Down to the Wire (An Allie Down Mystery Thriller Book 3) by PJ Fernor

Author:PJ Fernor [Fernor, PJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty

The Other Place

Today the new girls are getting names. The moment is exciting for Mr. G but Lea isn’t sure how to feel. She almost feels like she’s living outside of her body lately. As though something cosmic has been changing inside of her. And now it was all coming to life.

What that something is, she’s not sure of.

It’s like a silent nag that never goes away.

This morning Mr. G treats Lea to pancakes.

The thickest, fluffiest pancakes she’s ever seen.

It’s rare to see him this happy.

Then again, he has two new girls in cages, plus Hailey. He’s probably got some plans for all three. And there’s still room for more.

His drive, taking Lea under the bridge for that minute or so was merely just a hint of what was to come.

It was also a stark reminder that Lea could have been under that bridge too.

Just living there, never knowing when something bad was going to happen.

This morning, it’s about pancakes and names.

“I want you to tell them their names,” he says to Lea.

“Me?”

“Yes,” he says with a smile. “I want you to share the news. It’ll be good for them. I have to say, whatever you’ve done with things, it’s been working. The house feels calmer. It feels more like a home than it ever has before. I think I should clean the place up a little.”

“Clean it up?”

“You know, make it real again,” he says. “Did you know everyone around here thinks this place is abandoned and haunted? Isn’t that just crazy?”

“I’m sure that’s good for you,” Lea says. “To keep everyone out of the way.”

Mr. G puts his hands to the counter. He has a nasty scowl on his face. “Now why would that matter? Am I doing something wrong here?”

“No,” Lea says. “I’m sorry.”

“Have you been watching the news again? Have you been thinking thoughts of your own again?”

“No,” Lea says. “I just meant… nosy people. You know how it goes. Annoying neighbors.”

“Please don’t ruin today for me.”

Mr. G turns back to the stove and flips four pancakes.

Lea eats and stares at the piece of paper with the names on it.

The girls have no choice but to accept these names.

The punishment is far worse than learning a new name.

“I have an idea,” Lea says.

“Go for it,” Mr. G says.

“May I take them something to eat?” Lea asks. “It’ll be a celebration. How exciting, right?”

Mr. G ponders the request and nods. “You’re lucky I appreciate you so much, Lea. You’re my favorite. You always have been.”

“Thanks,” Lea says.

She smiles.

When she’s done eating, she carries a plate of pancakes upstairs to the secret room.

As she opens the door, she hears rustling in the cages.

The girls are like dogs in a pet store.

Any kind of noise or light, they get jumpy.

There’s no getting out of here… sorry…

She turns on the light and looks at Hailey.

She’s sitting up, hugging her knees.

“The one next to me wet herself,” Hailey says. “It smells.”

Lea smells the urine.

“I’m sorry,” N says. “I just had to go.

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