Chapter Four
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'' Put the gun down Noble,'' Bosco tried to reason with him.
'' No, I'm going to use it. Again, you could say,'' Noble replied. This guy's messed
Maritza thought, why is he so calm?
Faith's POV
Here I'm, risking my own life for Bosco once AGAIN, and he's no where to be
found. Why the heck am I doing this? I've got my family to worry about, and my
husband. Why is it when Bosco's in trouble, I just can't say no? Probably because I
know he'd be the first in line for me. Or maybe I feel guilty that he has nobody, but I
like to believe that the first one is the reason.
As I walked around the hotel room, I heard voices. And then I recognized them.
Bosco's for sure. And Cruz's. But I couldn't tell what they were saying. I thought I
heard another voice too, but I could be wrong. I could tell by the tones of the voices,
they weren't having a pleasant conversation.
My gun clenched firmly in hand, I rounded the corner to see Cruz draw her gun. I
knew she had a temper, but I never thought she'd sink so low as to shoot him. My
first instinct was to stop her from hurting my partner. And that's what I did.
It was a split second decision, but I made it.
Maritza's POV
All of the sudden, I felt this incredible force hit me, and knock me off my feet. I hit the
floor hard, and immense pain, rippled through my shoulder. I tried to move, but I
couldn't. The last thing I remember was Bosco's voice, pleading with me to hold on,
that help was coming soon.
Bosco's POV
As Maritza went down, I took the opening she'd given me to take the shot on Noble. It
connected, and I shot him, right in the chest. I expected Maritza to get back to her
feet after a minute but she didn't. I had thought it was just a diversion to grab Noble's
attention, but I guess it was more than that. I dropped to my knees beside her, and
that's when I noticed her shoulder wound. I quickly assessed the damage. It looked
bad. Blood was everywhere. I grabbed my radio,
"10-13! Officer down! We need a bus now! At Lex and 14th.''
'' You just hold on Ritza,'' I said as I turned my attention back to her,'' Just hold on.''
I could tell Noble was gone, there was no doubt about that. But then I saw Faith in the
doorway, freaking out.
'' Oh my gosh!,'' Was all that she would say. Kept repeating it over and over again.
I looked back down at Ritza, blood was pooling out of her. I had never seen so much
of it before, not from one person, and I'd seen some grizzly sights. I pressed my
jacket to the wound, but it soon sept through. I could feel it, it was warm, and I
couldn't look at it. Instead, I concentrated on her face. She was beautiful even when
she was hurt. I had always thought so. She was a different person when we were
alone. She really opened up, and told me some things I could tell were difficult for her
to talk about.
'' Put a rush on that bus!,'' I hollered into my radio.
'' It's on the way,'' The dispatcher replied.
I didn't care about on the way, I only cared if it were here now. And if it didn't show up
soon, we could have a corpse on our hands. I shuddered at the thought, and purely
by accident, looked back at her shoulder. The blood was covering my hand. I stopped
myself from shuddering again. This was NOT the time to panic. I then began to think
that maybe she had been right earlier. Maybe if I had listened, then maybe, she
wouldn't be on the floor right now, with her blood pouring out onto my hand.
I looked back at Faith who had now become quiet, and was covering her mouth with
her hand, and was looking a little green. She always had been pretty good about this
kind of stuff, I guess it comes with having kids. But she was looking a little grossed
out.
'' Anybody in there?,'' I heard a voice call out. Finally !
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'' Put the gun down Noble,'' Bosco tried to reason with him.
'' No, I'm going to use it. Again, you could say,'' Noble replied. This guy's messed
Maritza thought, why is he so calm?
Faith's POV
Here I'm, risking my own life for Bosco once AGAIN, and he's no where to be
found. Why the heck am I doing this? I've got my family to worry about, and my
husband. Why is it when Bosco's in trouble, I just can't say no? Probably because I
know he'd be the first in line for me. Or maybe I feel guilty that he has nobody, but I
like to believe that the first one is the reason.
As I walked around the hotel room, I heard voices. And then I recognized them.
Bosco's for sure. And Cruz's. But I couldn't tell what they were saying. I thought I
heard another voice too, but I could be wrong. I could tell by the tones of the voices,
they weren't having a pleasant conversation.
My gun clenched firmly in hand, I rounded the corner to see Cruz draw her gun. I
knew she had a temper, but I never thought she'd sink so low as to shoot him. My
first instinct was to stop her from hurting my partner. And that's what I did.
It was a split second decision, but I made it.
Maritza's POV
All of the sudden, I felt this incredible force hit me, and knock me off my feet. I hit the
floor hard, and immense pain, rippled through my shoulder. I tried to move, but I
couldn't. The last thing I remember was Bosco's voice, pleading with me to hold on,
that help was coming soon.
Bosco's POV
As Maritza went down, I took the opening she'd given me to take the shot on Noble. It
connected, and I shot him, right in the chest. I expected Maritza to get back to her
feet after a minute but she didn't. I had thought it was just a diversion to grab Noble's
attention, but I guess it was more than that. I dropped to my knees beside her, and
that's when I noticed her shoulder wound. I quickly assessed the damage. It looked
bad. Blood was everywhere. I grabbed my radio,
"10-13! Officer down! We need a bus now! At Lex and 14th.''
'' You just hold on Ritza,'' I said as I turned my attention back to her,'' Just hold on.''
I could tell Noble was gone, there was no doubt about that. But then I saw Faith in the
doorway, freaking out.
'' Oh my gosh!,'' Was all that she would say. Kept repeating it over and over again.
I looked back down at Ritza, blood was pooling out of her. I had never seen so much
of it before, not from one person, and I'd seen some grizzly sights. I pressed my
jacket to the wound, but it soon sept through. I could feel it, it was warm, and I
couldn't look at it. Instead, I concentrated on her face. She was beautiful even when
she was hurt. I had always thought so. She was a different person when we were
alone. She really opened up, and told me some things I could tell were difficult for her
to talk about.
'' Put a rush on that bus!,'' I hollered into my radio.
'' It's on the way,'' The dispatcher replied.
I didn't care about on the way, I only cared if it were here now. And if it didn't show up
soon, we could have a corpse on our hands. I shuddered at the thought, and purely
by accident, looked back at her shoulder. The blood was covering my hand. I stopped
myself from shuddering again. This was NOT the time to panic. I then began to think
that maybe she had been right earlier. Maybe if I had listened, then maybe, she
wouldn't be on the floor right now, with her blood pouring out onto my hand.
I looked back at Faith who had now become quiet, and was covering her mouth with
her hand, and was looking a little green. She always had been pretty good about this
kind of stuff, I guess it comes with having kids. But she was looking a little grossed
out.
'' Anybody in there?,'' I heard a voice call out. Finally !