Chapter 13
When she got to the hospital, Ally raced to John's room. He was there watching TV. She stood at the doorway trying to hold the tears back. He heard the sniffling and looked over at Ally. "Oh my god, Ally. What happened?!"
She walked over to the bed and sat on the chair next to it. She glanced at him and all of a sudden she began to bawl. "John. Oh my god, John." She got up and sat next to him.
He took her in his arms. "What happened hun?"
"Todd's dead."
"And you're crying about that?"
"He was going to shoot me. But I smacked the gun away from him, and it went off and shot him. Oh my god, I'm so scared."
He caressed her head. "Ally, shh. Calm down, it's gonna be okay."
She looked at him. "How is it going to be okay?"
"Because you didn't kill him, did you? You knocked the gun away from him, and it shot him. You didn't pull the trigger, so you didn't kill him. It was an accident."
She stopped crying, but continued sniffling. "I guess you're right. I'm gonna call the police and tell them what happened."
"Aight baby, you go call. I'll be right here."
She walked out of the room. She dialed 911, and someone answered.
"911. Emergency response."
"Hi. My name is Ally, and someone got shot at the Joe Louis arena tonight. It was my ex-boyfriend Todd."
"Miss, where are you?"
"I'm at the hospital."
"Okay, don't go anywhere. You will meet two officers at the entrance. They will take you back to the arena and you will show them where the body is. Understood?"
"Yes sir. I will."
"Good night ma'am." He hung up. So did she.
She walked back into the room. "I have to go downstairs and meet two officers. They're gonna take me to the arena. I don't know when I'll be back, but I'll call you. Okay?"
"Okay. Don't worry about at think babe. You're innocent. Just tell the truth."
"I will. I love you John. See you later." She waved, then walked out.
Downstairs at the entrance, Ally met the two officers. One was short and the other one was tall.
"Ally?" the short one asked.
"Yes, I'm her."
The tall one said, "I'm officer Joe Reilly. This is my partner Jack Dunn. You said your ex boyfriend got shot?"
"Yes. At the Joe Louis arena. I'll go with you and show you where he is."
Joe and Jack nodded. Joe escorted her to the car and they drove to the arena. Ally led them to the hallway where Todd was shot. He was still laying there. Joe said, "This is him?"
"Yes officer. This is, or was, Todd."
Jack spoke up. "Now I'll need you to tell me what happened when he got shot." He pulled out a notepad and a pen.
"Well, what happened was I was walking back to my car and he threw me against the wall. Then he picked me up and pinned me against the wall. He pulled out a gun and aimed it at my head. I knocked the gun out of his hand just as he pulled the trigger, and it shot him."
Jack finished writing what she said. "Now we're going to have to take you to the station to finish the interrogation there. Are you willing to cooperate?"
"Yes officer. I will cooperate."
They drove her downtown and asked her questions all night about Todd. About 3 in the morning, she asked, "Can I please go back to my hotel? I've answered every question you asked about him, me and my boyfriend. I need to go to sleep because I have an autograph signing tomorrow at noon."
Jack said, "Yes, Ally. You may go. Thank you for cooperating." He drove her back to the hospital. She thanked him for the ride, walked to her car, and drove her back to her hotel.
The next day, after the autograph session, she drove back to her hotel. As she walked into her room, she looked over at the bed, and saw John laying in it. She smiled. "Hey baby, welcome home." She giggled.
He got up and walked over to her. He hugged her tightly. "Damn baby, I missed you so much. You doin okay?"
She looked at him and smiled. "Yeah, I'm doin good. I'm a little tired. Those fucking cops kept me there until 3 then I got home and fell asleep at 4. I had to wake up at 10 to get ready for the signing. I was going to come back here and take a nap. But you're here, so you wanna go do something?"
"Nope, you need to sleep. Now you're going to change and take a nap."
She yawned. "No, I'm fine. I don't need a nap."
"Yes you do. Now go get changed, and we'll go out to dinner later. Aight?"
"Okay, I'll be right back." She walked to the bathroom and changed into a tank top and a pair of shorts. She walked back out and looked at John. "Okay, happy now?"
He looked at her. "Yeah, that's better."
She walked to the bed. John followed. She laid in the bed and put the covers over her. "Okay, what are you gonna do when I'm sleepin?"
John smiled. "I'm gonna lay down with you." He got on the bed and laid next to her.
They cuddled, and fell asleep.
