Audiobook-Young Adult, Mysterious, Teen, Concerned, Worried, Serious
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EnglishVoice Age
Teen (13-17)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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a car approaches, but not just any car. When he spots me standing next to my little Nissan pickup, he turns on his flashing red and blue lights. There isn't much traffic out here. Especially late at night, no houses nearby either. This section of West Singer Road has just two lanes and then grass with lots of tall fir trees farther back. The ditch is a few feet deep and that's where the girl's body lies fully clothed in a red dress and heels. My whole body is shaking. I take a deep breath and roll my shoulders back, telling myself to relax. The deputy gets out of the car and shines a light on me. You all right son? Cross my arms in front of my stomach and hope I can keep it together. I was driving by and saw something in the ditch. I couldn't tell what it was. I got out and shined the flashlight on my phone down there just as I saw I was a girl. You pulled up the beam from his flashlight moves from me to her. Oh no. He starts running down into the ditch, he yells up at me, Are you sure you didn't hit her with your vehicle? No, I mean yeah, I'm sure I didn't hit her. I swear I call back. I just found her there. He's down there for only a minute before he's radioing for help Dispatch. I've got a female juvenile and she's unconscious with no pulse. Send medical code three and extra units location is West Singer Road just south of Heart Road. Her skin is tacky. I'm starting cpr I paced the side of the road, back and forth, back and forth. I keep wondering if there's something I should be doing. But he told me to stay put after a few minutes have passed. I yell out. Is it working? He doesn't answer. A minute later I hear the sirens, a fire truck and an ambulance pull up and a few seconds later another deputy. I stand back and watch as everyone moves into action when the original deputy climbs back up the steep embankment A while later he's breathing hard, dispatch pay job detectives. He says into his shoulder mike, Is she dead? I asked. I read his name, tag Deputy Mitchell. He wipes his brow as he replies, Yes. He circles my truck. His flashlight zooming in on every little dent and scratch the beam, finds Alana prom date curled up in the front seat. She doesn't even stir. Oh God, I mutter, I hold my stomach tighter, I can't believe this is happening. The other deputy goes to work taping off the scene with crime tape. Deputy Mitchell pulls out a notebook. Can I see some id? I pull out my wallet and hand him my driver's license. After he writes my information down he says step over here with me, please. Away from your vehicle. I follow him over to his car. Who's the girl in your truck? My prom date. Alana dexter she's kind of um out of it at the moment. Too much to drink. He asks I don't want to tell him and he'll check for sure no matter what I say. Yes just broke up a party not too far from here. You to go to a party tonight after prom. Yes I say how did you know neighbor called it in? He says said it was getting noisy. So what about you? Have you been drinking as well? No. Can you tell me what happened tonight? We left the party and Alana didn't want to go home right away. Didn't feel well you know. So I drove around she passed out and then like I said earlier I saw something in the ditch so I stopped, looks like the deceased came from prom as well. He says didn't find any I. D. On her. Any chance you might have been able to see her face well enough to identify her. Yeah she goes to my school, her name's Mirabelle Star. I want to say she's the girl I stood beside on stage just a few hours ago when we were crowned king and queen. I can't believe she's dead. You sure about that positive? Did she have a date for the prom? Yes. Parker Young is her boyfriend, he finishes up his notes then reaches around and opens the back door of his car Mario. I'd like to have you take a seat back here. I'm going to need to get a Breathalyzer test and then a detective will want to talk to you okay after he gives me the Breathalyzer which comes out clean. He tells me to hang tight and so I do. I called my mom to tell her about finding Mirabelle and what's happened since and then I hope to be home soon. She's worried of course, but there's nothing I can do after we're done talking. I sit back and wait while watching the commotion outside more cops arrive including a state trooper and the road is completely blocked off on both sides. At one point I see deputy Mitchell talking to Alana has finally woken up a while later a different deputy pops his head in. Just have a few more questions to ask you. He'll be over in a few. Do I get to go home soon? Hopefully it won't be much longer. One of the patrol cars pulls out and drives away. Where's he going? I asked to the victim's home, he says softly, he looks up at the sky like he's trying to keep tears back every year. Parents worry about their kids on prom night hoping and praying they keep their wits about them hoping they don't do something crazy and end up in a ditch somewhere. He shakes his head and looks in the vicinity of mirabel what a tragedy