“Your
Mom is right, boys. The police will come
here to question all of us. Is there
anything; anything at all you know about the disappearance of Susie?”
“No, Dad, nothing.”
“Are you okay, Heather?” Ernie asks.
“I’m mad at myself, Ernie. I never should have sedated Patricia and put
her to sleep before she had a chance to talk to the police. I didn’t even think twice about what I was
doing. I could have used a lighter form of sedation without putting her
out. It was really stupid of me to do
what I did.”
“Don’t beat yourself up,
Heather. You did what you thought was
right at the time. Let it go. What’s done is done. When the police get here I just want
everybody to relax. Boys, just be sure
to speak the truth and the questioning will soon be over.”
***
It
isn’t until early the following day that the doorbell rings. Peering through the living room window Heather
can see a tall man in a grey suit standing near the front door. Though not in uniform she thinks he looks like
a cop. Ernie and the boys are out with
the search party. She is home
alone. He looks like a cop, she thinks, but
what if he isn’t? Feeling totally on
edge she doesn’t know whether to answer the door or not.
The
doorbell rings again.Crabapple Court is a novella available in both Kindle and Paperback formats on all Amazon sites.
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