Remember the Struggle

Emmy opened her eyes and jerked her head to her left as she heardsomeone pounding up the stairs. She rose to her feet as the door openedand Kenny slid into the room. Water dripped from every part of him."Emmy, I need to tell you something. I need to confess,"he said as a bolt of lightning flashed and thunder boomed."We have to talk about our future."Emmy bit her lip. She took a step forward but then stopped."Oh, Kenny." She closed her eyes. "I don't know if we have a future,"she whispered as she turned away."Don't move! Get on your knees and put your hands on top of your head,"Detective Warren Sanders shouted. Six other SoHam officers trained their weapons on the man. The man looked around for an escape route."Don't do it," Detective Sanders said. The man watched the six officers closing in, sighed and dropped to his knees. He placed his hands on his head."Cuff him," Detective Sanders ordered. "We've been looking for you, Ronald.""You got the wrong guy. I ain't done nothin'.""And it's going to stay that way. Get him out of here."Detective Sanders turned and waved to a man standing next to the south stands. The man waved back and whispered to Diane, "It's over. He's in custody.""Thank you, Rosco." Diane looked toward the area."So that was Ronald Delaney?""Yes, Todd's older brother. He was wanted in three states out west.""Do you think Emmy suspects anything?" Diane asked."I certainly hope not. If we're lucky, she'll never know this incident ever happened."Diane looked up and decided to hug him. "Will I ever know your real name?"The man she knew as Rosco Sandchek smiled. "Not if I do my job properly.""And you are very good at your job, right?""Yes, Mrs. Diane, I am," he said with a straight face and walked away. The "Emmy's Story" series begins when Emmy isfour-years-old and quickly progresses to focuson her teen years and beyond. In this book, "Remember the Struggle: Emmy's Story, Part 12,"Emmy combines her busy life as a mother, a memberof the worship band, her singing careerand faces a new challenge.