Val called to Oneida, running past dispatch on her way out. “No. Becca’s en route.” “Call county. We’ll need help. And maybe Baraboo can spare someone. EMS, too.” “On it.” She felt cooler, calmer than she had any right to, but she knew that was thanks to years of training. Adrenaline made the world around her laser sharp and brittle. Grace’s beautiful face flashed through her mind, but she resisted giving into the accompanying feelings. Sharp. Focus. She grabbed a vest on her way out and ran for her car. She didn’t have lights and sirens, but the school was only blocks away. Pushing the speed limit as much as she dared, she made it in minutes. The one story high school was quiet, no movement, no sound, doors all closed. Becca was already there. Standing at the rear of her black-and-white, trunk open, her body visibly shaking. Val ditched her coat in the car and was out of the vehicle nearly the moment it stopped. Making straight for Becca, she shrugged on the Kevlar.
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