17 Chapter 17: New job

Present day.

Cat panted as she chased the perp down the slippery sidewalk of downtown Main Street in Maccon City. He zigzagged between parked cars and even managed to upend a trash can, but Cat was fast. Really fast.

Stupid friggin' kid! Did he think she would just give up?

She blew back the strands of hair that came undone from her French braid as she ran. She hated complicated hairstyles. But it was the only way to hold back the blonde waves that she kept at shoulder length. She guessed she was sentimental about it, but hey, it was her hair. She'd cut it when she wanted to, and not a minute before!

"Oh, come on!"

The kid decided to take off down a dark alley. Just great! Cat's partner was lagging further and further behind. Heck, she had no choice. She couldn't wait for him! Cat gritted her teeth. She had been told by her boss she was not supposed to engage with a perp unless she had the proper back-up.