Chapter 2 - The Paramedic Discovers The Tampered Medication Box
Paramedic Vance carefully lifted the small, open prescription box resting beside Arthur’s smartphone on the mahogany desk.
He held it up to the library light, noticing that the safety seal had been cleanly sliced with a razor blade.
“This wasn't a natural allergic flare-up; someone swapped his daily antihistamines with a pure allergen capsule,” the paramedic stated.
Little Lily clutched her beige plush bunny tighter, her big blue eyes blinking in confusion and sudden fear.
“Daddy didn't take his normal blue pill... he said the bottle felt different this morning,” Lily whispered quietly.
The second paramedic knelt down beside the brave little girl, offering a reassuring, gentle smile.
“You saved his life tonight, sweetheart; if you hadn't used that EpiPen, he wouldn't have made it,” the medic praised.
Arthur groaned from the Persian rug, his chest rising and falling heavily as color slowly returned to his pale face.
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“Call county dispatch... request an immediate police forensic unit to secure the library perimeter,” Arthur rasped weakly.
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