(eng) Michelle Sagara - Queen of the Dead 02 by Touch

Author:Touch [Touch]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

TEN

CHASE JOINED EMMA AND ALLISON in Amy’s car; he provided directions. Amy was annoyed, and let it show—she had GPS installed. All she needed was the address. Chase told her he didn’t remember the exact address.

No one, not even Allison, believed him.

Michael went with Eric. Amy’s driving was always exciting and Michael had had enough excitement for a month. He believed that Emma and Amy thought they’d seen Merrick Longland—but he also believed that Merrick Longland was dead. As this was more or less giving Allison whiplash, she didn’t expect anyone else to take it in stride; the only person who did was Amy.

Allison privately thought that Amy would prefer to be given a rational, logical, and above all believable explanation, which was why she was driving directly to Eric’s. Chase’s verbal directions guaranteed two things. The first, that Amy would be in a fouler mood, and the second, that Eric—with Michael in tow—would arrive first.

This wouldn’t have been necessary if Amy had returned Eric’s phone, but Allison kept that firmly to herself. She felt as if she were only barely treading water, now. Because she, like the rest, had seen Merrick Longland’s death. She had nightmares about it. She kept them to herself.

Amy kept none of her thoughts to herself, which meant the ride wasn’t silent. It was awkward, but given Amy was upset, awkward was as much as they could hope for.

She parked about three feet away from the curb, opened the door, and stormed out. Michael, had he been in the car, would have pointed out that she was too far out. No one else dared, but Allison suspected that no one else noticed. And if she were any kind of a decent best friend, she thought with guilt, she wouldn’t have either.

She hurried to catch up with Emma; Emma was staring pointedly at a spot to her right. Allison guessed that Nathan was here. Or that he wasn’t, and she wanted him. It didn’t matter; she took up the position to Emma’s left.

“Em?”

Emma smiled wanly. “I’m fine.” It was the Hall version of fine: it meant, in more accurate English, shattered. She exhaled, and headed toward the door, which was already opening to allow Chase and Amy entry.

Allison hung back. She was afraid of leaving Emma on the front steps, because Emma looked at the door with an understated dread. “We don’t have to stay,” she offered. “It’s not like we’re going to be able to get a word in edgewise.”

That made Emma smile a real smile. “Amy’s something,” she said, shaking her head. “I’m so glad she was there. I don’t know what I would have done.”

“You wouldn’t have gone to the meeting.”

“I don’t know if I would have noticed in time to back out. Longland didn’t see us; she saw him first. Amy notices everything.”

“And usually points it out loudly, just in case anyone missed it.”

Emma laughed.

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