Eyes of Justice by Lis Wiehl & April Henry

Author:Lis Wiehl & April Henry [Wiehl, Lis & Henry, April]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery, suspense, Thriller
ISBN: 9781404183537
Goodreads: 15049088
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20

Allison’s head ached as she drove home from the meeting with Ophelia. Were they making a mistake by asking her to help? Ophelia had listened closely to every word she and Nicole spoke, asked a thousand questions, then finally said that she would try to uncover the truth.

As she pulled into her driveway, Allison couldn’t wait to go upstairs, kick off her shoes, turn on the air conditioner, and lie on the floor directly in front of it. Maybe the white noise would block out everything that had happened in the last day, the last week. She wanted to stop thinking. Stop remembering what Cassidy had looked like. Stop wondering if Rick had really killed her and why. Stop reliving the awful scene at the funeral. Stop speculating what Roland had actually seen.

But as soon as Allison opened the door, Lindsay hurried into the living room. She was wearing a navy tank top and shorts, an outfit that had once belonged to Allison. Now that Lindsay had finally stopped smoking, the sisters were about the same weight. The yellow nicotine stains were gone from Lindsay’s fingers, although Allison had noticed her inhaling wistfully whenever they passed through a cloud of cigarette smoke outside a shopping mall or restaurant.

In the months she had spent with Allison and Marshall, Lindsay had seemed to shed years as well as bad habits. With her face filled out and a healthy color in her cheeks, people no longer looked surprised when Allison introduced Lindsay as her younger sister. But today something else was different about her, something new.

“Are you ready?” Lindsay asked.

Allison didn’t answer. She was still trying to figure out what had changed. Then she realized it wasn’t something new, but something old. Lindsay’s hair was once again dark brown all over, without a single pink shock.

“Lindsay!” She put her hand up to her own hair. “Your streaks! They’re gone.”

Lindsay ducked her head and shrugged one shoulder. “I figured it was time for me to start looking like a grown-up.” She suddenly looked very young. “I did it while you were at brunch. I’ve also been practicing making flowers and hearts in my lattes. Everything has to be just the right temperature, and the milk has to be poured just the right distance from the cup. It felt wasteful to dump the mistakes. So I drank them.” Her words came out rapid-fire. “Only I think I drank way too much. Occupational hazard, I guess.”

“Why didn’t you use decaf?” Sometimes it seemed that Lindsay had just exchanged one addiction for another. Maybe once you were an addict, you always were.

“Oh.” Lindsay’s smile was rueful. “You’re right, I should have thought of that. I can’t wait until I can get my real machine. I mean, yours is cool, but the professional models are so much more powerful.” She bounced on her toes. “So are you ready?” she asked again.

Allison rubbed her temple. “Ready for what?”

“You said we could practice.” Seeing Allison’s blank look, Lindsay added, “For the meeting tomorrow with the loan officer?”

“What? Ohhh.

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