Did she end up paying that car off?
Apollo:
Looks like she posted a check two days ago. It’ll be on the account by tomorrow.
Me:
Where is this car?
Apollo:
Sitting in front of the parents’ place. Why? What’s up?
I gave a quick rundown on what happened, and Apollo came back moments later with some more information.
Apollo:
Looks like the sister is running this under Mable’s name. She gave her Mable’s information when they got to the hospital.
The fucking audacity of this bitch…
“What are you doing?” Mable asked in surprise when I placed the phone up to my ear.
“Making a few phone calls,” I murmured, trying to hold back the rage.
The first call I placed was to the county hospital where Birdee was taken.
“Bear Pass ER.”
“Hi,” I said sweetly. “This is Romeo Haynes, a good friend of Mable Watts. I wanted to call and let you know that the person in your ER right now under the name Mable Watts isn’t the actual Mable Watts.”
There was a long pause where I could hear a lot of commotion in the background. Beeping and raised voices.
“I’m sorry, can you explain that one more time?”
I did, then ended with, “I have a fax coming in right now with the real Mable Watts’s information, as well as a current photo of her.”
“I don’t…” She blew out a frustrated breath. “I swear to you, the shit I see at this hospital,” she grumbled under her breath as the sound of a rolling chair moving across tiles sounded in the background. “Yeah, this doesn’t look like the Mable Watts we have in here right now. I’ll call the police and have this documented.”
“I’ll be calling them myself,” I said. “Please don’t let her file anything under Mable’s name. This woman in the ER is actually Birdee Watts, Mable’s sister. They’re stepsiblings, however, and look similar, but not exact. I’m also going to fax over all of Birdee’s information so you’ll have the correct information to put in her file.”
“Thank you,” she said. “I’m Belinda Robins, the charge nurse on shift. If you have any other issues, please don’t hesitate to reach out.”
The next call didn’t go to Bear Pass, but to my buddy, Gentry.
“What’s up?” he asked as soon as he answered.
“Hey, got a situation that I want you to look into.” I started right into the situation at hand. “I want you to look into it and let me know if we can press charges.”
Gentry harrumphed. “It’s snowing. Goddamn. You know I don’t function well in the snow.”
“Gentry, you’re going to have to get over this ‘I don’t do snow’ thing. We live here now. You can’t avoid it the rest of your life. Plus, you have a job that literally requires you to be outside a lot.”
“Just because I have a job that requires me to be outside doesn’t mean that I have to like it.”
“Come on, man. This is important. My friend’s having to deal with a lot of shit from this woman.”
“I’ll go.” He paused. “Has Apollo looked into her?”
