Police story's: Into The Fire

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I wake up about an hour early and couldn't go back to sleep. So I decided that the day had won. After trying to convince myself to get out of the terrible clutches of the blanket. I shambled over to my kitchen and almost broke my neck from falling over my dog. (not really). But I still grumbled and cussed a little. I got to my coffee maker for some liquid blessing and it worked perfectly. Surprising huh everything in my life seems to be going wrong so I'll take it as an omen. I go over to the whining dog and fill his bowls. I turn on the t.v to the local news station and when I read the subtitles along the bottom of the screen I turned up the volume and he was saying.

"Last night a fire broke in the warehouse district one of the warehouses caught fire killing many we still think here are more bodies" he concludes. The subtitles changed as he continued. I didn't here what He said because I saw the name of one of my best friends on the injured list. Becky McLaughlin.I throw on my jacket and stuff my uniform into a backpack and ran out the door but turned around to get Lucky's leash. I got down to my car but had to wait so my car could heat up. Sometimes I hate winter here. 10 excruciatingly slow minutes later I got going and realized I didn't know where she was at. So I call her cell and she doesn't pick up. So I try her roommate Jenna who I personally don't like to much. But I swallow my pride and called her. She picked up on the second ring. She answered in a frantic voice " Is Becky ok do you know where she is"I answer "no I was hoping you might know""USELESS!!" she screams at me then hangs up. See why I don't like her. I go to the closest hotel to the fire and ask her name to the clerk. She directed me to her room. I called Jess back to tell her where Becky was because I was planning to leave soon for work so I left a message on her voicemail telling her where Becky was. I walk into her room and I realized she was awake but before she said anything I said "Don't talk you might hurt yourself" I tell her worriedly. "I'm a cop now to so whoever did this will be locked up for a long time and you know it". I sit in silence for a few minutes and look at the clock and tell her I have to head to work.

When I arrive I still have a few minutes to spare. I go into my office and The announcer buzzes again for a mandatory meeting in the courtyard. I lumber over to the courtyard and the chief and about 15 other people are their I look around and ask where the others are. The chief says solemnly "Many of us died in that fire." he stops and looks as if he is going to cry. "34 of us went in only 31 came out alive no one unhurt." he chokes on his breath and continues "they were going in for a large, very large drug bust. At least 40 if not 50 stoners hoping for their next fix of psychophilia. A new drug on the market that is supposedly better than anything else out there." he takes in a few more deep breaths and goes on "they had planned on us coming and already had laid out the gas and when we came in they set the place on fire now we need to find out who did all this and put them away now that we have so few of us left we have to put aside some of the smaller crimes like" he sighs and starts up "missing children cases and kidnaps. We will still have 5 people here to watch over things" he starts listing names and I was waiting to hear my name but I didn't. So after I ask him about not calling my name. He said "Is that a problem"."N nn no sir" I stammered "I just thought that since today is only my second day I would be at base" he just smiles at me and calls "Everyone take the rest of your day off and get your bearings we start the investigation tomorrow."