Deadly Echoes by Mehl Nancy

Author:Mehl, Nancy [Mehl, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: FIC042060, Missing persons—Fiction, FIC042040, FIC053000
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2014-12-11T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

FIFTEEN

When I opened the door, I found Janet sitting in the living room, a look of concern on her face. “Cicely just ran up the stairs without saying a word to me. What’s going on?”

I quickly filled her in on the day’s events. She reached over and took my hands.

“I’m sorry, honey. How frustrating.”

“What do I do?” I asked. “I can’t ignore this. Cicely could have been seriously hurt, Janet. I can’t stand by and watch her make such bad decisions.”

“No, I guess you can’t. Part of showing love is correction, Sarah. God corrects us because He loves us, and you’ll have to do the same.”

I knew she was right, but this wouldn’t be easy. Although there were times I’d had to handle behavioral problems at school, I had the parents to back me up. This time I was the parent.

“Well, I’d better get it over with. Pray for me.”

“I always do, honey,” she said gently. “Before you face Cicely, I need to tell you something.” Janet got up from the couch, went over to the table that held the phone, and picked up a note pad she kept there to write down messages. She tore off the top sheet of paper and brought it to me.

“Detective Sykes called. Said he can’t get away from work right now after all, but he’s sending someone else. A Mike Templeton.”

I took the sheet of paper and stared at it. “Is that all he said?”

“Yes. He said you’d understand.”

I shook my head. “Well, I don’t. He called this morning and claimed he’d discovered something important about Hannah’s murder. And warned me not to talk to anyone I don’t know. He really frightened me. Now he’s sending someone else? A stranger? I don’t like it.” I frowned at her. “Did he say when this man will get here?”

“I asked him that, but he didn’t know for certain. Just as soon as he can get away, he said.”

“Okay.” I folded the note and put it in my coat pocket. “Guess I’ll wait for Mr. Templeton, but I’m really disappointed in Detective Sykes.”

“At least someone is coming, Sarah. Maybe we should take that as a good sign.”

“Maybe.”

I had to push the phone call out of my mind for now and concentrate on Cicely. I walked slowly up the stairs, asking God to give me the right words to say. How could I punish her but still let her know I loved her?

When I reached her door, I took a deep breath and knocked lightly. No answer. I knocked one more time, but when there was still no response, I opened the door and went inside. Cicely was lying on her bed, staring up at the ceiling. Tears ran down her face and into her hair. I wanted to run to her. Gather her up in my arms, but something told me it wasn’t the right thing to do.

“Cicely, I need to talk to you. About what you did today.”

She turned away from me. “Well, I don’t want to talk to you,” she mumbled, her voice heavy with emotion.

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