“Officer, with all do respect, I don’t give a damn about going down to anyone’s station. Let me tell you what you’re gonna do-” Mrs Savage was gyrating her neck and swinging her arms as she spoke. KT pulled her back and Seven interrupted her.
“Officer, please forgive us. We’re all a bit worked up over last night’s events, however, we do believe you’re making a mistake. This was self defense.”
The white cop adjusted his thick black belt and tried to stick his chest out over his enlarged stomach.
“Ladies, I think the only person qualified to really say that is me, so why don’t you gals just let me do my job…”
“Gals?” KT made a big production of looking up and down the hall. “I don’t see any gals. All I see is 3 very grown and concerned women who will not allow you to further abuse someone they care about. We will let you do your job, but you will not further abuse AJ. She’s been through enough already.”
“Believe it or not, I can be sensitive to situations like this. This is my job. Now if you g-” he looked at KT and corrected himself “ladies don’t mind…” He headed towards AJ’s room with the three ladies following closely behind him.
AJ’s head jerked to attention when everyone entered. She wanted to ignore them. She wanted to pretend they weren’t here. She wanted to pretend she wasn’t here. She closed her eyes tightly hoping this was a nightmare and soon she would wake up.
No such luck. She heard the officer talking, but her ears weren’t registering his words. He sounded like the teacher from the Charlie Brown cartoons. It wasn’t until she noticed four sets of eyes on her that she realized he had asked her a question. He walked towards her.
AJ’s heart started beating fast. Her palms started sweating. Her instincts alerted her danger. She started screaming, “Stay away from me!! Mama, please don’t let him hurt me again. Please Mama, help me this time!! Don’t stand there and watch this time…” The nurses heard the commotion and came running with syringes in their hands. They quickly gave her a sedative as the women ushered the officer out of the room.
“I’ll be back tomorrow.”
