Chapter 3 - SIRENS ON THE PAVEMENT
The wailing shriek of approaching police sirens cut through the mid-morning air, echoing off the towering glass office buildings.
Two marked Chicago police cruisers swerved onto the lawn, their red and blue emergency lights flashing violently against the brick facade.
Officer Miller leaped out of the driver's seat, his hand resting instinctively on his holster as he scanned the chaotic scene.
"Hold it right there! Nobody moves!" Miller shouted, drawing his weapon as he sprinted toward the struggling security guard and Evelyn.
Evelyn immediately stopped thrashing, smoothing down her bright red fitted dress with chilling, calculated composure.
"You're making a massive mistake, officer," Evelyn purred, flashing a sickeningly sweet smile as the cuffs clicked onto her wrists. "I was just stopping a reckless driver."
Noah scrambled away from Evelyn, clutching the black smartphone against his chest like a fragile shield.
"She hit my mom! She drove her SUV right into her on purpose!" Noah cried out, pointing a trembling finger at the handcuffed woman.
Officer Miller glanced down at Vanessa, who lay pale and barely conscious on the blood-stained grass.
"Get an ambulance here now! Priority one!" Miller barked into his shoulder radio, kneeling down beside the injured pregnant woman.
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Vanessa's eyes fluttered open for a brief second, her dry lips parting to whisper one heartbreaking name.
"David..." she gasped weakly, before losing consciousness once more as darkness pulled her under.
