I guess Elvis had been telling the truth about having been a police officer, because he took charge like he really did know what he was doing. He told Brandon to keep the mother and child here, safe, while he and the dog looked around. “This dog is incredible,” he said, shaking his head. “Who would guess. I think he’s been trained as a rescue dog. And since I worked in a K-9 unit for a while, he and I can do a lot of good right here.” He turned to me. “Kid, you can come with me or you can stay here and direct people over to our car. There are bottles of water in it, behind the booze…er, liquor cabinet.”
For the first time in my life, I used the word sir deliberately, and sincerely. “Sir,” I said, “I want to go with you.”
“You might see dead people,” he said, looking right at me.
I didn’
