lyndsay Edwards the daughter of San Diego police officer Michael Edwards and Bakery owner Sherri Edwards.
lyndsay is very protected, sometimes overly protected. Her parents are very strict, school is most important.
Her brother is deployed in the A...
"Keep them safe, day and night, give him courage, strength, and might."
I grabbed my final bag from my cabin bed and hugged my three girls goodbye.
"I'm sorry I couldn't stay the whole week! But when you guys get back, tell Jessica with the teens group that you wanna hang out with me and I'll take you guys out to breakfast after church. " I replied.
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I placed my two bags in the van and got into the seat second row in next to hailee another counselor.
The ride home was pretty silent.
We got closer to home and my phone caught service and I got an alert saying there was a possible active shooter near my neighborhood.
Things like this scared a lot of people, but those people don't have a father that's a cop.
Once we got to the church, I realized I didn't have a ride home, but I couldn't walk at least not for a while.
My mom was out of town to buy baking equipment with my aunt and isn't gonna be back till tommorrow.
I called my dad considering he wasn't out there with the other guys.
"Luitenit Michael Edwards phone, this is officer Ryan Hales speaking."
"Hi, this is Lynn, Michaels daughter where is he?" I asked.
"He left his phone here, he's working with the other guys trying to catch the potential shooter, are you safe?"
"Yeah, I just got back from church camp, but I don't have a ride home. " I replied
"I can stop and get you real quick, I'll have another officer look after my stuff."
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"Yes, I'm sure your dad wouldn't be too happy knowing I left you there with what's going on. I'll be there in five." He replied.
"Thank you so much." I hung up.
I walked back into the church, and waited for officer hales, it was already sundown.
I looked at the police scanner and the shooter was still not found but an route near my house.
Obviously we weren't going to be able to back to the house with the neighborhood on lockdown.
I looked out the window and seen a black jeep pull up.
I knew it had to Ryan considering he's complitemtned my jeep.
I got up and walked over and he hopped out, he was still in uniform.
"Nice jeep." I replied.
"Thanks."
We drove down the street I assumed he was taking me to the station or the bakery.
His cell phone rang, it was a flip phone because it was just a work phone.
"Officer Hales."
"Yes of course."
"I'll be there asap."
He took a deep breath
"What happened?" I asked
"An officer has a bullet wound." He replied
"What officer?!!" I basically screamed.
"Was it my dad?!" I screamed again
"They didn't tell me a name, I'm bringing you to the station stay with Emily, she's there I'll get the information and I'll help you." He replied.
I started to cry, it wasn't promised that it was my dad, but something didn't feel right either.
Ryan rushed to the station and we both got out I ran directly to the back following Ryan and went straight the the conference room where Emily was.
"Did you hear?" She asked getting off of the couch.
I nodded d and hugged her, we were both crying..
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Neither of us new if it was one of our fathers.
Neither of us could get home, and neither of us had a place to stay.
"They don't know who it is!" Some one said runningby the door
Emily and I both sat down
"Lynn?" I looked up and seen Ryan.
He kneeled down to my height.
"It was your father." He replied
My eyes welled up with tears.
"Is he okay? Where was he shot?" I asked
"It was his leg, he fine he's responding, he's still speaking and he hasn't lost a lot if blood, he headed into surgery right now." He rpelie d and I just started balling uncontrolled.
Emily's hand rubbed my back.
While Ryan held my knee and rubbed his thumb against it.
"Can you bring me to the hospital?"
"Its very mad up there right now, the shooter caused a car accident and multiple people are up there. Officer paul called your mom, she's headed there now, your father asked me to get you somewhere safe, your street is still on lockdown, I'm gonna getting you to my house." He replied.
"Emily!" Emily's dad said running into the room. Hugging her.
"Edwards, I'm so sorry. I just seen your dad I brought Him to the hospital with the medics, the medics said he's gonna be fine, you can stop by after his surgery and after it's no so crazy." He replied.
I was obviously still crying.
"Come on." Ryan reokief and I got up and followed Ryan back to his jeep.
It was pitch black out already
We started walking to his jeep.
When I fell to my knees.
I know they said he was fine, but nothing's for sure till they see how much blood he lost, till they see if the bullet hit anything important.
Ryan knelt down again and hugged me.
"Its gonna be okay, lynn."
"I know it hurts, I'm here. The second they say you can see him, is the second I take you to see him. I promise." He replied
I took my hands off of my eues and cried into his shoulder.
"Come on before we get hit." He replied helped me up.
