Don't Forget to Breathe by Cathrina Constantine

Author:Cathrina Constantine
Language: nld
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Published: 2015-08-22T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

“Not Henry.” I sounded breathless. “He told me what happened.”

“He could be lying to save his criminal ass.”

“The police would’ve found some kind of evidence and arrested him by now,” I rattled and thought of Henry’s temper. “Detective Dyl said there might be a connection between my mother and these murders and Henry didn’t live here a year ago. Besides, why would the detective tell me Henry might be in danger?”

“How are the murders connected, did he say?”

“The murder weapon.” I threw my promise to the detective out the window. “Don’t repeat that, please. I wasn’t supposed to tell.”

“The police are probably tailing Henry.” Becket turned toward to door, then looked over his shoulder. “So if you’re with him, be careful of what you’re smoking and drinking.”

“What’s that supposed to imply? You take me for some kind of junkie?”

“I never said that.” He twisted the door knob. “I don’t want you to get hurt in the crossfire, that’s all.” He left lacking a backward glance.

Eliciting a shuttering breath, the thought of Henry murdering Dave and Skip hadn’t crossed my mind—until now. Henry didn’t have a motive for killing them, did he? I glanced at the clock before heading into my bedroom. Dad had yet to return home, and I was getting paranoid.

My bedroom was black as I searched for the light switch. A hand manacled my right arm, winging me around into a hard body, and another hand slapped over my mouth. Widening my eyes I couldn’t make out my attacker. My muffled screams rang sharply in my ears. On impulse, I swirled and jabbed my knee upward hoping to maim.

“Ar-rgh! Son-of-a-bitch. You caved in my balls.”

The intruder shoved me onto my bed. A hunching dark figure seemed to be massaging between his legs. Catching an exterior glow from the open window, his lenses shone white. “My God, Henry! Why are you always so frickin’ off the wall? Why’d you do that?” I barreled over the mattress, and clicked on my bedside lamp.

“Because I saw you with that jock. Making out for the whole neighborhood.” He sounded furious. “Why the hell was Becket here anyway? I told him we were going out, to back off.”

“Why’d you tell him that?” I had to nip his thinking pronto. “We are not going out.” Then I noted an angry black and blue lump somewhat concealed beneath the frame of his glasses.

“Leo,” his voice shivered, “I love you.” He slunk to the floor and knelt in front of my knees and grasped my shins. “I love you.”

“Henry, don’t say that. You hardly know me.” I covered his hands, wanting him to stop. “Are you alright?”

“Not really.” He leaned his forehead on my knee. “I know you better than you think. In just one short month. You and I are good together. We’re the same.”

“I don’t love you, Henry.” He weirded me out. “Can’t we be friends?” His fingers dug through my sweats into my shins.

“You don’t have to love me.” He loosened his hold.

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