Blood Exposed by J. L. O'Rourke

Author:J. L. O'Rourke [O'Rourke, J. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: new zealand, mystery, murder, vampires, Teenage
Publisher: Millwheel Press
Published: 2018-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Nobody screamed. At first, Anita and Caleb were concerned about me and flustered around, helping me up and asking if I was hurt. I convinced them that I was fine, brushed myself off and aimed a light kick at the offending pile of material I had fallen into. My foot hit something hard and we realised what, or who, I had fallen over wasn’t just a discarded costume. That’s when I swore a few choice words I’m not supposed to use in public.

“It’s Abigail,” I said, peering closer at her face in the dim light, just to be sure.

“Is she unconscious?” Anita asked. “Should I call an ambulance?”

I looked into the wide eyes staring blankly at nothing and let my gaze travel to where she was lying, jammed between the tent’s back wall and a couple of large storage crates.

“I think it’s too late for that. Call the police. Caleb, you need to get your parents here right now, and we need to keep everyone else away until the police get here.”

“Is she dead?” Anita gasped.

“Yep.”

“How do you know?”

“I’ve seen a few dead bodies in the last few months, and I’ve helped Severn kill them,” wasn’t an appropriate answer, but it was the reason I hadn’t screamed or panicked. What I actually said was, “The sword sticking out of her might be a give-away.”

Anita stepped a few paces back in horror but she still pulled her phone from some secret pocket of her velvet costume and dialled triple one. Caleb took off running to get help. I stood by the guy rope that I had tripped over, hoping that no-one would come past as I had no idea what I would say to stop them. I pulled my monk’s cowl forward over my head, as much for the feeling of security it gave me as for its warmth. Then I remembered the vampires. I hauled the hem of my robe up until I could reach underneath it to the pocket of my jeans, found my phone and dialled.

“What’s up?” Severn answered. “I was just about to text you. We’ll be on our way back shortly.”

“Go to the hotel and stay there. Don’t come over to the park.”

“I wasn’t going to, but why? What’s happened?”

“Abigail. She’s dead. I just fell over her body. Behind Rhys’s tent. There’s a bloody great sword sticking out of her stomach. Anita’s on the phone to the police and Caleb’s gone to find his parents. I’m going to be stuck here a while but you need to stay away.”

“Are you sure you’ll be okay? I can come if you need me.”

“No, I’m fine. It’s not like I haven’t seen an impaled body before. I’m kind of getting used to them. Once the police get here, you’ll only be in the road anyway. They are going to want to talk to all the people who are here, and you guys aren’t, so you’ll just complicate things. Just go to the hotel and help keep everything calm over there.

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