Branch One Hundred and Twenty

The authority in Alicia's voice drove Emma to one of the chairs. She sat as a quiet cat in a corner as she watched the whole station fuss and shake at the sight of the three women.

"Mrs. Delgado if you don't mind could you give us a statement of what happened," one of the men in uniform said leading her to one of the couches.

"Of course," Jessica said following him.

"Okay I would ask a few questions," the officer said again as she took her seat.

"And I would try to answer them properly to the best of my knowledge" Jessica replied.

Emma scoffed in a corner. Jessica had always seemed uptight and proud to her. She seemed to fit well into the midst of these ladies of prestige and class.

"Do you know the woman in question?" the officer asked.

Jessica contemplated how to answer. If she should admit how she knew the girl then does that mean she would spill out in the public how she met her husband?

"Yes I do, we used to be friends" Jessica replied.

She could not lie so she would try