Graham Park by Kevin M Moehring

Author:Kevin M Moehring [Moehring, Kevin M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780692981672
Published: 2017-11-23T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Mitch freezes for a brief second, fearful that any movement he makes will force the gunman to pull the trigger. His nose is so close to the barrel that he can smell the residue of gun powder that remains from the first shot. The bright light the room is emitting makes it impossible to see the person holding the gun on him but as his heart beats rapidly he figures it's a good sign that he is still breathing. If the person wanted him dead, chances are the back side of his head would be splattered all over the hallway by now.

"Get up son," comes the deep bellowing voice from behind the weapon. Mitch recognizes the voice instantly, not to mention the fact that nobody else has ever called him 'son'. "You too Stuart, get in here so we can take a look at that leg."

The two men rise to their feet and are beyond relieved to see that the person who fired the shot at them, and is now extending his hand to theirs, is Sheriff Thompson. The gray-haired man stands much larger than Mitch and is thicker in the shoulders. He has become sort of a legend in Twisted Timbers over the years for his ability to diffuse a situation using only his words. He has never seen the need to carry a weapon while on-duty, until now that is.

"Sheriff! Boy are we glad to see you." Stuart is heading straight for an office chair in the corner of the room. He is obviously relieved to take the weight off of his injured leg and to no longer have to be the most active member of the police force on scene. "What are you doing here?"

"Well Stuart, I knew something wasn't right when Mitch called me earlier and told me the Ferris Wheel was lit up. I made a few calls to the feds over in Portland, they'll be here in the morning by the way, and got in the truck and headed out here. You boys want to give me the rundown as to what has been going on." Sheriff Thompson looks at the two men as if he is waiting on them to give them a good excuse as to why there are dead men all over the park.

Mitch and his father pull up folding chairs near where Stuart is. The two younger officers give the sheriff a full description of everything that has happened so far, including the fact that they fear that Fred was killed in the fire at the ice cream shack. The sheriff sits quietly, listening intently and taking notes as the two men do their best to accurately describe the events that took place. There were several times when they talked over each other, mainly because they were having different experiences while they were separated in the park. The sheriff waves his hands while they talk to tell them which one of them should talk at a given time.

"OK boys, let me tell you what has happened on this end.

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