Adira Clawhauser Chapter 4
#4 of Adira Clawhauser
'Since when are the others so efficient at metering...'
Bogo licked his nose clean. He was simply too tired to wipe it with his hoof anymore after striding under the scorching sun for another lap, approaching cars with expired meters hopefully and coming to a halt after seeing a ticket sticking out of the blades.
The sweat tasted as salty as him. His insides squirmed with restlessness and discomfort from the lack of a proper breakfast and too much caffeine. He was thinking of getting a wheat grass muffin and nice cup of juice when his radio crackled,
'Attention patrols. We have a 487 at Cat's Eye. Suspects identified as four rodents and are heading south along Southern Street.'
'This is Officer Bogo. I'm en route, out.'
This might not be the worst day after all, Bogo thought, as he turned the car key and switched the sirens on.
He always enjoyed having the sirens on. The eerie wailings reminding him once again why he became a cop as he sped past car after car along Walnut Street, eyes fixated at the front.
'Knock, knock, knock...'
It was until Bogo stopped at a crossroad did he remember that he had a partner, whose radio was wrecked. He looked at the broken radio on the car floor and found that he was not sorry at all.
'Knock, knock...'
Bogo finally noticed the noise coming from his right and turned his head toward the source. His eyes widened in shock as he stared straight into Adira's reproachful eyes.
Adira was trying to slip a ticket beneath the wipers of a tiny car when her ears twitched at the sound of distant sirens approaching. She looked up and watched the police car drive up to her. She recognized the driver as her partner.
'How come I never know there's a case going on?' Adira thought as she waved at Bogo to stop.
And the cruiser whisked past her.
'Hey!' Adira turned and started running after the car. She out sped it with ease and was quickly gaining on it. With a mighty leap she pounced and landed lightly on the roof of the police.
Just like in the spy movies, fun and exciting, Adira thought as she steadied herself,. She patted the metal shell signaling Bogo to stop, but the car kept powering forward.
Either Bogo was pranking her or he was oblivious at all that happened, Adira wondered, as she stayed as flat as possible to prevent herself from getting blown off.
The fun started to dwindle for Adira after a minute of clutching onto the car. Her claws were slipping on the metal, her eyes forced shut by the wind and dust, and the wailing of sirens was deafening her ears. She slipped down the moment Bogo braked before a red traffic light and hammered the window repeatedly to get his attention.
'Let me in!' Bogo could see her plead, and he unlocked the door. Adira fled inside immediately and buckled her seat belt.
'You were trying to keep all the fun to yourself huh?' Adira pouted, 'not to mention you made me ride on top of this car for minutes.'
Bogo was immensely bemused by how she looked: completely baffled, fur messed up and distraught like a kitten dunked in water. He suppressed his grin before telling her,
'You asked for it.'
And indeed he was right.