CHAPTER 48
Dispatch: 911, what is the location of the emergency?
Caller: There’s a girl on the side of the road, and she’s got a gun!
Dispatch: Can you tell me where you are?
Caller: Just east of the high school. I was driving home when I seen it out of the corner of my eye—
Dispatch: On Lone Pine Avenue?
Caller: Yes, ma’am. She has two boys at gunpoint! Do you think she’s going to shoot ’em? I never saw a face like that! Fury in it!
Dispatch: All right, I need you to stay clear of the area.
Caller: I got out of there fast as I could and called you! She ain’t goin’ to shoot ’em, is she?
Dispatch: Sir, we’re sending an officer right now. Can I get your name, please?
Caller: Denny Watson, ma’am. What is the world coming to? A girl!