Closing In by sue fortin

Author:sue fortin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

It all happened too fast for Ellen to compute. A lone figure at the door, dressed as a werewolf. A rubber mask pulled down over their face, a hairy suit covering their body. The build of an adult and not that of a child out on Halloween trick-or-treating.

She saw the container and felt the slimy liquid hit her fully in the face, as the werewolf sloshed the contents over both her and Izzy. They both screamed in surprise and alarm.

As Ellen turned to grab Izzy, pushing the child behind her for protection, she then felt the white powder hit her. It stuck to the goo already sliding down her face, hitting her straight in the mouth, covering her nostrils, engulfing her and making it impossible to draw breath. She spluttered, spat and coughed, frantically wiping her eyes.

Then there was nothing more as she heard the scrunch on the gravel drive of feet running away. Ellen squinted through the muck on her face but couldn’t see anything in the dark. She looked down at Izzy, who was crying. Fortunately, most of it had missed her. Ellen inspected the goo and gunk on her hands. Eggs and flour. Stupid bloody trick-or-treater!

‘Come on, Izzy,’ she picked up the little girl. ‘It’s okay. Just some eggs and flour. Sometimes older boys get carried away and do silly things like this. Let’s get cleaned up.’

As Donovan entered through the front door, the first thing he heard was the sound of raised voices coming from the kitchen. Two women arguing. The first thing he saw was Izzy sitting on the stairs, clearly distressed.

‘What the …?’ he muttered, swinging the front door shut and striding straight down the hallway. He paused at the banisters and gave Izzy a little kiss. ‘It’s okay, angel, daddy will sort it out. Go upstairs, I’ll come and see you in a minute.’

He marched down the hallway, pushing the kitchen door open with such force it hit the wall and bounced back. The noise of wood hitting plaster went unnoticed by the two women.

‘I don’t actually work for you, in case it’s escaped your notice.’ Ellen’s voice was steely.

‘But can’t you see,’ Carla was hissing back. ‘Since you’ve come here there’s been nothing but trouble. You should do the decent thing and leave. We never had any of this nonsense before…’

‘Right! That’s enough. BOTH of you!’ Donovan didn’t need to hear any more. The two women stopped, both turning to look at him. ‘What the hell do you think you’re doing, caterwauling like a couple of alley-cats?’ Okay, that was probably uncalled for, but judging by the look of indignation on their faces, he had made his point. ‘Now, ladies, although I am using the term very liberally, would one of you care to tell me what is going on?’

They both began at once.

‘There’s been another incident,’ said Carla. ‘Eggs and flour all over Ellen and Izzy.’

‘It was a trick-or-treater,’ snapped back Ellen.

‘No it wasn’t and you know it.’

‘Carla thinks I

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