Last Chance by S.C. Wynne

Author:S.C. Wynne [Wynne, S.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: S.C. Wynne
Published: 2022-07-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Confused as to why the police were manhandling me, I struggled in their grip. “What are you doing? I’m not the problem. They attacked me.”

The younger officer who had hold of me gave me an unfriendly stare. “Settle down, sir.”

“I am settled,” I panted. “Didn’t you see that woman hitting me with a broom?”

“I didn’t see any broom,” the cop said.

Charlene wailed, “He’s telling you the truth.”

The other older cop looked skeptical. “When we pulled up, you were physically assaulting that woman.”

“What?” I sputtered. “All I did was try to stop her from hitting me.”

“He wasn’t assaulting her,” Charlene said. “They attacked us. That family is insane.”

“They tried to kill my mommy,” Timmy screamed from the porch.

“No. No. This is a misunderstanding.” Helen was flapping her hands, looking distraught. “We just wanted to talk to them, and they lost their minds.”

“She’s right.” I tried to get free of the younger cop’s grip. “You’ve got it all backward. They assaulted me.”

“Right, buddy.” The other older cop shook his head. “That woman and her little boy assaulted you.”

“The husband certainly did,” I growled. “Plus, as I told you, the woman hit me with a broom. All I did was defend myself. You just got here. You have no idea what really happened.”

“We have eyes,” the older cop said.

My brain seemed to short-circuit when I felt the younger cop slipping cuffs onto my wrists. “What are you doing?” I asked through gritted teeth. My voice might have been steady, but inside, adrenaline pumped through my body like a tsunami. “I haven’t broken any laws.”

The young officer ignored me. “You have the right to remain silent…”

Blah. Blah. Blah.

“This is ridiculous,” I mumbled. “You’re arresting the wrong person.”

When the older cop slipped cuffs on Charlene’s wrists, she squeaked, “Wait. You’re arresting me too?” When he began reading her rights, she whimpered, “This can’t be happening. I don’t understand.”

Eyes wide, Helen looked completely stunned as the younger cop then snapped cuffs on her as well. “This is out outrageous. We were simply trying to figure out why that man was in my yard. He was on my private property. Why are you arresting us? He was trespassing.”

“Look, lady, all I know is we got a call that three individuals were assaulting that family.” The older cop led Helen toward a squad car as he spoke. “It certainly looked that way when we arrived.”

“But… we’re the victims,” wailed Charlene. “We were being assaulted, not them!”

“Did that family call the cops on us?” Helen asked, looking bewildered.

“No,” the older cop admitted. “It was a third party who observed the ruckus.”

I scowled. “A third party?” I glanced around, but there were no people on the street. I did notice the blinds snapping closed in Gilda’s window. Surely, she hadn’t been the anonymous caller? “Whoever called you is confused about what actually happened. We didn’t assault anybody.”

One of the cops opened the back door of the squad car. “We’ll get it all sorted out down at the station.”

“There’s no need for any of this,” Helen said, her cheeks pink.

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