Chapter 44: The Control, Part 1

I panicked as soon as I saw the blood in the center of my chest above my breasts. "Oh my God, I've been cut…"

Somehow I was in the passenger seat of the car with my blouse peeled open and Bill grimacing at the bloody wound. Luckily the windows were tinted.

"She sliced you pretty good. I'm sorry, but I think you're going to need stitches."

I gaped at him as he drove us to General Hospital—now named University Hospital. You didn't need insurance to get treated there, only an ID, which I had thanks to Bill. And then I thought the stupidest thing: When I return to my own time, I will have a scar.

Nothing would be the same if I ever did return.

As we sat in the waiting room, curious eyes stared at us. I turned to Bill. "A retractable baton? You carry that around with you?"

He nodded.

"What else do you have in all of those pockets?"

"Throwing stars, nunchucks, and now I have a switchblade." He winced. "Does it hurt bad?"