The rookie (reader x rookie characters)

chapter 4-

Today is my first day back at the station after getting shot. Well- not back out on the streets but helping the detectives read files and find information regarding cases.

Tim managed to talk Grey into giving me a desk job, much to Greys disgust. He wanted me to stay at home until I was fully ready to be back at work but that's not me.

I walk into the station, holding onto Tim for support as I still can't fully walk by myself as everyone stands around clapping. I look at them and smile.
"Thank you everyone-" I say as the clapping dies down and everyone heads to the briefing room. I limp in there and sit at the back.

Grey heads up to the front and says "okay everyone settle down settle down" As everyone sits down "welcome back Officer Smith- even though you're not out on the street you're playing a massive part in the station"

I look at him and salute.

He nods at me and looks back to everyone else "so- today... there was a break in last night at this address on the board" He points to the board as he talks "I need some people to go down there and check it out... other than that just do your normal. Stay safe out there" He finishes.

Everyone starts to stand up and heading out to their shops or their desks. I wait until everyone has left the room before getting up and limping over to Grey.

"Welcome back Ava" Grey compliments.

"Thank you sir- ready to help with whatever needs doing" I say while nodding slightly. 

"Well- we have a few cases that the detectives need help with, or you can work front desk, whatever is better for you" Grey replies.

I look to the side and think for a second. I've always wanted to be a detective and help with cases but right now would that be too much for me? 

Do I need to take it easy, I mean I don't want to end up back in the hospital from over working myself? 

I look back to Grey "Ill help the detectives, thank you so much for letting me" I answer. 

He nods, and tells me to follow him, showing me my desk I sit down and sigh. Grey wishes me luck and walks to his office. 

A detective walks over to me and puts some case files in front of me on the desk and starts talking "Read through those and try and find out as much information as possible, call some places up if need be, if we need to go out anywhere let me know and ill go"

I nod along and watch as the detective walks away, leaving me with about 5 case files in front of me. I sigh and pick the first one up, opening it and scanning the information inside. A missing girl, 9 years old, been missing from her home for about a week, no sign of her since. 

There's one thing that doesn't seem right to me about this. One thing sticks out. The girl was playing in her living room when her mother heard a scream, she ran in there to find her daughter gone, but the thing that doesn't make sense is that her mother was in the kitchen and the only other person in the house was the husband and the husbands friend. 

I look at the post it note on the file and see the mothers number so I pick up the phone and dial the number.

"Hello?" I hear after a few rings. 

"Hi ma'am, I'm officer Smith, are you katies mum?" I question. 

"Yes, yes I am- have you found her?!" I hear. 

"Not yet ma'am, I just have a few questions for you and your husband if you wouldn't mind coming to the station?" 

"Of course, I can be there in 20 minutes?" She replies

"Fabulous, see you then" I say as I hang up the phone. 

I stand up carefully and walk to Greys office, knocking on the door. I hear a faint 'come in' before I open the door and go inside, sitting on one of the chairs in front of his desk. 

"Everything ok Ava?" He questions 

"Yes- I just wanted to let you know that I have contacted the mother of Katie Winslow to ask her and her husband to come in so I can ask them a few questions. Could you let me know when they arrive, I need to go take my meds.." I explain. 

"Of course I can, thank you for letting me know." Grey states, nodding at me. 

I thank him and stand up, walking to the locker room where I grab my meds, then I head into the break room to sit down and take them. 

As I'm sat there Grey comes in all rushed.

"Sargent? What's wrong?" I question.

"Katies mother is on the phone, says she needs to speak to you urgently." 

"Oh uh- okay" I reply, getting up and walking to my phone on my desk. 

I pick it up "Officer Smith" I say 

"Officer- my- my husband-" The mother blurts out

"What? What about your husband" 

"I just found him.. he's dead." 

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