“I don’t know what’da hell you’re talking about.”
“The judge will be glad to explain it all to you. Now set down on those steps until I’m ready to take you to the patrol car.”
By this time, Terry had reached the rescue squad. They were strapping the young girl to a back board, being careful not to move her neck.
“How is she?” Terry asked anxiously.
“Not too good. The best thing we can say is she’s breathing on her own”
“Do you know her?
“Yeah, I do.” Terry thought he saw a tear running down the paramedic’s cheek. “Her name is Suzie. She’s probably the most loved kid in this whole town. They’d better put Spunkie in jail, because if anything happens to her, somebody’ll probably kill him. I’m not sure I won’t do it myself.”
They eased her into the back of the ambulance, and with lights
