The next evening Michael arrived at work to find that Angel had called out. He felt a panic begin to rise in the back of his mind. Why? The word kept repeating itself as he made his way down the hallway past the Sergeant’s office.
“Hey, Carmac, come here a minute.”
Michael was tempted to ignore the voice, but when he heard his Sergeant call him again, he stopped and turned around.
Sergeant Kinter dismissed a rookie officer he had been talking to, more likely bawling him out. Michael could tell by the kid’s face that he had probably just been reamed. “You wanna tell me why Angel ain’t here? You and that joker have been asking for hours, I give you both an extra shift and he calls out!”
Michael could hear the angry frustration in Kinter’s voice. He swallowed hard. Why had Angel not shown
