Escape! by Iain Rob Wright

Author:Iain Rob Wright [Wright, Iain Rob]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: SalGad Publishing
Published: 2019-02-05T04:30:00+00:00

“How did he know?” Leo asked the question as they sat on the ground, leaning back against the steel container. They had returned to John’s side, surprised to see he was still breathing. His wrist no longer bled and he seemed stable, all things considered.

Monty sniffed. There were still tears on his cheeks, and for the last ten minutes he had been muttering Happy’s name over and over. “How did who know what?”

“How did they know the wrong person signed the confession? Is somebody up there right now?”

“There must be,” said Cheryl, staring at the ceiling and imagining the ground above them. Would she ever see it again? “They yanked up the confession and checked the signature. It obviously wasn’t the name they were expecting.”

“This has been planned for months,” said Alfie. “Years even. We aren’t getting out of here alive.”

Leo winced. “Dude, come on.”

“Who’s the murderer?” asked Cheryl. “Do we even know who was killed?”

Nobody answered.

“I can’t believe Happy is gone,” said Maggie. Her hands were trembling in her lap and she no longer seemed angry. Her eyes were bloodshot and she kept wiping her nose.

Cheryl couldn’t ignore it any longer. “Maggie, what’s wrong with you? You look ill, and your mood is all over the place.”

She frowned as though confused. “I’m fine. I’m just coming down with a cold or something.”

“Looks worse than a cold,” said Alfie. “You look like a crack whore.”

“Screw you, Alfie.”

Alfie shrugged. He was fidgeting a lot, and it was probably because he was gasping for a fag. That was the least of their problems though.

Cheryl eyeballed Maggie. “You don’t look right, Mag. It’s chilly down here, but you’re quaking like we’re at the North Pole. Have you taken something?”

“What? No, of course not. It was just a little something for my nerves. I’ve been taking them for months now.” She saw their concerned expressions and waved a hand dismissively. “They’re pills prescribed to me by a doctor. I have panic attacks. I’d show you the packet if I could reach my handbag.”

Alfie frowned. “I have panic attacks too. The doctors prescribed me beta blockers. Is that what you’ve been taking?”

Maggie nodded. “I took one right before we arrived at the farm. I was anxious, being around John, you know?”

“That explains why you changed suddenly,” said Cheryl. “When I first got to the farm, you were hyperactive, like an annoying kid, but then you went on a massive downer. They must be strong pills, Mag.”

“I already told you, I’ve taken them dozens of times and never had a problem. It’s just a cold.” She rubbed at her bloodshot eyes and groaned. “Perhaps I’m going mad. It would explain a lot.”

“What do you mean?”

She shrugged as if she’d merely been thinking out loud. “Oh, nothing. It’s just that I couldn’t find my handbag this morning. I always leave it on a hanger by the door, but it wasn’t there when I was ready to leave. Andrew had to help me look for it. He found

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