Chapter 9
The officer shoved her into the car and wiped the blood from his lip. A battle wound from his tangle with her. He reached for his radio and informed dispatch of his capture. He seemed proud of himself even taunting her by knocking on the window and smiling. Sky rolled onto her back and planted both feet against the window with all of her strength. It did not budge and the cop began to laugh loudly, "Kick all you want sweetie. Glass won't break."
Anger rose in her from a deep dark place in her soul, "Fuck you. I'll kill you motherfucker. I'm gonna rip your throat out."
The cops slipped on his silver shades and came close to the window with a cheesy grin, "Well I'll add threatening the life of an officer to the long list of charges you are already facing Miss Thomas. But don't you worry; we're going to catch your little partner too. Wouldn't want you to get lonely."
Her feet pound the glass as she screamed. The officer moved into the driver seat of the cruiser and she focused her kicks towards the cage separating them. He told her to stop before he was forced to restrain her. She continued to kick as hard as she could muster the strength to. The cop got out of the car and opened her door. He pulled her out by her hair and slammed her to the ground. Blood flowed from a cut above her eye. "Warned you that you would not like what would happen if you resisted." She flipped over onto her back and nailed him in the crotch with a strong kick. The cop fell to the ground cursing her. She got up on her knees and sunk her teeth into his arm. With and open hand, he struck her across the face knocking her against the cruiser and then jerked her flat onto the ground. He put a knee on her back and cuffed her ankles linking them to her wrists by another chain. He picked her up by the chain and threw her back into the car. "Fucking little bitch. Now shut up and enjoy the ride."
They arrived at the station and she was pulled out of the back of the car, "You going to behave or do you need to stay chained up?"
"Whatever." She was just too tired to fight anymore.
The cop placed her on the ground and removed the shackles from her ankles. He helped her to her feet and led her into the station. A large cop at the desk greeted him, "Sanders, what have you got here?"
"Sergeant, this is Sky Thomas. Sixteen years old, missing from Riverside."
"The officer's daughter?"
"Yes sir."
The sergeant looked over at Sky "What happened to her face?"
"She resisted arrest." He said as he winked at her.
"Take her to the hospital and get her cleaned up. Then take her to the juvenile detention center. I'll call ahead and let them know what to expect."
~Emergency Department~
They were rushed back into the triage area immediately. The cop handcuffed her to the bed and left to get a cup of coffee. A security guard was placed outside the curtain to prevent her from running away again. A young nurse with shoulder length black hair walked into the room with a suture tray, "Hey there. You don't seem as evil as the cop described you. That's a nasty cut above your eye though. I'll get you fixed up. Name's Eva, what's yours?"
"Sky. While you're at it can you take a look at my incisions? Got the stitches out of the one on my back, but forgot to remove the ones in the front. Was a little preoccupied." Sky blushed.
"May I ask what happened to you?"
"Shot twice in the back. Both bullets came through." Sky pulled up her shirt and pointed to the exit wounds on her chest.
"Oh my god. Were you in a gang fight or something?"
Sky had to laugh at that, "No. My dad shot me right before he put a bullet in his own head"
A sad expression formed on Eva's face, "I'm so sorry. Well I'll have a look at them and see what I can do after I fix you face." Sky lay back on the table. Eva started on the cut above Sky's eye. Slowly she wiped the dirt and gravel out of the cut, Sky gritted her teeth trying not to yell. "I'll numb it before I begin to stitch. You are doing great. So how old are you?"
"Just turned sixteen."
"Can you drive yet?"
"According to my cousin Vince, no. I think I drive well, maybe a little too fast sometimes. Hey if I give you my cousin's phone number, will you tell him that I am ok? I know he is worried. He's been like a big brother to me."
"Sure." The needle came in view and Sky's body tightened with fear. "Just a little stick and it will be over. You will barely feel it. Promise." The needle sunk into her skin. "Ok done with that. You really are a good patient. Not once have you tried to strangle me." They both laughed. "Now is this cousin of yours cute?"
