Dribble_An Extreme Horror Novel by Matt Shaw

Author:Matt Shaw [Shaw, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-26T05:00:00+00:00

10.

Joe left the two girls in the communal area of the house and walked through to the kitchen where Mr. Jacobs, or Donnie as he had been introduced, stood by the stove stirring a large pot of soup. Enough to feed the five thousand.

‘You okay? Can I get you anything?’ Donnie asked.

‘No, I’m good, thank you.’ Joe said, ‘Listen, sorry for just dropping in on you like this. We had our camping equipment stolen and were pretty much lost when we came across the house.’

‘No cell phones?’

‘No signal.’

‘Yeah, signal is a bit sparse around these parts.’ Donnie said, ‘Surprised you managed to find the place though to be honest. Not many people come by this. Pretty far from the tourist areas, you know?’

‘It felt pretty far.’ Joe laughed. Donnie looked at him. He wasn’t even smiling. ‘They said you wouldn’t mind giving us a lift when you’ve done with your work?’

Donnie turned back to his stirring. ‘I’ve got quite a lot to do.’

‘They did warn us.’ Joe continued, ‘We’re happy to pay for petrol.’

‘Appreciated.’

Sensing some hostility, Joe asked, ‘Do you mind us staying here while you do what you got to do?’

‘Not at all. I know they want you to stay.’

‘They seem pretty friendly.’

Donnie said nothing.

‘Left them talking to the girls. Less twenty questions and more like twenty thousand questions,’ Joe said with a snort.

‘They don’t get to talk to people much. They mean no harm.’

‘I know, it’s cool. They like our accents.’

‘Don’t get many English up here.’

Joe was impressed. ‘First correct guess as to our country. A lot of people have thought we were Australian.’ Joe asked, ‘Do you need a hand with anything?’ In his head he was thinking - the faster Donnie gets his work done, the faster he can give them a lift to town, or the nearest campsite. With any luck they’d be able to get out that night and not have to stay until morning. Just as the girls felt uncomfortable, so did Joe and yet he had no idea why. Everyone seemed nice enough, even Donnie despite being a little more distant. ‘So,’ he asked, ‘how long you worked here?’

‘Seems like forever,’ Donnie said.

‘Must enjoy it.’

‘Something like that.’

‘Just you working here looking after all these people? I thought there would be a team of folk who do this.’

‘Used to be.’

‘Must be hard doing everything by yourself.’ He asked again, ‘Here, is there really nothing I can do for you? Must be something…’

‘Twenty questions in there and twenty more in here,’ Donnie said. There was a hostility in his tone which silenced Joe and immediately made him feel uncomfortable. Donnie realised and apologised, ‘I’m sorry. It’s been a long day.’

‘It’s cool. I understand.’ Joe made his excuses, ‘Well if you need anything just give me a shout. I’ll be in the other room with the girls.’

Donnie turned to him and smiled. ‘Okay. And, if you need anything - just ask.’

Joe forced a smile back. ‘Will do.’ He turned and left Donnie to his stirring.

‘Dinner won’t be long,’ Donnie called.

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