[#18] Lateral
Title: Lateral
Author: Red Wolf
Challenge #18: alternate universes
Rating: PG
Following in the team's footsteps, Gwen nodded her apologies but was careful not to make eye contact. As Jack dealt with recalcitrant military personnel, Gwen watched her former colleagues.
The bowed heads and pointed glances of a pair of uniformed officers gossiping over her sudden rise into the lofty arena beyond police work. The young, pale-faced constable who'd discovered the body was sobbing into his hands and trying not to throw up again.
It was the sight of the familiar that made her thankful that a chance encounter and a curious nature had taken her away from it all.
Author: Red Wolf
Challenge #18: alternate universes
Rating: PG
Following in the team's footsteps, Gwen nodded her apologies but was careful not to make eye contact. As Jack dealt with recalcitrant military personnel, Gwen watched her former colleagues.
The bowed heads and pointed glances of a pair of uniformed officers gossiping over her sudden rise into the lofty arena beyond police work. The young, pale-faced constable who'd discovered the body was sobbing into his hands and trying not to throw up again.
It was the sight of the familiar that made her thankful that a chance encounter and a curious nature had taken her away from it all.