Nadia Siddiqui - Preyed Upon
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“Driving will be treacherous,” he warned.
“I'll be okay,” Tori stated as she opened the driver’s side door. “I . . .” Tori turned and
looked into a caring face that was honest and tough. “What you said in your office—”
“I was trying to talk you out of being a cop,” Captain Wills assured Tori. “I spoke a
lot of truth, but I also might have added some unneeded drama.” Captain Wills reached
out and patted Tori's shoulder. “Being a cop isn't a luxury job, Cadet Whitfield. You're
going to get stepped on and knocked down more times than you can count, but if you hang
tough, maybe you'll make it.”
“In a man's world?” Tori dared to ask.
Captain Wills moved his hand from Tori's shoulder. “In a cop’s world,” he replied,
offered a supportive smile, and walked away. Tori stood still for a moment, allowing the
snow to cover her hair and coat, thinking. I'll come back and become a cop. I'll fight the
system and make people hate me . . . get stepped on and knocked down . . . but in the end
maybe I'll end up saving a life somehow . . . for my sister, since I failed to save her life.
Tori felt fresh tears roll from her exhausted eyes. She wiped at the tears with a gloved
hand, crawled into the driver's seat, and carefully got her SUV moving. Are you really
going to become a cop? “Those are the words Andrea asked me,” Tori whispered, driving
away from the police academy. “Yes, Andrea,” she whispered again, “I'm going to become
a cop. I'm not going to save the world, but I'm going to try to save at least one life . . . and
maybe save my life, too.”
“There she goes,” Detective Lory told Captain Wills, watching Tori drive away. “Think
she'll come back?”
“I'm sure she will,” Captain Wills nodded. “Tori Whitfield is a fighter. She's a broken
woman now, but sometimes the most broken person makes the best cop.”
“I guess you're right,” Detective Lory agreed and then walked back into the police
academy with Captain Wills as Tori drove away into the snow. That's just the way life
was—broken and battered.
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