow. If you want, that is."
"Sure."
He walked me up to the door.
"Boz, how are you going to get home?"
"I'll catch a cab."
"Are you sure? I'll call it for ya if ya want to wait inside?"
"Yeah I'm sure. See ya later, Layla."
"Later Boz."
I went inside my apartment and tried cleaning up a little before work. My phone rung.
"Hello?"
"Lay? It's Dad."
"Hey dad."
"You know where Precinct 55 is right?"
"Yes Dad. I drove around yesturday until I found it."
"You want me to pick you up?"
"No dad. I'm fine."
"Okay. Bye Layla."
"Bye Dad."
I hung up and went in to take a shower. At Bosco's apartment...........
His phone rung.
"Boscorelli here."
"Boz? It's Faith."
"Hey Faith."
"I heard you drove Layla home."
"Her hands were shaking too bad to get the keys in the lock. She said that she started getting
panic attacks after September 11. I'm going to go with her to her counsiling sesson tomorrow."
"Oh. Just to give you a heads up, you're probably going to be partnered with gussler or someone."
"Nope. Layla is probably going to be partnered with Gussler because she's experienced and he's not."
"I gotta go. Kids are hungary. Bye."
"Bye. Tell Em and Chaz that I say hey."
"Okay."
He hung up and went to take a shower. Back with me......
I was in uniform and everything. I drove over to the precinct. At roll call......
"All right kiddies. Shut up! We have a new Sergeant with us today. Her name is Layla Maloy. Police
work is in her family. Her father is the Police Chief. Think you could get him to get us some cash?"
"I'll try it."
"Sergeant Maloy, you'll be partnered with Officer Gussler. That's all. You guys be safe out there."
I walked down to Gussler.
"Hi, Maim. Um... I'm Officer Steve Gussler."
He was acting really nervous.
"Steve?"
"Yes Maim?"
"You can call me Layla, not maim. and you don't have to be nervous. When you're on the street,
the only person you can trust is yourself and your partner. Being nervous could get you killed."
"Okay, Layla."
"Sergeant Maloy!"
"Yes?"
"There's been a mistake. You'll be partnered with Officer Monroe."
"Yes, Sir."
I walked over to Monroe.
"Hi. I'm Officer Monroe but you can call me Sasha."
"Hello Sasha. My name is Sergeant Maloy but you can call me Layla."
We got our radios and went to the car.
"So, are you married Layla?"
"I was once. for a whole six(6)months to a guy named Jason Caffrey. He was a firefighter. His
company was one of the first ones in and the last ones out. They came out missing a captain."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. It wasn't your fault. Are you married?"
"No. I am dating Ty Davis, who you'll meet at lunch. I live in an apartment in Brooklyn with my
sister and her 5 year old son, Drey."
She handed me a picture.
"He's so cute!"
"Exactly. Now you can see how I got suckered in to living with them. Actually, my sister, Desiree, was in a very abusive relationship so I had them move in with me. I couldn't stand to see my sister hurting so bad."
"I know how you mean. I have had this one friend since we were born and she wrote me a letter.
She said she had recently got married and her husband was abusing her. I flew out to LA, where she lived, and packed up her stuff. We flew back her,her and I that is, and filed for a restraining order. She stayed with me for a while until she got on her feet. Lara recently graduated college and is in law school."
"That was a really nice thing for you to do."
"Hence, lara's nickname for me, Mother Layla."
We laughed. I liked Sasha because she was carefree, yet still very careful at the same time. That was a good quality to have in your Police profession. A few hours later, we drove to a little bar uptown somewhere. All our other police buds and paramedic buds were already there.
"Hi Guys."
"Hey."
"Waz up?"
"Come here Lay. I want to introduce you to the guys and gals of company 212."
Bobby and I walked over.
"Guys, this is Sergeant Layla Maloy. Layla, this is Kim Zambrano, Carlos Niento, Monte'Doc'Parker, and Alex Taylor."
