Murder on the Mainline: another Mike Claymore Mystery Chapter 14 - Sex Stories

Murder on the Mainline: another Mike Claymore Mystery Chapter 14

... After that he will return to his home in Abbotsford. If they need more from him he'll be available whenever they ask. "Right. We have lots of work to do here for a while. We know where to find you. That's the main thing. You want to contact Lindross on this or shall we?" "He'll have a lot of questions, so maybe you better talk to him first. I'm sure he'll call me later." Mike follows the ambulance through Surrey and across the bridge into New Westminster. He parks near the Emergency door at the hospital and rushes inside. There is a flurry of activity around the stretcher being wheeled towards the rear of the room towards waiting open doors. Mike catches up and learns she is being taken to the operating room immediately. On the way a nurse checks the IV that the medics have attached to her enroute and shoots a needle of something into the IV bottle. He asks of one, "What will they do?" "First, try for a stronger pulse then repair that gash in her head. After that X-rays and scans. But first she must be stabilized." "Will she be conscious?" "She's better unconscious at this time. She's suffering from a lot of trauma; likely a concussion and fractured collarbone. It also looks like it happened a few hours ago, I'd say about ten or more. She's in shock. We may not be able to save her." Mike follows along to the operating room and turns back to a nearby chair in the hall. He sits and feels weak. He knows what it is. Aftershock, he calls it. The draining of adrenaline from his ...

... system after he's been on overload for a period of time. He patiently wait’s it out, breathing deep and trying to relax. After about four of five minutes he feels some strength returning to his legs and tries to stand. He feels a bit woozy, but otherwise, functional. He walks back down to reception. One of the officers who were at Marie's is at the counter with another officer he has not seen before. He walks toward them. The one he knows hails him, "How is she? Is she going to make it?" "No one knows yet. They just took her into the OR. They said she would likely remain unconscious for a while. I'm debating whether to wait it out or head home. I'll probably stay around for a while. Is someone still at the house?" "Yeah, we'll have someone there until Robert Hanson is picked up. Just on the chance he might come home before we catch him. There's an investigation team there now, trying to put together exactly what happened." "I'd like to be the one to catch him." Mike has that steely look in his eyes. The officer just nods. Mike goes through to Emergency and asks the girl at the desk to let him know if Marie recovers consciousness. He finds a comfortable chair and relaxes in it. He dozes off. Mike comes awake when he hears his name. An attendant is peering down at him. Mike starts up in the chair. The attendant speaks, "Mr. Claymore? Are you Mr. Claymore?" Mike nods. "Ms. Mathers is asking for you." Mike sits up straight in the chair and says, "She's asking for me? Where is she? ...