Chapter 203: No Help Needed

"Are you sure there's nothing we can do for you?" Aspen pats my arm reassuringly, but her looks of pity and concern are more worrisome. Nothing good ever happens when Aspen is concerned about you.

Aspen is a wonderful person, but if she gets too involved in something, she has a way of... well pushing herself into everyone else's business. Sure, she means well. I know she means well. I just don't want the unneeded attention. Her brother Ben is bad enough.

So, I lie. "Promise, Aspen, I'm fine. Your brother is taking care of everything."

The second part isn't a lie. Ben, a detective with the San Francisco Police Department, heard my name over the radio. Next thing I knew he'd taken over complete control of the crime scene and promised me his personal effort in hunting down whoever is responsible.

The problem is I didn't see anything. I can tell him the guy who was shot hasn't woken up yet. At least he lived. I'm trying to focus on the positives. It keeps me from going insane.