I apologize if my post last week seemed a little
overdramatic. I wasn’t in the best emotional state when I found out that my
husband might die and in hindsight, writing an update 10 minutes after getting
a phone call like that was probably not the best idea. I apologize.
You’ll be happy to hear that James is home safe and sound.
Well, relatively safe. He has some superficial wounds on his hands and arms,
and the doctor says he’ll have a scar on his left eyebrow – which I find rather
dashing – but he’s okay.
I went down to the sight after I published the update and
stood as close as they’d let me. I couldn’t do anything but it was better than
sitting around waiting. They asked me questions about James – his personality –
whether or not he’d try and “play hero”. They didn’t say those exact words but
that was the implication. They wanted to know if he’d do something stupid. I
told them they had nothing to worry about. That might have been a lie; I had no
idea if James had experience in hostage negation or whether he’d keep a cool
head in these situations. I know how he is in stressful situations – like living
with me – but this was a different world. Not my world.
Two hours of standing and waiting while police worked around
me. Then suddenly the door opened and James was ushered out with a gun pointed
at his head. After that, it was over in maybe five minutes. The kidnappers were
subdued, James was taken to safety, and everyone was safe. He was a hero – at least
in a small world, for ten minutes. He got everyone out alive.
He’s been at home recovering since then. I’m told he has a
few more meetings before he’s cleared for active duty and I hope that this finally
means a promotion. He laid his life on the line and came out a winner.
According to one of his fellow officers, he just talked his way out. He talked
with the kidnappers until they did what he wanted.
Apparently I could learn a thing or two from my husband. He’s
been taking it all fairly well. He says he doesn’t want to talk about what
happened beyond what’s necessary. I can understand that. I imagine he’s had to
repeat his story a lot. I’m respecting that; which means I’ve made several
phone calls to his station and spoken with his coworkers to get the whole
picture.
My husband is a wonder.
As overdramatic as I was last week I meant what I said. I
didn’t realize how much I…loved my husband until I was faced with the notion
that I might not see him again. I couldn’t bear it – I now know I couldn’t –
which means I am now more motivated than ever to protect him. I can’t just kill
for fun now; I need to help him keep the streets safe. We’re a partnership in
all ways. He’s always helped me so it’s my turn to help him.
I’m introducing my own brand of vigilantism. It’s really
just strategic murder. Which is a step up from what I was doing before. I
suppose.
As always, dear readers,
Stay Safe
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