Chapter 36The red Fire Department ladder truck was just leaving the Arboretum, its polished shine gleaming in the headlights of the ambulance and police cars as it pulled away. The paramedics waited with trauma kits to check her over.
Sara felt a little embarrassed. “How did you get all of them to come up here, not knowing where I was?
Officer Makamai shrugged. “I'm a cop.”
“I could have been anywhere.”
He smiled as if to tease. “Birdie insisted.”
That was yet another reason to love her know-it-all neighbor. “The ambulance isn't necessary though. I'm okay.”
Officer Makamai strained to see her through the dim light as they exited the trail and entered the clearing. “I'm not taking any chances of you going home and forgetting how serious your injuries are.”
Sara nodded. “I know you're