"Well I've never looked at him like that. He's tall and dark, but I don't know if he fits the handsome part. Kinda scruffy. A lot of people just blow him off thinking his an idiot, but if you really talk to him you find he's a lot deeper and he is an amazing guitarist. He writes some of best songs."
"He sounds nice. Would you mind if I delivered you message in person?"
"Hell I don't care. Vince likes surprises. Do you have a pen and a piece of paper? I'll give you the address and phone number." Sky sat up and took the pen and paper from her quickly scribbling the information.
"Cool. Now let me get a look at your back." Swiftly Eva removed the dirty shirt clinging to Sky's body. "This doesn't look so good." She touched her finger across the wound on Sky's back. "It's infected. I'll do my best to clean it up, but you need antibiotics."
The cop burst into the room, "What are you doing? The only thing you should be fixing is her face."
Eva protested, "She needs antibiotics. Those wounds on her chest and back are infected and if anything the stitches on her chest have to be removed."
"Fine remove the stitches and that's it."
"A little privacy please, step outside the curtain Officer."
He shook his head, "Start getting the stitches out now." He was enjoying staring at Sky topless, her arms covering her breasts.
Eva looked back at Sky, "If he won't leave then we won't give him anything to look at. Turn around and face the back wall."
Sky was touched by Eva's kindness, "Thanks. You're really nice."
Eva got to work on digging the stitches out of the skin. The skin had closed over some of them. "Officer I need to get some more solution. Please wait here." Eva left the room and headed to the locker room to retrieve a clean shirt for Sky to wear. She ran past the supply cabinet and grabbed a bottle of solution. When she pulled back the curtain the cop is inches away from Sky. He jumped at the sound of the curtain being pulled back. Eva screams at him, "Out before I have you reported." Her attention turned to Sky. "Did he hurt you?"
"No. He was just trying to scare me." Her body was trembling.
"Brought you a clean shirt to wear. Put it on." She handed the shirt over to Sky.
"Thanks for everything." Sky slipped the shirt on. "Tell Officer Dickhead that I'm ready."
The cop entered the room and cuffed her hands behind her back and led her away.
The officer shoved her into the car and wiped the blood from his lip. A battle wound from his tangle with her. He reached for his radio and informed dispatch of his capture. He seemed proud of himself even taunting her by knocking on the window and smiling. Sky rolled onto her back and planted both feet against the window with all of her strength. It did not budge and the cop began to laugh loudly, "Kick all you want sweetie. Glass won't break."
Anger rose in her from a deep dark place in her soul, "Fuck you. I'll kill you motherfucker. I'm gonna rip your throat out."
The cops slipped on his silver shades and came close to the window with a cheesy grin, "Well I'll add threatening the life of an officer to the long list of charges you are already facing Miss Thomas. But don't you worry; we're going to catch your little partner too. Wouldn't want you to get lonely."
Her feet pound the glass as she screamed. The officer moved into the driver seat of the cruiser and she focused her kicks towards the cage separating them. He told her to stop before he was forced to restrain her. She continued to kick as hard as she could muster the strength to. The cop got out of the car and opened her door. He pulled her out by her hair and slammed her to the ground. Blood flowed from a cut above her eye. "Warned you that you would not like what would happen if you resisted." She flipped over onto her back and nailed him in the crotch with a strong kick. The cop fell to the ground cursing her. She got up on her knees and sunk her teeth into his arm. With and open hand, he struck her across the face knocking her against the cruiser and then jerked her flat onto the ground. He put a knee on her back and cuffed her ankles linking them to her wrists by another chain. He picked her up by the chain and threw her back into the car. "Fucking little bitch. Now shut up and enjoy the ride."
They arrived at the station and she was pulled out of the back of the car, "You going to behave or do you need to stay chained up?"
"Whatever." She was just too tired to fight anymore.
The cop placed her on the ground and removed the shackles from her ankles. He helped her to her feet and led her into the station. A large cop at the desk greeted him, "Sanders, what have you got here?"
"Sergeant, this is Sky Thomas. Sixteen years old, missing from Riverside."
"The officer's daughter?"
"Yes sir."
