Painful

From winning to losing

"Emma! Look out!" I heard a familiar voice shouting, but I didn't turn around. Instead I ducked behind a big rock. I heard many shots and turned around to shoot. 'Bang' one down. My partner was hiding behind a tree and he shot another one. We were on a mission everything went according the plan, the enemy was losing. We just had to distract them so that the others could steal an important file back. "Emma cover me!" I did what my partner said and shot another one down. My partner ran towards me and I saw the last person we had to kill, but he was fast and a bullet escaped his gun. I immediately shot at him, headshot. I heard something fall and looked around. I saw my partner lifeless on the ground. I knew he was dead, but his eyes were still open "no!". I fell on my knees, holding his head in my hands "don't you dare leave me Ryan Jones! Please.. I love you.." I cried.

I gasped and looked up, tears were in my eyes. 'It was just a nightmare' I kept saying to myself, but it felt so real. I decided to write the name one my hand palm tough, 'Ryan Jones'. I got ready for work, got in my car and drove to Rosie's bakery.

"Hi Emma!" Alex approached me and gave me a hug. "Hey" "how is your partner?" She asked winking and I sighed. "Let it go! Alright he's handsome, but I don't like him in that way!" "Everyone knows that denying is the first sign" Alex said childish. I sighed "I'm just teasing you. Coffee?" She said and I nodded. She made my macchiato and I waved her goodbye.

When I arrived at the police station I immediately went to my desk. The whole ride to here the name Ryan Jones was haunting me in my thoughts. I decided to search the name on the computer. I saw many links, but nothing was linked to the guy I had in mind. That's why I decided to look at the pictures. I scrolled and scrolled. Till I saw a guy I recognized. He was wearing a uniform from the army. I gasped, I remembered him, I worked with him in the army. Memories of us flashed by. I was in love with this guy and now he was dead because I didn't cover him up enough. I stared at the picture and lowered my head in disappointment. "Are you ok?" as fast as I heard Nate's voice I turned the computer down. Wait, why did I do that? Now he thinks I'm hiding something. I turned around to face him "I'm fine" "if I learned one thing from girls it's that when they say 'I'm fine' it means they aren't". I sighed "there's really nothing going on" "and I really think you're lying" he said imitating me. "I'll be right back. I've to ask something to the chief" I said, avoiding his questions. I stood up, but he hold my arm "you can talk to me" he said serious. I gave him a small smile and walked away.

I've lost so many people I worked with. What if the same will happen with the people I'm working with now? I was scared and decided to visit Jason. 'Knock, knock' Jason looked up from his paperwork. "Hey Emma, what's up" he asked. I shut the door behind me and sat down on his couch. "Do the names Amy, Adam, Dylan, Josh and Ryan ring a bell" Jason sighed and looked at me with compassion. "And Lucy and Jacob" "what?" "You lost them too". I swallowed "I don't remember them yet". Jason stood up and sat down on the edge of his desk. "Look Emma I've told you, you've been trough hell. And maybe it would've been better if you didn't remember, but you're the luckiest person I know. You've survived multiple battle fields and still are able to do whatever you want. Please, try to stay positive in this hell you're living in, that's the only way you'll survive the rest of your life". I couldn't talk for a brief moment "b-but what if I loose more people or you?". "I'm not going anywhere pumpkin and you won't lose anyone else. Now get your ass up and go to work". "Thank you" I did as he said and went back to Nate, but I still didn't feel happy.

"I think I have a clue" he said looking at his computer screen. I grabbed my chair and shove it to his desk. "You remember the clothes right?" I nodded. "They were used to expose the betrayers 500 years ago" "maybe it had to do anything with money. I think we have to check his bank account" I said.

We went over to Luke and he helped us with the bank account. "This is strange" Luke said focused on the computer. "What?" Nate and I looked at the screen and we saw many numbers. "Two weeks ago this guy had owned almost 1.5 million dollars, but with his job that's impossible" "can you find out from which bank account it came?" I asked curious. He nodded and started to write something down on a notebook. "Arlo Jet is his name and this is his address" "good job" Nate punched him and took the note. "Ouch!" "Sorry!"

