Betty
I was sitting in the station house conference room, listening to the radio chitchat from the tactical team at the factory. Detective Chen arranged a speaker so I could hear. I shouldn’t have been listening, but I couldn’t help wanting to know.
"Approaching the building now. Visual confirmation of the hostage."
That was Kitty. They could see her. Relief flooded through me.
"Moving in. Multiple entry points."
I held my breath. Seconds passed like hours.
Then I heard it. Gunshots. It was loud and clear, even through the static of the radio.
"Shots fired! Shots fired!"
My heart stopped. More gunshots. Shouting. Chaos.
"Two suspects down! Hostage secure!"
I started breathing again. Kitty was safe. They'd gotten to her.
Then silence. Static for almost a full minute.
"We need an