When she got to the hospital, Ally raced to John's room. He was there watching TV. She stood at the doorway trying to hold the tears back. He heard the sniffling and looked over at Ally. "Oh my god, Ally. What happened?!"
She walked over to the bed and sat on the chair next to it. She glanced at him and all of a sudden she began to bawl. "John. Oh my god, John." She got up and sat next to him.
He took her in his arms. "What happened hun?"
"Todd's dead."
"And you're crying about that?"
"He was going to shoot me. But I smacked the gun away from him, and it went off and shot him. Oh my god, I'm so scared."
He caressed her head. "Ally, shh. Calm down, it's gonna be okay."
She looked at him. "How is it going to be okay?"
"Because you didn't kill him, did you? You knocked the gun away from him, and it shot him. You didn't pull the trigger, so you didn't kill him. It was an accident."
She stopped crying, but continued sniffling. "I guess you're right. I'm gonna call the police and tell them what happened."
"Aight baby, you go call. I'll be right here."
She walked out of the room. She dialed 911, and someone answered.
"911. Emergency response."
"Hi. My name is Ally, and someone got shot at the Joe Louis arena tonight. It was my ex-boyfriend Todd."
"Miss, where are you?"
"I'm at the hospital."
"Okay, don't go anywhere. You will meet two officers at the entrance. They will take you back to the arena and you will show them where the body is. Understood?"
"Yes sir. I will."
"Good night ma'am." He hung up. So did she.
She walked back into the room. "I have to go downstairs and meet two officers. They're gonna take me to the arena. I don't know when I'll be back, but I'll call you. Okay?"
"Okay. Don't worry about at think babe. You're innocent. Just tell the truth."
"I will. I love you John. See you later." She waved, then walked out.
Downstairs at the entrance, Ally met the two officers. One was short and the other one was tall.
"Ally?" the short one asked.
"Yes, I'm her."
The tall one said, "I'm officer Joe Reilly. This is my partner Jack Dunn. You said your ex boyfriend got shot?"
"Yes. At the Joe Louis arena. I'll go with you and show you where he is."
Joe and Jack nodded. Joe escorted her to the car and they drove to the arena. Ally led them to the hallway where Todd was shot. He was still laying there. Joe said, "This is him?"
"Yes officer. This is, or was, Todd."
Jack spoke up. "Now I'll need you to tell me what happened when he got shot." He pulled out a notepad and a pen.
"Well, what happened was I was walking back to my car and he threw me against the wall. Then he picked me up and pinned me against the wall. He pulled out a gun and aimed it at my head. I knocked the gun out of his hand just as he pulled the trigger, and it shot him."
Jack finished writing what she said. "Now we're going to have to take you to the station to finish the interrogation there. Are you willing to cooperate?"
"Yes officer. I will cooperate."
They drove her downtown and asked her questions all night about Todd. About 3 in the morning, she asked, "Can I please go back to my hotel? I've answered every question you asked about him, me and my boyfriend. I need to go to sleep because I have an autograph signing tomorrow at noon."
Jack said, "Yes, Ally. You may go. Thank you for cooperating." He drove her back to the hospital. She thanked him for the ride, walked to her car, and drove her back to her hotel.
The next day, after the autograph session, she drove back to her hotel. As she walked into her room, she looked over at the bed, and saw John laying in it. She smiled. "Hey baby, welcome home." She giggled.
He got up and walked over to her. He hugged her tightly. "Damn baby, I missed you so much. You doin okay?"
She looked at him and smiled. "Yeah, I'm doin good. I'm a little tired. Those fucking cops kept me there until 3 then I got home and fell asleep at 4. I had to wake up at 10 to get ready for the signing. I was going to come back here and take a nap. But you're here, so you wanna go do something?"
"Nope, you need to sleep. Now you're going to change and take a nap."
She yawned. "No, I'm fine. I don't need a nap."
"Yes you do. Now go get changed, and we'll go out to dinner later. Aight?"
"Okay, I'll be right back." She walked to the bathroom and changed into a tank top and a pair of shorts. She walked back out and looked at John. "Okay, happy now?"
He looked at her. "Yeah, that's better."
She walked to the bed. John followed. She laid in the bed and put the covers over her. "Okay, what are you gonna do when I'm sleepin?"
John smiled. "I'm gonna lay down with you." He got on the bed and laid next to her.
They cuddled, and fell asleep.