Copper River by Krueger William Kent

Author:Krueger, William Kent [Krueger, William Kent]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Published: 2006-08-22T05:00:00+00:00

Charlie threw herself onto Ren’s unmade bed and rammed a pillow over her face. “Those guys are such assholes.”

“Charlie.”

She lifted the pillow and saw his expression. “Dude, you look like somebody just threatened to cut off your ‘nads.”

“I don’t think Stash’s accident was an accident.”

“Huh?”

He began to pace, moving from the door to his desk to the window, then retracing his steps as he spelled out the connections.

“I’ve been thinking about it all the way back from Marquette. I think somebody hit Stash on purpose. I think they were trying to kill him.”

“Stash?” She looked at him as if he were crazy. “What for?”

“Because they thought he was me.”

“Dude, are you tripping?”

“Just shut up and listen.” He stopped, and his hands formed a frame as if creating a window for her to see through clearly. “We spot this body floating down the Copper River, right? That night you and me go looking for it. There’s a boat down there and the people on it are looking for something, too. Then you, in your brilliance, holler at it, and they get a good look at you.”

“My butt.”

“You, too. You even said something about the body, remember?”

“Yeah.”

“Next thing we know, they’re chasing us. At the shelter, when I was rolling the spliff, I left the cigar box on the ground with Stash’s name in it. That same night they came to your place looking for you, but your dad wouldn’t tell them anything. They…you know.” He paused a moment, then rushed on. “The next day they go after Stash, thinking he was the one with you that night. Charlie, they’re afraid because they think we saw the body.”

“That’s what this is all about?”

“I think so.”

Charlie stared at him, then a deep sadness came into her eyes. “Ren.”

“What?”

“My father. He knew I was sleeping in the truck outside, but he wouldn’t tell them. Oh Jesus.” She looked away.

“Yeah,” Ren said, understanding. “He sure had his problems, Charlie, but he loved you.”

She was quiet awhile. “What do we do?”

Ren chewed on his lip, then shrugged and nodded toward the bedroom door. “We should tell them.”

Charlie looked skeptical. “What can they do?”

“We have to trust somebody.” He looked from her to the door. “And, Charlie, they have guns.”

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