Hearts Repaired by Caraway Carter

Author:Caraway Carter [Carter, Caraway]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Never Too Late Books

9

Curtis

He didn’t know why he headed north on Atlantic. Maybe it was thoughts of it being his last day, maybe it was Bernie still not giving in, or maybe he was thinking of falling into Law’s arms, but he set the GPS and followed it to the 405 headed east.

Just a few blocks to Lakewood and I’ll be pulling up to his house.

Instead, he heard everything before he saw the blue Mustang skid and slide over the side divider. Obviously, the driver in the Corolla was trying to slow his car down, but Curtis saw the small green SUV swerve too late and hit the car, till the driver’s-side doors were smacked against each other. The Mustang lost control and T-pinned into the passenger-side door.

Curtis slammed on his brakes and flipped on his flashers. He jumped out of the car and grabbed for his black bag. He opened his trunk, pulled out the flares he kept there for emergencies, and laid a couple out.

He motioned to a couple of the cars that had pulled over beside him. “I’m a doctor. Please call 911. I’m checking it out.”

As he got closer, he noticed the guy in the SUV moving. “You okay?”

“I’m just banged up. I’m a cop, I’ll radio this in,” the man said.

“I’ve got people on the side calling it in. Do you have any first aid training?”

“I do. I’ll see what I can do. You a doctor?”

“Yes, Curtis Fielding.”

“Hugo Marquez.”

They shook hands and moved to the other car.

“You check out the two here, and I’ll go to the other side. That Mustang might have done some serious damage,” Curtis said as he turned.

The Mustang had backed up, hit the front of a stopped car, and sped off. The driver of another car jumped out and shouted, “I got his license plate! I’ll call it in.”

Curtis stepped to the car doors that were no longer there. When the Mustang had backed away, it had pulled the passenger door off, and the woman who’d been in the front passenger seat was slumped over a seat belt to the side.

You can do this, Curtis. Lots of blood. He pulled on some gloves, grabbed a gauze pad from his bag, gingerly brushed the debris from her face, and checked for vitals. She opened her eyes and blinked twice. She had lots of glass in and around her face. Her arm looked like she’d reached back to the man leaning against the back of her seat.

He heard the sirens and felt arms pulling him back. “I’m a doctor.”

“Yes, sir. Dr. Fielding, I know. Let us get her out of the car, and then you can help.”

Curtis wiped his hair out of his eyes with the back of his hand. He saw Hugo stand up and motion the other gurney to his side. Curtis wandered back and forth behind the car.

“Two people on the driver’s side. The driver has a broken leg. The passenger behind him is his mother. She’s fine, just scared,” Hugo said, and backed away.

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