Blur (Blur Trilogy) by Steven James

Author:Steven James [James, Steven]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Skyscape
Published: 2014-05-27T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

THIRTY-ONE

Daniel arrived at Ronnie Jackson’s house a few minutes before four. For some reason he was nervous. Even though he didn’t want to be rude, he realized he needed to swing by the bathroom as soon as he got inside.

After parking at the curb and walking up the driveway, he knocked on the door.

A dog was barking inside the house.

Trevor.

A few seconds later he heard someone’s footsteps.

It took a moment for whoever was there to unlock the door, but finally it swung open and a man appeared.

Daniel recognized him as the person who, at the funeral, had told him he was thankful that he’d come, that it meant a lot to him. From Daniel’s online research into Emily’s life, he knew this was her dad.

“Yes?” Mr. Jackson didn’t seem to recognize Daniel from seeing him at the funeral, but Daniel suspected he might not remember very much at all about that day. Emily’s shaggy, shedding golden retriever, Trevor, stood by his side, staring at Daniel, panting, his tail wagging.

Daniel introduced himself, then said, “I’m here to see Ronnie. I know him from school.” He added, “He asked me to come over.”

“Well, Ronnie’s with his mother right now running errands.” Mr. Jackson hesitated, as if he were trying to figure out what to say next. “They’ll be home in just a few minutes. Please. Come in.”

A piano sat at one end of the living room. Surprisingly, there was no TV, just a brown-striped couch, two recliners, a couple of floor lamps, and a coffee table with four magazines arranged neatly on its glass top.

The couch and chairs were covered with dog hair. It must have been quite a chore to keep them clean with Trevor around. An open doorway at the other end of the room led past the dining room to the kitchen.

Alright, here came the embarrassing part. “Um, may I use your bathroom?”

“Sure. We’re remodeling the one down here; just go upstairs, second door on your right.”

“Thank you.”

When Daniel reached the top of the stairs and saw the stickers on the first door to the right, his heart seemed to come to a stop. A sheet of paper was taped to the door. Written in a girl’s flowery handwriting were two words: “Emily’s Room.”

Daniel stood there staring at the door. A flurry of images and questions swarmed through him. The funeral, the football game, Ty’s cryptic comments, the horrifying dream last night.

And then, as if out of nowhere, he heard a voice inside his head: Go in. Look around.

No, there was no way he was going to do that.

But the voice persisted: Just take a look, that’s all.

He heard Mr. Jackson putting dishes away in the kitchen, which was out of sight of the stairway. From there, he wouldn’t be able to see Daniel enter the room.

But despite that, he didn’t open the door. Instead he strode toward the bathroom.

However, when he got there, he couldn’t quell his curiosity and he went back and pressed gently against the door to Emily’s room and eased it open.

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