Day of Atonement by Yolonda Tonette Sanders

Author:Yolonda Tonette Sanders
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Strebor Books

Chapter 18: The Usual Suspects

Troy and Elvin had driven separately to Shauna’s office since Troy had a meeting with B.K. scheduled for later. He decided to take his turn with the mind explorer first so that more anxiety would not build while sitting in the waiting room.

In retrospect, it really did not matter if he and Elvin had ridden together because Troy would still have time to drop off Elvin and make it to his meeting. In all honesty, Troy was trying to keep as much distance between him and Elvin as possible. There was a war between cop and friend battling within him. The cop had no problems withholding information about potential suspects and the fact that Elana had given birth until there was something concrete to share. The friend, who had been there when Elana disappeared…who had witnessed the pain that Elvin and his mother had endured…who felt partly responsible for the circumstances, that friend, felt like every piece of information he withheld was betrayal.

“You can relax, Troy; I’m not going to hypnotize you today,” Shauna said with a warm smile. He sighed with relief. “The purpose of having you come in today is to do a pre-hypnosis interview.” Her name did not match her appearance. Shauna seemed like a sexy name. Like it should belong to a woman with long legs, curvy hips, and a pair of forty double-D twins. Instead, a short, fat, flat-chested redhead with glasses and gapped teeth claimed ownership to the name. The one thing sexy about her was her voice. If she wasn’t a hypnotic, she could probably make a good living as a 1-900 phone operator. “B.K. tells me that you’re a detective, correct?”

“Yes.”

“Our session today will be similar to how you conduct interviews with witnesses. The purpose is to find out what you already know and give me a framework for which I will use to ask questions during the hypnosis sessions.”

Sessions? “How many do you think it will take?”

“It varies. Sometimes it takes a few trials to complete a successful therapy session. Other times it can happen on the first try. It all depends on you and your comfort level. B.K. tells me that you will only be in town a few days, so I am hoping your first session will go well.”

Troy thought about telling her that he’d planned to be there for a while, but decided against it. If she knew she had more time to play around in his head, she might have found it necessary to have multiple sessions. He’d rather spend his time actually working Elana’s case than seeing a head shrink.

After confirming his understanding that this and any future sessions with her would be recorded, Shauna began. “Why don’t you start by telling me everything you remember about the day Elana disappeared?”

Troy recanted the story without skipping a beat.

“Did either you or Elvin go outside to see which direction she may have gone?”

“No. We didn’t go out until his mom came home and asked us to look for her.

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