Generous Lies by Robin Patchen

Author:Robin Patchen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Romantic Suspense, Christian suspense, Christian romance, Clean romantic suspense, Everyday hero, heroine in peril, addiction, drug addiction, teenagers, single parent, strong female protagonist, agoraphobia, mental illness, women's fiction thriller, Organized Crime
Publisher: JDO Publishing
Published: 2017-07-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

Aiden could hardly think straight. He should have settled for an oxy, but he'd wanted to save those for later. Instead, he'd smoked pot. And then somebody'd offered him another pill—something he'd never tried before. He couldn't remember who gave it to him, couldn't remember the name of it, and had no idea what it was. All he knew was, he was wasted.

He liked it. Liked it a lot, but he had to do something. Something was wrong.

He had to think.

He forced his gaze up from the chair. Saw the TV on. Call of Duty. Two guys were seated on the couch with headsets, talking and playing the video game. One was the guy he'd met at the Nuthouse—Bill. Or maybe Bob. He thought the other was the owner of this house. He could hardly remember now.

The place was a dump and stank like stale smoke and cold pizza. Oh, right. There was a pizza box on the floor. Aiden had bought it when the munchies hit. A few pieces, one with a bite taken out of it, were left lying there, but Aiden couldn't imagine eating now. His stomach was twisted in a knot. Like something was wrong. But he couldn't remember what.

Curled up on the chair across from him, a girl was sound asleep, her arm hanging off the edge. He didn't think he'd ever caught her name. She wasn't cute or anything. Her hair was stringy and gross, and her face had some sort of rash on it. He thought she went with the guy who lived there.

Seeing her reminded him of something. Someone asleep.

Crap. That was it. Aiden had left his father sound asleep at the house. He'd planned to go straight home. Then planned to get high and go straight home. Then there'd been the pill, the pizza, the sofa.

He had to get back before Dad woke up.

He sat up, stretched. Checked his pockets. The other pills he'd bought were still there. They should be enough to get him through the week. He stood, and the room spun. He waited for the feeling to pass, figured he'd be better when he hit the fresh air. "I'm outta here."

The Nuthouse guy—Bill/Bob—barely glanced away from the screen. "You need anything else, you know where to find me. I can hook you up."

Aiden would need to make what he'd already bought last the week. He'd found an ATM and taken out what little cash was in his account. After the pizza, there was none left.

The air outside was warm and thick with humidity—not the refreshing blast he'd hoped for. He unlocked Dad's Camry and slipped inside, blinking to wake himself up. He was usually fine after an oxy, but whatever he'd taken was making him so tired. He had to get back to the cabin and crash before Dad woke up and saw how wasted he was.

He backed out of the drive, then slammed on the brakes when he saw a car in the rearview mirror. It was parked on the street across from the driveway.

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