Unauthorized Deception by Lisa Ladew

Author:Lisa Ladew [Ladew, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Ivy stumbled on the stairs, a police officer she'd never seen before holding her by the arm. He pushed her firmly down the walk and into the back of a squad car, shutting the door without even looking at her. No one had asked her what happened. No one had even spoken to her. Ivy had lain on the floor for almost an hour, handcuffed and humiliated, as paramedics, firefighters, detectives, and what seemed like the entire Westwood Harbor police department marched past her. The ambulance had taken officer Price in less than five minutes, barely taking the time to put an IV in her. Ivy had been thrilled to hear her talking before they whisked her down the steps. Dawn had lain there for longer without attention, except the officers swabbing her hands for gunpowder residue. Ivy’s hands had also been swabbed for gunpowder residue. “I didn’t shoot her,” Ivy had said, but the young officer hadn’t responded in any way. Ivy had felt like a piece of meat being prepped for sale. Several times she had the thought that when she was a cop she would do things differently. She wouldn’t treat anyone like she was being treated. But that thought had made her realize that it was early Sunday morning, the police recruit class started tomorrow, and there was almost no way she would be there. Her or Ryker. Sadness resounded inside Ivy, but it was a dull sadness. There were too many people in danger or getting hurt for her to feel too sorry for herself.

Ivy watched the parade of officers still traipsing in and out of Dawn’s house from the back seat of the squad car, her hands starting to ache from the handcuffs. She didn't recognize any of them. Finally, the young officer who had swabbed her hands, descended the steps and got behind the wheel of the squad car she was in. Again, he didn't say a word to her, but drove her to the station in silence.

Once there he photographed her, fingerprinted her, and asked her for her name and address. She tried to tell them that she hadn't done anything but he wouldn't listen. "I'm not supposed to take your statement. Save it for the detectives."

He took Ivy down a long hallway and through a gray metal door, into a large open area with a cage inside. He thrust Ivy into the cage with what looked like twenty other women, most of them sitting morosely on the benches along the wall.

Ivy edged her way into the cage, trying to look every way at once. Some of these women were downright scary looking. She found an empty seat and lowered herself onto it, scared for her own safety for the first time since this entire ordeal had started. Well, she thought, if I do end up making it to recruit class I'll have a lot of valuable experience already. She rolled her eyes at herself and her attempt to feel better. There was nothing valuable about being arrested, even if you knew you didn't do it.

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