Officer

Saving Eric

Friday, June 18th, 2021, 8am (LA)

Seven men all dressed in LAPD uniform rush into the hospital. "Where is Abigail Garcia" Martinez shouts. Two doctors run down the hall. "Captain Martinez, Abigail Garcia is down the hall to the left. Her two brothers are both placed in the front."
"I don't care." Martinez says. Detective Parker signals the rest of the men to follow him. Walking down the corridor the two brothers' smirk and pull out two guns.

Friday, June 18th, 2021, 8:40 am (LA)

Walking towards the house made Amelia feel weird. She has gone into hostage or kidnapping situations multiple times. Why now is she feeling so scared.
Carefully she walks past the window.

Inside she notices Eric. Lying motionless on the ground. Something inside her erupts. Before anybody checks the house out, she makes the sign to go in. Many men go in all shouting "LAPD."

Quickly she rushes over to Eric. There she notices a smashed phone to the side of him swimming in a pool of his blood. "Officer Darling." She cries turning him onto his side to check the damage.
A clean, deep cut across his back. "Eric come on." She repeats trying to wake him up. Putting her ear close to his mouth she hears his weak breathing. "My dear I hear you." Three paramedics rush in lifting him onto a stretcher.

Amelia overhears many officers say clear. "We got her." A voice says over the radio. "I got him." She says back walking after the stretcher.

Friday, June 18th, 2021, 11am (LA)

"Amelia?" That voice wakes her from her sleep. She opens her eyes and notices Eric sitting up staring at her. "Thank god you are awake." Amelia rushes over and swings her arms around him. "Ow." He says pulling away. "Your back?" He nods.
"Officer Mills. Thank God it isn't you this time." Her doctor says walking into the room. "Yeah, well it is me." Eric laughs. His hands squeezing hers.

"Officers discovered a blade on the second floor covered in your blood. Seems you called for help. A guard heard and stabbed you." Hearing these words come out of the doctors' mouth made Amelia feel guilty. "This is my fault." Amelia mumbles.

Eric looks up at her. "It is not your fault." He says grabbing her other hand. "How the hell is it your fault." He repeats.
"I married him, I rang you before I was kidnapped, I got blown up, I left you in the apartment." At this point Amelia is in a full-blown overthinking session. "Are you seriously blaming yourself for being kidnapped and blown up?" He laughs
"It is not your fault Officer Mills." The doctor adds. "We have had multiple domestic related situations. Some very close to this case." These words helped her. Hearing that other people have gone through what they have, made her feel like she isn't alone.

"We want to keep you in for a few days Eric. We want the wound to partially heal before you go home." The doctor says before closing the room. Leaving the two alone.

"I was so scared." Ameila stares at him. "I saw you on that floor and thought the worst." Her tears fall onto his bed. "Wow." He speaks. That word made her look at him. "Wow?" She asks,

"This bed is so comfortable." He smiles. "I am literally having a meltdown over you right now." She says annoyed. "And I am telling you right now, we need this mattress in my room." Eric says moving over. "Get in."

She smirks gently getting in and lying next to him. "You are barely in your bed; How come you get the mattress?" Amelia asks. "Hey, I am the one with the slash wound." She lays her head on his chest. Hearing his heartbeat slows everything down.

Friday, June 18th, 2021, 6pm (LA)

"Officer Mills?"  The captain notices Amelia in uniform sitting at a desk. "I am sorry Ma'am; I know you said I could have the day but Officer Darl..."  Her captain places her hand on Amelia shoulder.
"You want a distraction?" She asks her officer. "Do you have any mild cases?" Amelia smiles. "I have an undercover one." She has not been given the chance to do any undercover cases. "Get me everything you have on a Miss Elizabeth Taylor." Captain Martinez says. "Ma'am no offence but I... I mean my UC back in January was Elizabeth." Her captains smirk turns into a smile. "I read Officer Darling's report." She says walking away.
Finally, she can become her UC again. Many thoughts race through her head. Why? When? Who? Is it another gang? Is it a drug cartel?

An email pops up on her screen. 'Detective Parker'

'Hello Officer Mills,

Captain Martienz has asked me to go undercover with you. We are going to try and uncover the Imagin Dragon cartel. Last we heard two people were murdered here then another in New York.

I need the help of School teacher Elizabeth Taylor. We have a lead that one of the main people in this gang's little girl is apart of a certain Preschool.

That is where you come in. Miss Taylor will become very close towards Steve Garcia.'

Amelia lifts her head from the computer. "Garcia?" She whispers to herself. Quickly she ruffles through the pile of files on her table until she finds a folder called Abigail Garcia. Flicking through the pages she notices a 'BROTHER' section.

She quickly stands up and walks into the other room where Detective Parker is sat. "Steve Garcia is related to Abigail?" She asks. "He is the man who we think stabbed Eric." The words sends shivers down her spine. "Tell me when and where, I will be there"