Work has kept me from updating, but hopefully I can get this up and running again.
It is difficult for me to be caught without words, to not really have that one word to describe exactly what I'm feeling is foreign to me… yet when Jane told me that I had a friend in her, I went speechless. Ecstatic could be something close to what I'm feeling, but it doesn't describe it in such detail. I've never had a real friend before, and I wonder if this is what this is… the beginning of a real friendship… perhaps the beginning of something else… the beginning of the rest of my life.
"Hey Maur, you alright? I've been knocking on your door for the past couple of minutes." Jane stated as she poked her head into the medical examiner's office.
"I am great actually. I'm sorry Jane, you just caught me in the middle of something," replied Maura as she closed her journal and put it away in a drawer. "What brings you down to the morgue so early today? I thought we were having lunch together later?"
"Yeah, about that… I don't think it's going to happen anymore. We just got a lead on a case and I came to tell you about it. I'm sorry, but the likelihood of being able to get back in time for lunch is slim. Would you like to do dinner instead?"
"It's alright, Jane. I know what happens when you all get a lead. Dinner sounds great. Where are you headed now then?"
"Going to check out some of the reservoirs nearby, it looks like there may be some illegal activity going on. Our victim may have been up to something when they decided to kill her."
"Is Frost accompanying you?"
"No, we're splitting up. We thought it best to be able to do a thorough sweep quicker."
"I don't like the sound of that Jane. The rest of my day is free; I can accompany you if you like. I may not know too much about the case, but I may be of some help."
"I don't want to put you in any kind of risk Maur. But hell, I'm just going to take a look around. Let's go."
The drive through the Massachusetts countryside was a relatively quiet one, with Jane at first trying to fill Maura in on some of the details of the case. They'd made a couple of stops at the reservoirs Frost had highlighted on the map, each with more and more evidence.
Maura had proved to be quite useful to the case. Her knowledge of chemistry and history of fracking had Jane's mind spinning, but it made sense in the end.
"Let's get to this last one on the map. I'm sure that with all the evidence we've gathered today we can lock this bastard up for lif—"
The world stopped for a split second, before an ear-splitting sound reached Jane. She heard the impact before she felt it, with a car coming out of nowhere and t-boning them right on her door. The car was driven off the road and spun several times before coming to a stop at the bottom of the hill.
"What the hell was that?! Maur? Maura?" Jane mustered up all the energy left in her and turned sideways, looking for her friend. Maura's head rested against the shattered passenger window. Her honey blonde hair and head were covered in blood, her body also covered in cuts and scrapes. "Maura!"
No answer.
"Maura! You have to wake up, you hear me?!" Jane inhaled slowly, the pain at her side nearly unbearable. She knew she at least had a few broken ribs. A cut on her forehead didn't seem like a big deal… if she could just get them out of the vehicle. She could smell the gasoline, which meant that she didn't have much time before the thing blew up. She thanked her lucky stars for always carrying that pocketknife with her and cut the seatbelt away from her body. She tried to climb out of the car as quickly as her body would allow. Adding a broken leg to the list of injuries, she made her way over to Maura's side as quickly possible.
"Maura, sweetie? It's time to wake up. We have to get out of here. She lightly hit Maura's cheek, trying to get the other woman to respond to no avail. She cut Maura out of her restraints, grabbed her by the arms, and pulled as much as she could. She thanked God that Maura wasn't a heavy person, though as light as she was, dead weight still made it a bit difficult to get her away. She set her on the ground and began pulling her away from the crash site, trying to keep calm and quiet because she didn't know if they were still being followed. Once they were a safe distance from the car, she looked for some cover and pulled out her phone. Two rings later, Korsak picked up.
"Jane where the hell have you been? Frost has all kinds of evidence ready; you need to get back here."
"Korsak, shut up and listen. Maura and I were attacked. Someone t-boned my car and I'm guessing it's seconds away from exploding. Maura is in real bad shape, and she needs an ambulance now!"
"Do you remember where you are?"
"We were headed towards the third reservoir, near Worcester. Have Frost do that GPS thing on my phone. I don't know if we're still being followed, but we need help and fast. Get that ambulance! Maura is unconscious and isn't responding. She has a head injury."
"I'm already on the phone with dispatch Jane, they're on their way. Just try to sit tight, you'll be ok."
Just then, a loud explosion was heard and could be seen from miles away.
"Hopefully that'll stop whoever it was from coming after us. Just hurry!"
Jane cradled Maura's head in her lap as the seconds ticked slowly by. "Maura. You're going to be ok. Just hold on for me, ok?" She reached over to Maura's neck and felt the slightest of pulses, weak and slow. "Help is on the way. Please Maura, you have to hold on." Jane's tears could no longer be held at bay and she cried as she silently begged God for help to arrive soon.
Will help arrive in time?
