Restoring Law: An EMP Survival Story (EMP Crash Book 6) by Kip Nelson

Author:Kip Nelson [Nelson, Kip]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-04-11T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Maggie was sitting in her apartment when there was a knock on the door. She opened it to find Luis standing there, and welcomed him in. He still was using a cane for the time being, and moved to the couch, where he leaned in against the arm. He nodded to Tristan, who excused himself and went to his room. Maggie took a seat at the other end of the couch.

“How are you doing?” she asked.

“I'm getting there,” he said, “I'm still a bit sore, but I don't know how much of that is actually there and how much is just in my mind.”

“Yeah. I never got shot myself, but I know plenty of people who did. Some of them dealt with it better than others, but either way they all recovered. It was brave of you to take up the offer of being my deputy. Not having any regrets, are you?”

“Not so far, ma'am,” Luis said, putting on a faux Southern drawl. Maggie look unimpressed.

“Just calling me Maggie will be fine,” she said. Luis looked suitably chastised.

“Have you had any experience with law enforcement before?”

“Nope, I wasn't even a hall monitor,” he said, and again Maggie didn't even crack a smile.

She and Luis hadn't spent too much time together, and barely any when it just had been the two of them. So, this was new territory for them both as they tried getting used to how the other worked. She leaned forward and had a serious look on her face.

“Luis, I appreciate that you want to help out, but if you're not going to be fully into this then it's not going to work out. This isn't going to be some adventure or a lark, this is serious business. I've been a cop my whole life and it took away everything I had. This isn't a decision you can make on a whim, you must really want it. Furthermore, if you're not sure that you're ready for that dedication or commitment, then it's best if we stop this before it starts. There won't be any judgment on my part, because I know the toll it takes.”

Luis hadn't been expecting that when he first stepped into the apartment. He looked at the floor and thoughts ran through his mind. He started doubting whether he did really want it or not. He hadn't really given much serious thought to it. The opportunity had arisen and he'd volunteered because he had wanted to make a difference, but he hadn't thought about the realities of it. He looked down at his body, at the wound he had suffered, and wondered if he really could endure being shot again, giving his life to this solemn duty.

“You know,” he finally said, “it would be easy for me to walk out of that door and be like everyone else, but throughout my life I've taken the easy option. I've never really pushed myself. Even walking away from home was easy for me because it meant I didn't have to face life and make the hard decisions about what I wanted to be.

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