I didn't give you my consent | Station 19

23- Back at the station

A new chapter is finally here!

I'm really sorry that there hasn't been anything for a long time, but due to a lot of things that happened in my family life, I had to take a break and build myself up again mentally.

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TW: Nothing explicit except:
mental stress, mentioning rape/ self-harm...
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As the station wasn't too far away, the ride was relatively smooth. Miranda made a few turns and had to stop at two red lights. At the second red light, she spoke to Carina:

"Can you see if my mobile phone is on?

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"Sure."

Carina took Miranda's handbag from the back seat to her lap and took out her mobile phone. She pressed the power button and the screen lit up. She didn't want to read what was on the phone, but her eyes fell on a short message from Ben:

11:08 Benjamin: Hey, is everything okay with you and Carina? Maya said that Carina asked you to meet her and after a phone call with Carina, Maya seemed very tense and worried... Love you

Carina felt a lump in her throat and swallowed, she didn't want anyone to worry about her. She could handle it, right now it was Mila they had to worry about.

"Your phone is on, so if the call comes, we'll hear it"

Mirand grinned gratefully:

"Okay, thanks, you can just put it back in my purse, we'll be there in a minute anyway"

They turned into the street of the fire station and finally pulled into the parking lot to park.

Miranda turned back to Carina before pulling out the ignition:

"We shouldn't tell the others anything else about the police and the DNA test for now. We should protect Mila from further stress... And once the others know about it, the talking would probably continue."

Carina was of the same opinion and nodded in agreement.
Miranda and Carina got out of the car and walked across the parking lot towards the building.

Carina felt her heart beat a little faster. She wasn't sure how Maya would react after she had been caught off guard on the phone earlier. All she could do was wish that Maya was not worried. At the same time, she hoped that Mila had slept enough and would be cooperative when she woke up. After all, they still had to sort out who she would be staying with and who she was going to take her things from her apartment with her.

Miranda pushed open the heavy station door and told her to go in first. She felt a little tense too.

Yesterday she had almost rushed over to help Mila with the rape kit. Now it was almost 12 o'clock and Mila would wake up soon, after she had allegedly hurt herself this morning, had a panic attack and had been given sleeping pills.

Carina nodded silently and went in ahead of her with a quiet thank you. Sullivan and Hughes were sitting at the reception desk, both concentrating on looking through a pile of files together. The moment the door closed behind the two women, Sullivan and Vic looked up.