by Angus McLean
She got to the car and started to unlock it, then felt for the magazine in her bag. Nothing.
Damn it. She would have to go back and get it. She locked the door again and started to head back towards the medical centre, craning her head back to drain the last of the coffee from the paper cup.
As the froth hit her tongue her ears picked up the sound of a car, but too late. The Pajero backing out of the spot beside her clipped her on the side and knocked her flat, the Starbucks cup flying and froth spraying up her arm.
Bahar hit the ground on her side, her head cracked into the asphalt and everything went black.
When she came to a young police officer was leaning over her. She was lying on a gurney with straps across her chest and legs. She could feel nothing but pain everywhere, and her vision swam as she tried to focus.
‘Ma’am? Ma’am? Can you hear me?’
The young cop looked very concerned and childlike, and she almost smiled, but all she could manage was a tired hmmmm.
‘Ma’am, what’s your name? Where do you live?’
‘Tat....Tatjana,’ she murmured painfully. ‘Tatjana Durakovic.’
The cop frowned as he tried to spell that into his notebook.
‘Where do you live, ahhh....ma’am?’
‘We need to go mate,’ another male voice interrupted in the background, and Bahar felt herself being lifted and moving backwards. ‘You can speak to her at the hospital.’
Bahar let her breath out and relaxed. Her head really hurt...
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About the Author
Angus McLean is a South Auckland Police officer.
His experience as a cop and a private investigator gives his writing a touch of realism. He believes reading should be escapist entertainment and is inspired by the TV shows he watched as a youngster.
His real identity remains a secret.
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