" Stokes to Dispatch…Stokes to Dispatch, you there?"
I hit the steering wheel.
" Or don't pick up, that's good too…that's very bleedin' good" I pulled out my cell out of my pocket.
"Greg. Come on Greg, pick up the phone..Pick up the bloody phone…"
"Yeah, Greg here.. Whatcha want?"
"Greg, call the EMT's, tell 'em I'm on my way, I need them to be ready with blood,
This girl isn't gonna live too much longer without a lot more blood."
" Gotcha Nick"
I hung up my phone…. Five more minutes and I would get Ms. Jane Doe to the Emergency room.. Yet, the five minutes it took to get to the hospital, would be five minutes Taken off the little remaining time this girl had.
The snow began to fall in large chunks.
" Lovely, like this is gonna help me any.."
My cell vibrated in my pocket..
"It's Stokes, go. "
" Yeah, Nick, this is Allie"
'Hey, how's it goin' ?"
"Yeah, good, but you need to get here fast.."
"Sure, what's the matter Allie-gal?"
"We're having trouble with….please, Nick, tell me you didn't just cal me Allie-gal…"
"Yeah, sorry, what's the matter?"
" Greg told me about the vic, from what I heard, there's a possibility that this girl had haemophilia."
"Well, that could put a damper on our guess at TOD…."
" Yeah, just a little bit, just bring her here, we should be able to treat her."
"Yeah, I'm in the parking lot, send them out with a stretcher"
I pulled up into the hospital parking lot, and there was already some EMT's standing Outside with a stretcher.
I parked the car next to it an aided them in getting her out.
I felt this strange feeling, almost a pulling at my heart.
I jolted at the feeling of a hand on my shoulder.
It was Allie.
"Nicky, don't worry, this girl's gonna be fine, you happen to have left her in the Best hands in Vegas. I'm watching over her myself."
I hoped that the falling snow masked the single tear that fell, but Allie caught it.
"Nicky, stop worrying about it, I'm taking care of her myself, love, you Get too caught up in your work."
"I guess it's not too often that I actually get to find someone alive on the job, but,
When I loose them, it's even harder."
"Tell you what Nick, come by tomorrow morning, I'll get you in to see her, I promise, Your vic will be safe."
I nodded, and watched as they wheeled the stretcher into the hospital door,
Then getting into the Taurus, I said.
"I hope you're right Allie, I hope you're right"