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at the wheel. You driving yourself is not an option.”
    “Yeah, okay.”
    “The detectives will question you again at the hospital once we get you patched up.” I went to f ollow the officer out of the den.
    “No, no, no!” Little Kelly yelled out and drew all of our attention to her. Nicole sat her daughter down on her feet. “Mr. Lukas, I’m coming to the hospital with you.”
    I was speechless or maybe just a little too l ight headed to respond. Kelly ran up to me and grabbed my hand. That’s when teary-eyed Nicole disappeared and Miss Nevels the devil reappeared. Her eyes were burning me like hot coals.
    “I remember you Lukas. What were you doing here?”
    Shit! I can’t really explain. “I was ah--” Her strict authoritarian tone had me flustered.
    “The police said you fought off some guy that was trying to break in. Why were you here?”
    “Mom, I called him when I saw the man trying to get inside the house.”
    “You called him?”
    “Yeah he works close by. I knew he would come if I called. He got here before the police.”
    I hadn’t figured out what I was going to say so I was listening. Then finally some words came to me.
    “I called the police on three way as soon as Kelly called me. I jumped in my truck and rushed over here. The back door was open. I came in and saw the guy. I fought with him and he pulled a knife out and stabbed me in the shoulder.” I looked down at my bloody shoulder. It was like I needed proof to show Miss Nevels that I was telling the truth. Her glare was intimidating.
    “Sir, we really need to get you to the hospital.” The officer said. “Mam, a detective will talk to you and fill you in on all the details. We have officers out canvassing the neighborhood looking for this guy. We have a pretty good description.
    “Mom, I want to go the hospital with Mr. Lukas.”
    “Mam , you can meet Mr. Hamilton at Good Samaritan. That’s where the ambulance is taking him.”
    Nicole didn’t say a word to me or the officer. She just looked a little relieved, pissed and shocked.
    “Mom, let’s go.” Kelly released my hand to grab her mother’s.
    Shit. I winced. That’s when I felt the sharp pain. If the intruder hit an artery I could just bleed to death. That wouldn’t be so bad would it? Shit! Kelly may be hurt if I die. I’m her friend. I think she ’s a little attached to me in some weird way.
    “Mam, it’s not a problem. The detectives can fill you in at the hospital. They still want to question Mr. Hamilton and your daughter.”
    The pain was taking a toll on me. I walked from the room. I changed my mind about bleeding to death. The female officer followed me to the foyer and out the door.
    There was an ambulance waiting outside an d there was a paramedic posted by the front door. He started touching me as soon as I stepped outside the front door. He helped me to the ambulance and there was another paramedic there waiting at the back of the ambulance with the door open. I stepped in and I was feeling at little dizzy. I closed my eyes and let the experts do their job.
    Things were a little fuzzy after that. I woke up in a hospital bed. I opened my eyes to Kelly asleep in a lounge chair at the far side of the private room.
    Nicole walked into my view. Her lips were curled up. “Fina lly you decided to wake up. The doctor said you lost a lot of blood.”
    My mouth was dry. “I was stabbed.” I remembered that much.
    “Yeah, you were stabbed in my house. I don’t even know you. Was I supposed to call someone for you?”
    “No.”
    “I would have called your job but you own the company so I wasn’t sure.”
    “Calling no one was good.” My shoulder was numb.
    “They drugged you for the pain.”
    “I remember that. I pulled my hospital gown down at the shoulder. I glanced at my bandaged shoulder. I have twenty-five stitches.”
    “Yes Mr. Lukas, the blade nicked a vein and that’s why you loss so much blood.” She rolled her eyes. She called me Mr.