She wants to give, but isn’t giving in yet. She wants answers. She wants to know whether or not she’s good enough for me, but knows she’s worth ...ore than how I have treated her. The pain of seeing the repercussions of my careless actions almost floods in. Then suddenly, I can’t stop the smile that spreads on my face. “It’s funny you should ask me this.” “Why?” “Because I’ve been thinking about this all day. All week . Maybe even longer.” She waits for more. “You make me so happy it scares me,”. All police officers today are wearing their basic blue uniforms in honor of the occasion, and next week the Fire Department will undergo their honorary inductions. Chief Griswold, a longtime member of the honorary order, will preside over his final induction ceremony this weekend…’ ‘We’ll see about that.’ said the Chief as he walked into the MCD room. ‘I’m not presiding over anything but this Police Department.’ The Chief was wearing his basic uniform, which he rarely wore otherwise. I think he. " Do they know what's wrong?" Warren asked."Severe concussion. That, and shock, are what's got her in the coma. They're confident she'll come out of it. But they don't know how she'll be when she comes out of it." They're worried about brain damage," Warren said."Exactly. Her parents are on their way. I'm so worried." I am too, Pookie. You know how I feel about Jess."Just then the orthopedic surgeon came in. They discussed options. Surgery was really the only one, and the doc didn't know how. I climbed up behind her and listened to her complain about how hot it was. I knew that all too well and sure didnt need to hear her tell me about it. I told her it wouldnt take long so dont worry about it and I showed her the way down to the end of the house. She watched curiously as I moved the vent slat out of the way and said look! Her eyes were popping out as she saw her sister laying naked in the backyard. I think she was already making sense of what I was about to tell her as she tried.