Genesis Beach by Susan Whitfield

Author:Susan Whitfield [Whitfield, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery
Publisher: L&L Dreamspell
Published: 2011-05-22T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-ONE

“Don’t tell nobody nothin’, little darlin’,” the raspy voice whispered close to my ear. I jerked away, but the long bony hand grabbed me, and the long nasty green nails bit into the skin on my arm. I could feel hot breath in my hair as my earlobe was licked. I bit a finger and the hand released me. I screamed at the top of my lungs as I ran outside in a storm and could barely stand up. Something hit me in the face, but I continued to try to run. The hand—no, two hands now—shook me hard, and I fell to the ground.

I awoke to Pepper pulling at me, both being beaten by the storm’s wrath and soaked by its rain. Pepper wrapped herself around me so I couldn’t run anymore. I stared at her for a moment and then began to shake violently.

“Logan! My God! You scared me half to death. What is it? What the hell is going on?” I could only blink at her. She pulled me to my feet, and together we made the laborious trip back to safety.

Once inside, Pepper breathlessly told me I’d screamed out several times—a lot of nonsense—and the only words she made out were ‘Stay away’ and I bolted for the door, somehow unlocked it, and ran out into the storm. I’d been hit in the ear by flying debris, and I’d bitten her finger when she grabbed me.

We dried off and sat quietly for a while, Pepper watching me as she doctored the bite. I rocked on the floor and tried to recover, not being able to get Lincoln Tumu off my mind.

Is he out there in this storm? Is he a potential threat to us? Would he ever be seen again?

And this bony hand drove me mad. I wanted relief from the overwhelming feeling of impending terror I couldn’t explain. I felt totally wiped out. And I’d stressed Pepper with my behavior. With nowhere to go, we both needed to calm down.

She walked into the kitchen, mopped up the water by the door, and fetched the Crown Royal and two glasses of ice. Over whiskey we tried to compose ourselves, even though the building quavered around us.

“I’m so sorry, Pepper. I’ve been having a terrible nightmare over and over. I don’t know why, and I don’t know what to do about it.”

“You need to see a doctor, Logan,” she said. I sat still as Pepper doctored my bleeding ear. Then she sat down beside me on the floor, wrapping a Band-Aid around her bite.

“A shrink?” I suddenly yelled. “Are you saying I need a shrink?”

“No. Well, okay…Logan, everybody needs some help now and then. You need to find out what’s causing the nightmare so you can end it, don’t you think?” Pepper said gently. We sat in silence for a few uncomfortable minutes. Maybe I did need some help, but I was in no mood to admit it or to discuss it further.

“You never told me how you got so interested in cooking,” I began, wanting to lighten the mood, and hide my fear.

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