A police car! It had been stopped on the side of the road several yards ahead, but now it started to pull away. Oh, God, no. She raced to the roadside and began to wave her arms, but the rain was so heavy, and maybe the driver just wasn’t checking his rearview mirror, because he started driving forward. She dashed onto the narrow road and ran after him, but water was flooding from the paved surface with the onslaught of rain from the heavens, and her foot slipped on the slick surface, sending her tumbling to the ground. At the same time, the car did a U-turn, and headed in her direction. Oh, God, if the driver didn’t see her … She tried to scramble to her feet as the headlights approached, then sucked in a breath. But the car stopped. A tall officer in a slick raincoat stepped toward her. “Are you all right, ma’am?” he asked, staring down at her with concern in his dark eyes. “No, officer. I’m not.” Tears welled in her eyes. “It’s all right, ma’am,” the officer said to Laurie as he held out his hand to her.
