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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!