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A fire truck and ambulance had been called along with the police car.
Sora was currently sitting in the ambulance as the officer questioned Leon about the accident. She tilted her head as the officer pointed to the curb and Leon reluctantly - she could tell it wasn't by choice by the way his shoulders tensed - went to the sidewalk and began to walk along the edge.
Why does he have to balance himself along the curb?
Maybe the officer recognized him as an acrobat?
She was drawn away from the scene with the cool touch of some lotion on her forehead. She jerked away from the sudden feeling of it.
"Sorry," the paramedic held up the swap with something mint colored on it. "It'll help with the swelling."
"Ah, ok." Sora brought her head back. "The coldness of it startled me, that's all."
The woman hummed as she carefully applied the concoction on the golf ball bruise. "That's some injury you got there." With a slight scolding tone, she asked, "Were you wearing your seat belt?"
Sora lightly laughed. "Oh, I got this before the crash!"
"Oh?"
"Yeah," she rubbed the back of her neck. "Leon pulled me into the car and I bumped my head."
The paramedic paused in treating her and then scrutinized her. "Has he done this before?"
Sora blinked at the serious tone. "Uh, no, this was the first time. It was an accident."
"I see." The paramedic looked over Sora's shoulder for a moment, gauging Leon. Then she taped up Sora's injury and then straightened up. She shook up some white bag the size of her hand and then handed it to Sora. "Keep this on your head for 30 or so minutes."
Sora smiled and accepted the ice pack. "Thanks!" She was about to walk back to Leon when the paramedic stopped her with a light hand on her shoulder.
"And take this as well," the older woman gently murmured as she pulled out a card from her pocket. "They're always willing to give advice should another...accident...occur."
Sora took the card. "Ah thanks?"
The woman nodded and then went back inside the ambulance. As it took off, Sora looked at the card, frowning at what it said.
" 'Haven of Safety for Women'...?"
Why in the world would the paramedic give her this?
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Leon didn't know what was more embarrassing: having crashed the car or fulfilling the officer's 'tests.'
"...C, B, A," Leon dryly finished.
"Wonderful recitation of the alphabet," the officer stated as he stood in front of Leon with his arms crossed. "Not many can do it backwards as smoothly as you did."
"Are we finished?" Leon flatly asked.
He's been doing these sobriety tests for a good ten minutes now. True, he should not have said that he had A) been distracted and then B) frozen as his date took the wheel. Those had been poor word choices on his part.
Please be done...
"Leon," a softer voice called out.
He and the officer turned to look at Sora's form. His dark coat made her look smaller than she really was and her petite hand held an ice pack to her forehead.
"Is everything alright?"
The officer chuckled. "I can see why he'd be distracted."
Sora blushed prettily at the indirect compliment.
"We got the water shut off for now on this block," the officer scribbled on his notepad, "your license is suspended for now and your car will be impounded. You should be receiving a court date sometime in the mail." He ripped the ticket out and handed it to Leon.
"Have a nice night." Leon numbly took the ticket and then the officer went back into his car.
His eyes widened slightly at the monetary number on the ticket. He couldn't use his license, his car was going to be impounded and then he has to go to get another penalty when he went to his court date. This night was turning out to be an embarrassing disaster.
"Y-You were distracted by me?" Sora shyly asked.
He looked skyward as his face flushed. Why?
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