On the edge

One night

My phone rings and I answer it. "AWOOO AW AW AWOOO" he howls. "You're an idiot" I chuckle. "Cute idiot but an idiot" "a cute idiot okay I'll take that" he states. "You doing okay now weird shit how's first day back" I ask.

"I feel great" he states. "Uh no pain got minor discomfort but uh don't you worry I have someone monitoring my bread intake" "good so when we gonna do this again" I ask making some coffee.

"I meant a dare not the tracheotomy" "I don't know I have a run of shifts but I will check the schedule oh are you buckling out" he adds. "For what" "full moon" i groan. "Lemme guess Lee thinks she'd a werewolf" "yes" I state.

"I don't buy into that full moon bullshit" "buy into it no no no it-it I'd science you know every full moon the freaks come out crime increases emergency rooms are packed animals and kids go nuts" I shrug. "She did start barking at me but once I gave her some sprite and McDonald's she calmed down" I state.

"But in my experience anyone who gonna be an dumbass during a full moon will be a dumbass any other time there's nothing scientific about crime or accidents or supernatural bullshit during the full moon" "Emmy I just pulled a kid out of one of those stuffed animal arcade games" I chuckle.

"Seriously that's the second time this year and there wasn't a full moon" I state.

"But you don't know that" "I do know that how many full moons have you worked" I ask challenging him. "Um one" "wooow you definitely know what you're talking about" i state.

"Okay bye Buck" "no wait no no hold on look I'm telling you all right freaks come out now you call me when the nights over okay AWOOOO AW AW AWOOO" I laugh. "Bye Buck buh bye" I hang up.

It's been such a boring night I wanna spice things up.

The phone rings I answer. "911 what's your emergency" "there's a man hes trying to break in he's trying to break down the door" she says panicking. "What's you're address" I ask her.

"837 Harper" "what's your name Kathy" I hear glass shatter.

"Kathy where are you" I ask. "I-I-I locked the front door and I'm- and I'm upstairs in the bedroom" she replies. "I'd there anyone else with you" "no nobody" I hear a thud.

"He- he's in the house he- he broke through the door" "Kathy" sge pants heavily.

"Are you still there" "uh huh" he answers.

"Stay on the phone lock the bedroom door if you can" "he's at the door he's at the door" she says freaking. "Hes here he's here" I try to talk to her.

"Why are you here why are you here" i hear thuds and stabbing. She's screaming oh my god us she-

It hangs up. I cover my mouth. "Oh god"

I sit in the break room. "How you holding up" "I'm pissed I can't shake it off i keep hearing her screams in my head" I put my face in my hands.

"I can cover you" she states.

"No Im good not gonna leave you...on the full moon" I add ridiculously.

"There's a detective here he wants to hear the call Em" "what kind" I ask. "Homicide" oh god.

"This is Embry Johnson she took the call" "detective marks" he shakes my hand. "You wanted the tap" I ask.

"Yeah I've read the fast transcript but the reading isn't the same as hearing" "right this way" I lead him to my station.

He listens. "We'll thank you Miss Johnson" "anytime" I state. "What exactly we're you listening for" "well things sometimes get missed in the transcripts I was hoping" he starts.