The sergeant looked over at Sky "What happened to her face?"
"She resisted arrest." He said as he winked at her.
"Take her to the hospital and get her cleaned up. Then take her to the juvenile detention center. I'll call ahead and let them know what to expect."
~Emergency Department~
They were rushed back into the triage area immediately. The cop handcuffed her to the bed and left to get a cup of coffee. A security guard was placed outside the curtain to prevent her from running away again. A young nurse with shoulder length black hair walked into the room with a suture tray, "Hey there. You don't seem as evil as the cop described you. That's a nasty cut above your eye though. I'll get you fixed up. Name's Eva, what's yours?"
"Sky. While you're at it can you take a look at my incisions? Got the stitches out of the one on my back, but forgot to remove the ones in the front. Was a little preoccupied." Sky blushed.
"May I ask what happened to you?"
"Shot twice in the back. Both bullets came through." Sky pulled up her shirt and pointed to the exit wounds on her chest.
"Oh my god. Were you in a gang fight or something?"
Sky had to laugh at that, "No. My dad shot me right before he put a bullet in his own head"
A sad expression formed on Eva's face, "I'm so sorry. Well I'll have a look at them and see what I can do after I fix you face." Sky lay back on the table. Eva started on the cut above Sky's eye. Slowly she wiped the dirt and gravel out of the cut, Sky gritted her teeth trying not to yell. "I'll numb it before I begin to stitch. You are doing great. So how old are you?"
"Just turned sixteen."
"Can you drive yet?"
"According to my cousin Vince, no. I think I drive well, maybe a little too fast sometimes. Hey if I give you my cousin's phone number, will you tell him that I am ok? I know he is worried. He's been like a big brother to me."
"Sure." The needle came in view and Sky's body tightened with fear. "Just a little stick and it will be over. You will barely feel it. Promise." The needle sunk into her skin. "Ok done with that. You really are a good patient. Not once have you tried to strangle me." They both laughed. "Now is this cousin of yours cute?"
"Well I've never looked at him like that. He's tall and dark, but I don't know if he fits the handsome part. Kinda scruffy. A lot of people just blow him off thinking his an idiot, but if you really talk to him you find he's a lot deeper and he is an amazing guitarist. He writes some of best songs."
"He sounds nice. Would you mind if I delivered you message in person?"
"Hell I don't care. Vince likes surprises. Do you have a pen and a piece of paper? I'll give you the address and phone number." Sky sat up and took the pen and paper from her quickly scribbling the information.
"Cool. Now let me get a look at your back." Swiftly Eva removed the dirty shirt clinging to Sky's body. "This doesn't look so good." She touched her finger across the wound on Sky's back. "It's infected. I'll do my best to clean it up, but you need antibiotics."
The cop burst into the room, "What are you doing? The only thing you should be fixing is her face."
Eva protested, "She needs antibiotics. Those wounds on her chest and back are infected and if anything the stitches on her chest have to be removed."
"Fine remove the stitches and that's it."
"A little privacy please, step outside the curtain Officer."
He shook his head, "Start getting the stitches out now." He was enjoying staring at Sky topless, her arms covering her breasts.
Eva looked back at Sky, "If he won't leave then we won't give him anything to look at. Turn around and face the back wall."
Sky was touched by Eva's kindness, "Thanks. You're really nice."
Eva got to work on digging the stitches out of the skin. The skin had closed over some of them. "Officer I need to get some more solution. Please wait here." Eva left the room and headed to the locker room to retrieve a clean shirt for Sky to wear. She ran past the supply cabinet and grabbed a bottle of solution. When she pulled back the curtain the cop is inches away from Sky. He jumped at the sound of the curtain being pulled back. Eva screams at him, "Out before I have you reported." Her attention turned to Sky. "Did he hurt you?"
"No. He was just trying to scare me." Her body was trembling.
"Brought you a clean shirt to wear. Put it on." She handed the shirt over to Sky.
"Thanks for everything." Sky slipped the shirt on. "Tell Officer Dickhead that I'm ready."
The cop entered the room and cuffed her hands behind her back and led her away.