Flowertown by Redling S.G

Author:Redling, S.G. [Redling, S.G.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781612183022
Publisher: AmazonEncore
Published: 2012-06-18T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

A blaring horn made Ellie jump back from the street. The passenger in the dump truck flipped her off as the truck roared past with debris from the explosion. Ellie hardly noticed the obscenity, intent on getting to Dingle’s and confronting Olivia, but when the truck passed and an army truck crossed going the other direction, the window of the market was empty. Ellie hurried across the street, making a Feno truck stop to let her cross, and hurried inside.

“Hi, Ellie.” Annabeth waved from behind the toilet paper display. “Glad to see you’re okay. When I heard about that explosion you were the first person I thought of. Such a terrible thing. So many people were injured.”

“Yeah, I know. It was awful.” Ellie didn’t want to be rude to the older woman, but she had to find Olivia. She moved quickly past each aisle but saw only two young men and a teenage girl in the store. “Where is that woman you were talking to?”

“Woman?” Annabeth peeked around the endcap.

“A young woman. Dark hair in a ponytail, birthmark on her neck.”

Annabeth shook her head. “I don’t remember seeing anyone like that. But don’t tell the kids, I don’t pay that much attention. It’s not like there’s so much to shoplift anymore.”

“No, no, you were just talking to her. Just a second ago.” Ellie pointed to the produce bins. “She was standing right there. You all were looking at potatoes or something.”

The old woman laughed. “I’d need mighty good eyesight to see a potato in here, Ellie. We haven’t had potatoes in two weeks.”

“It doesn’t matter if it was potatoes. You were talking to her.” Ellie noticed one of the young men look down the aisle at her, his attention caught by the rise in her voice. Ellie lowered her voice. “I mean, I don’t know what you were talking about. I just wondered if you knew her.”

Annabeth headed back to her cash register. “Well, I know just about everyone in Flowertown, it seems. The locals at least. Of course, I guess nowadays we’re all locals, aren’t we? What’s her name, do you know?”

“Olivia.” Ellie followed her back, remembering the stitching on the med tech coat. She knew she had seen her, both at the med center that Guy had said was closed and talking to Annabeth, who now said she didn’t remember. But she had seen her. She wished she sounded more confident when she spoke. “She’s a, um, med tech.”

“A med tech? In here?” Annabeth climbed onto her stool. “I doubt that, Ellie. They don’t bother with the likes of Dingle’s. They have their own commissary, and from what I hear it’s pretty sweet. You must have her confused with someone else.”

“No, I’m sure it was her. Her name is Olivia and she’s local. She said so.” She had said so while she drew the blood that couldn’t possibly have been drawn. Ellie looked down into the crook of her elbow. The sight of the puncture wound steadied her, but when she looked back at the old woman, she doubted herself once again.

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