Find Me by Nell Grey

Author:Nell Grey [Grey, Nell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

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The tears roll down my face as I see what Annie’s posted. She’s tagged me in her photo. She’s only gone and told the whole world where I am. Of course, she wasn’t to know.

I messaged her as soon as I saw it on Facebook and she took it down immediately. But it’s been there for a couple of days, and the Scousers have inevitably seen that I’m here in New Zealand.

Nowhere feels safe anymore. Will I ever be free from them?

I’ve messaged Jason too.

He insists I tell Shaun immediately.

That means coming clean about everything. Telling him about the Scousers. What if he thinks I’m too high risk? And that I’ll bring trouble to his door? What if he tells me to go?

Weighing it up, I haven’t got much choice.

Wiping my face dry, I start to type.

Claire: Shaun, are you there?

It’s a good five minutes before the phone pings. Five minutes of pacing up and down the porch, trying to get my words and my shit together.

Shaun: Hi Claire. Are you alright?

It’s the middle of the day, and I bet he’s figuring that it’s odd for me to be messaging him.

Claire: The other night you asked if I was running away from something?

Shaun: And are you?

Claire: I’m scared in case you ask me to leave

Shaun: I’d never do that, Claire. I promise. What is it? Please tell me.

He sounds so concerned. It’s weird but I feel uncannily close to him; connected somehow.

Claire: You were right the other night. I am running

Shaun: What’s happened?

Claire: I’m running away from something bad that happened to me

Shaun: Are you in danger?

Claire: No. Nothing like that. I was involved with someone. It’s a long story

Shaun: Tell me

Claire: The guy was an informant and some bad people found out. I got attacked by them

Shaun: Did they hurt you?

Claire: Yeah. I have a scar. Down my neck. It’s horrible. And now I’m hideous, Shaun

There, I’ve said it.

Shaun: Show me

Claire: No

Shaun: Send me a picture. I want to see your face

Shaking, I hold up the phone and press the button. I can hardly bear to look at the image I’m sending him.

Shaun: You’re beautiful, Claire

Claire: Please don’t

Shaun: But you are

Hollow words. He’s trying to make me feel better and that makes it so much worse.

Shaun: You’re upset. Why are you telling me this now?

Claire: A criminal gang called the Scousers, they’re after the person I was with. He disappeared and they’ve been following me, thinking I’ll lead them to him, which is ridiculous. First, they tracked me to Greece, and now they’ve found out I’m here

Shaun: How?

Claire: My friend Annie posted it on Facebook. She’s deleted it but it’s probably too late

He’s a long time silent. I’m positive he’s regretting his promise not to get rid of me.

Shaun: Bloody Facebook! Do they know where in New Zealand?

Claire: No

Shaun: I wouldn’t worry, then. It’s a big country with two islands and where we are is pretty far from everyone. You’ll be safe. They won’t find you here

Claire: You

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