Deadly Overtures: A Music Lover's Mystery by Sarah Fox

Author:Sarah Fox [Fox, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-06-06T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

I HAMMERED ON the door again, releasing some of my anger into the solid wood. Again, my pounding got no response, and I broke off with a growl of frustration.

Remaining at the top of the concrete steps, I felt along the wall next to the door. My fingers found a light switch and I flipped it on. A bare light bulb hanging from the ceiling came to life, allowing me to see my prison.

Cameron had locked me in what appeared to be a storage room. Wooden shelves along one of the concrete walls held cans of paint, cleaning products, and other odds and ends, everything covered in a layer of dust and cobwebs. Although the corners of the room were shadow-filled, I could see flattened cardboard boxes, a rusty bicycle frame, a dirt bike, a paint-splattered wooden ladder, and a piece of Formica countertop.

None of those items kept my attention for long, however. I was far more interested in the small window across the room. Carefully descending the three steps so I wouldn’t fall and add more bruises to my collection, I hurried over to the dirty window. The spark of hope that had ignited inside of me at the sight of the window sputtered and died when I noticed that there were bars on the outside. The window was also painted shut, which only added to my frustration. I wouldn’t have been able to climb through the window with the bars there, but it would have been nice to have had a chance to open it and yell for help.

Studying my surroundings again, I wondered if I could find something to cut through the paint so I could open the window rather than break it. Of course, first I’d have to be able to reach the window, which I couldn’t do very easily at the moment. The ledge sat just above my eye level so I couldn’t see what was on the other side of the dirty glass.

Approaching the wooden ladder, I shoved aside some cobwebs and flattened cardboard boxes and dragged it out into the open. Fortunately it wasn’t heavy and I was able to haul it over to the window without much trouble. It wasn’t the sturdiest ladder in the world, but I wasn’t about to complain in the circumstances.

Sneezing from the dust that tickled my nose, I tested the first rung with my weight. It held fast so I continued up the ladder, moving cautiously and fervently hoping that it wouldn’t break. On the second rung, I stopped. Wrinkling my nose at the grime covering the glass, I leaned closer and tried to see through it.

The window looked out on a small parking lot, giving me a view from near the ground. Two figures strode into sight and I reached up to bang on the windowpane, hoping to get their attention.

My fist froze an inch from the glass.

Cameron walked into view from the other direction, coming to a stop when he met up with the other two men.

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