Jenalyn: Crossing Lines (#4) [Complete]

Chapter 80: Evelyn

Thursday, 5:11 P.M. EST

“You did what?!” I gasp at Rob, though quietly, as we both stand off in the distance from the driveway watching the red and blue flashing lights stream the air. An ambulance and police car both showed up shortly after Dane let that skittish doctor leave; We thought it was him who called. Come to find out, it was fucking Rob! “Why would you do that?! Are you stupid?!”

Rob narrows his eyes at me, but he knows he jumped the gun. 

I knew I should have snuck down to let him know Jena’s fever was going down when I had the chance. This fucking idiot, in an idiot mess, resorted to calling the fucking police as an effort to try to "save” Jena…

I hope he didn’t just fucking kill her! 

Dane. Is. Pissed.. 

“Just fucking chill!” Rob hisses after a few moments, visibly trying to keep his cool as he seemingly breaks down into a nervous wreck. “-you said he thinks it was the fucking doctor! So it was the doctor then! We’re good! But we need to get Jen the hell out of here!”

Does he think I don’t know that? I’m the one who actually got to see her in there! As much as I’m trying to stay positive for the sake of keeping my mind together, she did not look good…

“Maybe they’ll want to investigate?” I offer, eyeballing Dane speaking with a fat policeman. “I mean- is Dane even on the ins with the force up here? They’re going to want to-“

Rob let’s out an exasperated sigh, interrupting me. “Ev, you know your brother,” he says, “He’s not on the ins right now, but you know it won’t take much... “

He’s right... that cop is probably just going to get back in his car and drive off like nothing happened. Dane always had a way with words; I bet he’s over there convincing the cop that a call never came in the first place. 

And I bet the cop is going for it, too. That’s just... what Dane does to people. 

We can’t let that happen though- If Jenalyn doesn’t get to a hospital, who knows if she, or the baby will make it! 

Even the thought makes my chest ache. I know Jenalyn and I have had a few rough patches in the past, but I love her. I don’t know where I’d be without her; She’s the big sister I’ve always wanted, but never had. 

“I’m going to go in there...” I blurt, pulling myself from my mind enough to hastily come up with another shoddy idea. “Maybe I can wake her up... help her walk down here or something so they can see she needs medical attention!”

Rob rolls his eyes but knows that unless we want there to be a big scene, and walk up the officer and let him know there’s a dying girl inside? 

It’s probably the only thing we can do… 

“Go. If she doesn’t wake up, or can’t walk or something- what then?” he finally responds after a few moments. “You got to get her down here quick, Ev. We don’t have a lot of time.”

I know. I know, I know, I know!

If she can’t walk... I’ll drag her. I have enough experience doing it to grown men when I’m lucky enough to slip them some roofies to avoid their smelly dicks; I can handle this! 

“I got it, I got it!” I rush to say, starting to scramble off up the driveway without being noticed by Dane. 

Here I go- I’m going to save Jenalyn! I’m going to save Hayden! I’m going to save her baby!

And maybe… if things go just right? Maybe myself one day too, like she promised when this whole Hayden thing started... 

I make it to the front door before Dane's heavy voice comes slamming down on top of me like a boulder that fell from the sky. My heart tightens in my chest. 

“Ev! Come here!” he yells from down the driveway, signaling for me to go meet him down there. 

I want to act like I don’t hear him but I’m frozen in my tracks. This can’t be happening... I was so close! 

“Evelyn, get the fuck down here and escort our officer here to the back room!” Dane yells when I don’t react fast enough. 

The… back room? He only uses the back room for-... No!

I’m not about to have sex with this fucking officer as a means to distract him from Jenalyn! I’m supposed to save her! 

I glance over to Rob, who looks just as defeated as I feel inside knowing that I can’t just decline, and have Dane be okay with it.