Dawn looked up at the teacher hanging off the gate.
She was as strong and fit now as she ever had been in her career, but even she knew her limitations, and this was definitely something out of her league.
All the same, as the only police officer on the scene, she felt as if she should be doing something other than just looking on.
She pulled out her phone.
Amina saw what she was doing and put her hand on Dawn’s arm. “What are you going to do?” she asked, staring into Dawn’s eyes.
“I’m calling dispatch for back-up. Whatever that thing is over there, we aren’t going to be able to take it down alone.”
“Please don’t,” Amina pleaded. “They cannot help, and it will only make things worse.”
Dawn starred at her. “So what do you suggest?”
Amina squeezed her arm. “If I can get inside, I thi