We got in the car and drove to the address Luke gave us. "Nice" Nate said looking to the house in front of us. "Pff, it absolutely is" we got out of the car and walked towards the house. I knocked on the door and a boy opened it. Nate and I looked at each other. "Is Arlo Jet home?" I decided to ask and both Nate and I showed our batches. The boy looked behind him and looked back at us with a nervous look on his face, "eh no. He just left". Nate sighed deep "I'm sure he did". He grabbed his gun and pointed to the backyard. I followed his sign and grabbed my gun too. Nate shove the boy away while I turned to the back. With my gun pointed upwards I looked around the corner, when I saw no one I began to walk again. As I walked the door swung open and a man tried to escape. I ran after him and Nate ran behind me. Right when he wanted to climb over the fence I threw him on the ground. "It's not what it looks like!" He yelled "we'll see". Nate brought him to the car and I went inside the house to talk to the boy.

I walked past some rooms and saw him sitting on the bed. "Why are you taking him?" He asked sad. "Is he your father?" I asked gently and the boy nodded. "Where's your mother?" "Working" he replied. "Can you call her and ask to come home?" He nodded and grabbed a phone. "Mom the police took dad can you come home, please" when he hang up I looked curiously at him "she said she'll be here in ten minutes" I nodded. "Can you stay alone for ten minutes?" I asked and he nodded brave. I stood up and walked back to the car shutting the door behind me. "And?" Nate asked "his mother will be here in ten minutes". We drove back to the police station and dropped the prisoner in a cell.

After Nate and I got our files together we went to the interrogation room. I stood behind the one sided window and Nate went into the room. Nate just sat down on the chair across the suspect and stared at him. It was silent and Nate stared at the man, but then he started to talk. "You know, innocent people always start with asking why they're here" the man avoided Nate's eyes. Nate opened the file and took out the pictures of the victim, but the man still avoided it. Nate jumped up and smashed his hand on the table. I could see the man shivering. "Look at the pictures!" Nate yelled. The man hesitated, but slowly looked at the pictures. "Why did you do it?" Nate asked calmly, the man shook his head. "Look mate.." Nate sighed loud "the faster you confess, the faster you can go back to your son and wife". The suspect began to inhale faster "you want it the hard way, alright". Nate walked to the door and opened it "w-w-wait! I c-confess!". I sighed in relief and took a sip from my smoothie. We had our killer and the proof. When Nate was done he came to me. "Damn I hate to play bad cop, I mean who sais mate to a murderer?" "It doesn't suit you as well" I laughed and we walked away.

After all this Luke, Mia, Nate and I decided to celebrate at my house. When we arrived we directly went to the garden. Mia helped me get some glasses of wine and we all sat around the pool. "Damn we are a good team! I mean we always were, but now we are even better because Emma joined us!" Mia yelled. "On us" I said while raising my glass. Nate raised his glass too "on us" and Mia and Luke followed. We laughed a bit and Mia was getting just a little drunk (if you know what I mean). "I think I should take her home" Luke said, I nodded and helped him get her to his car. He grabbed their stuff and drove off.

I went inside again with Nate, but when we entered the garden the doorbell rang. I walked over to the door. "Did you forge.." "Emma parks?" A man stood at my front door wearing a suit. "Yes, that's me" he saluted me and I immediately stood straight up with my hand to my head to salute him back, as a soldier. He gave me a paper, "we expect you back at the base in 7 days". I couldn't believe what I heard "wait what?! I can't, I just got my life on the road again. I have a job and my friends and family!". "Sorry ma'am, but duty calls" I sighed deep "yes sir". I shut the door and turned around with tears in my eyes. I saw Nate standing there with tears in his eyes too. "I don't want to go back" I said with tears rolling down my cheeks. Nate grabbed me firmly and gave me a tight hug I didn't want to let go of.

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