04 Death Awaits in Durham by Helen Cox
Author:Helen Cox
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781529410341
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Published: 2021-01-27T00:00:00+00:00
Sixteen
Grace barely had time to switch off the light and pull the closet doors closed before hearing Selinaâs bedroom door creak open. There was a shuffling sound as she and Patrick walked in.
Slowly, so as not to make even the smallest noise, Grace lay down on the soft, beige carpet and peered through the small gap under the door. She could just make out Patrickâs pristine pair of Nike Air Force 1s and Selinaâs bare feet with the toenails painted midnight blue. They were positioned in such a way that it was clear they were sitting on the bed together.
You see, Grace, this is your karma for kissing a bloke when youâre supposed to be solving the case of his missing fiancée â now you have to sit and listen to a millionaireâs daughter hit on your not-so-secret crush. And when you go to hell for your sins, youâll no doubt relive this moment on a loop.
âSo what did you want to talk to me about?â Patrick said, loud enough, she thought, that he might have guessed where she was hiding and he wanted her to be able to hear the conversation.
âSorry to drag you away from the party, and to bring up sad topics, but actually I wanted to talk to you about Jodie and say, you know, how sorry I was about what happened to her.â
Grace heard a little crack in Selinaâs voice that suggested she might be on the brink of tears. Was that genuine sympathy or was it guilt?
âThanks,â said Patrick, âit is a terrible thing.â
âIt is, and Iâm sorry I didnât get in touch with you after it happened.â
âI donât blame you. You werenât the only one who didnât know what to say.â
âI wanted to reach out. But it was complicated. When Jodie disappeared we werenât on good terms.â
âYeah, I know,â Patrick said. âShe mentioned at the time youâd had a falling-out. If it makes you feel any better, me and Jodie had a bit of a spat on the morning she disappeared, too, so I know how it feels to not be able to get closure.â
âIâm sorry. Itâs the worst feeling. Did Jodie . . . Did she say what our falling-out was about?â
âNo.â
âWell, that was good of her. If sheâd told anyone at the time, I would have been screwed.â
âScrewed in what way?â
âEvery way but the good way.â
There was a pause where Grace imagined Patrick was frowning just as hard as she was, trying to figure out what was going on here.
âDid you have something to do with the drugs Berkeley said she found in her locker? Is that what it was about?â
âNo, Iâ Well, if I tell you, you have to promise you wonât say a thing to anyone until I say itâs OK to talk about it.â
âAs long as itâs not illegal Iâll agree to that.â
âIllegal? Wow, you do have a low opinion of me.â
âItâs not that,â said Patrick. âVenerable Bedeâs is pretty strict for us non-millionaires and I donât want to get myself into something I canât get out of.
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