The Serpent and the Light by Bo Luellen

Author:Bo Luellen [Luellen, Bo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781653199099
Publisher: Self Published
Published: 2019-12-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12: Amanda III

Tulsa, OK - Thursday, October 18th, 2018 – 12:02 p.m. CST

Eve Lanyon shouted from the other end of the phone, “You left him alone!”

Amanda Lanyon turned her car onto the highway and corrected her mother-in-law, “I didn’t leave him alone. Nancy and April are with him.”

The older woman spat back at her, “Our Larry has severe lung damage from the foolishness you got him involved in. Now, you leave him with two minors who are scared out of their minds!”

She sped along the interstate and replied, “Eve, you don’t understand, and I’m not at liberty to share details with you. Just know that we are both helping in an official police investigation and that he saved the lives of two officers. He is a hero.”

Eve gave a sarcastic laugh and then shot back, “Don’t give me that hero nonsense! It’s all over the news. That blast killed two cops, and our baby boy could have died trying to live up to what you want him to be. He is a father and a husband, and you involve him in something that nearly took him from us! We’re coming over to the house, and I’m taking my son and grandchildren home with us. At least there I know he will have someone that won’t leave his side!”

Lanyon rolled her eyes as the older woman hung up the phone on her and thought, Jesus Christ, so much drama. You’d think he was still breastfeeding.

It had taken her twice as long to get into the hospital parking lot than she had anticipated. The traffic into the area was backed up, as news vehicles, police presence, and the families of those injured or killed had created a bottleneck. She waited in a long line as police checked each vehicle before it was allowed into the hospital parking lot. Amanda used her time listening to the news on YouTube as she waited her turn.

She stopped at an ABC news stream with Tulsa Chief of Police Blake Kelly, announcing, “This is the largest act of terrorism the city of Tulsa has ever experienced. Right now, we would like to ask the public to stay calm and not to leap into a panic. Our department is currently working with the FBI and other agencies to determine exactly…”

Amanda went to a channel titled “What They Aren’t Telling You,” with the pointy-nosed host reporting, “This is Quincy Hunt, and this is a special ‘The Hunt for the Truth’ news bulletin. Oklahoma, don’t be fooled by the reports that this was some lone gunman. Henry Jekyll might be a prime suspect, but he is far from alone. My sources say the police have an established task force linking Jekyll to a massive list of murdered or missing people.”

The professor jumped as a patrolman tapped on her window and asked to see her ID. A few phone calls later, she was identified as a member of Detective Utterson's unit, and her car was searched before she was allowed to pass the checkpoint.

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