Enoch by Alton L Gansky

Author:Alton L Gansky
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Realms
Published: 2011-08-05T00:00:00+00:00

Hoagland had finished dressing and began packing a bag. As soon as he hung up from his brief conversation with Mary-Martha, he placed two more calls, all during the commercial breaks. CNN’s special report continued to play. One call was to the travel agency used by the church. “I need two tickets to El Paso today, first class if you can get it. I need two hours to get ready and drive to the airport. See how close you can get to that time.” They promised they would.

He dialed another number. It rang twice before a familiar voice said, “Talk.”

“Howie, it’s Gabe. We’re taking a trip; pack for three or four days. We’re flying, so no hardware.”

“What’s the world coming to when a man can’t fly with a gun?”

“We’ll pick up whatever we need when we get there.”

“Where we going?”

“Texas. El Paso.”

“Texas? Why? What did I do?”

“Some people like Texas, Howie.”

“Well, I ain’t one of them.”

“You want me to get someone else?”

Howie laughed. “Of course not, Boss. I’m just yanking your chain.”

“Stop yanking and start packing. As soon as I hear back from the travel agency, I’ll let you know when and where to meet. Got it?”

“Got it.”

Hoagland hung up and rewound the DVR to catch the few minutes of the report he missed while on the phone. The anchor was talking by phone to a trooper.

“But there were witnesses, right?” the reporter asked.

“Quite a few, but they don’t seem to know what happened.”

“I don’t understand,” she said. “How can that be?”

There was a pause. “No one seems to remember a man saving a trucker, or one rescuing children from the bus.”

“Excuse me, officer, but the nation has seen them on video.”

“We will be analyzing the video as soon as possible. We hope to have a lead on them soon.”

The anchor was incredulous. “Are you saying none of the witnesses can remember this man?”

He cleared his throat again. “That’s what they say.”

“And you believe them.”

“Well, at this point, it’s not my place to believe or disbelieve their testimony.”

“Forgive me, officer, but I’m trying to read between the lines here. I’m sure that in your experience you’ve questioned many people.”

“That’s true.”

“You don’t believe them, do you?”

A long pause.

“Officer.”

“I should be returning to my duties. We have quite a mess here.”

“A mess with no injuries.”

“It seems so.”

“One last thing, officer. We’re getting reports from those on scene that the mystery man said, ‘Listen for the message,’ or something like that. Are you hearing the same thing?”

“Yes. He seems to have told one person, who spread the word.”

“The people can remember that but not the man who said it,” the reporter pressed. “Is that person reputable?”

“I would say so. Now, I really must go.”

“Thank you, officer. That was…”

Hoagland stopped listening. Why would anyone lie about what they saw? If they had committed a crime, then lying made sense. He and falsehood were old buddies, but he learned to lie only when absolutely necessary. Experience had taught him that lies were the weakest link in the chain.

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