Heart of Darkness by Gena Showalter; Maggie Shayne; Susan Krinard

Author:Gena Showalter; Maggie Shayne; Susan Krinard
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780373774319
Publisher: Harlequin Books
Published: 2010-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THREE

DAVID DIDN’T END UP GETTING his bag from the Jeep until much later that night. When they left the hospital, the four men drove down to Potter’s Grocery, Mark’s store, parked the SUV in front and looked sadly at the “Closed Until Further Notice” sign that had been taped to the front door.

“Look, let’s talk to people, see if anyone saw anything that could give us a clue what really happened yesterday,” Randy said.

Brad shook his head. “Don’t you think the police have already done that?”

“Maybe we should talk to them, then,” Kevin put in.

David nodded. “We’ll do all of the above. Brad and Kevin, you stay here and talk to anyone who’s willing. Randy, you can drive me to the police station. There’s another grocery store out that way, so you can pick up supplies for the cottage while I talk to the cops. Okay?”

“I don’t like the idea of splitting up,” Brad said.

“Why not?” David was puzzled, but then he noticed that Brad’s forehead seemed damp. “Brad, no one’s after us, if that’s what you’re worried about.”

“How can you be so sure?” Brad asked, casting a nervous look up and down the road. There were few people out, locals, moving in and out of the various shops along Main Street. “I mean, not a ghost, sure. But what if it’s someone else? Some relative of hers out for revenge?”

“After twenty-two years?” David asked. “Come on, Brad.”

“Is it so far-fetched? You heard Janet. He saw something.”

“Yeah. Maybe someone who looked like Sierra. And he freaked out. Maybe this has been eating at him more than the rest of us, for some reason. Maybe his mind wasn’t strong enough to deal with it, and seeing a girl with a resemblance to her was all it took to make him snap. Maybe a thousand other things, Brad, but it’s not someone out to get us after all this time. It’s not.”

Brad held his eyes and shook his head. “Why would it bother him more than the rest of us, Dave? More than you, in particular? It couldn’t have been worse on any of us than it was on you. God, you were in love with her.”

“I was sixteen.”

“You still are.”

David had to lower his eyes. “Like I said, maybe his mind just wasn’t able to handle it. Everyone’s different. Mental health is…it’s tricky.”

“You being an expert and all,” Brad said. But he opened the door and got out of the SUV, beer belly first. “Fine, Kev and I will walk around asking questions and hope to God she doesn’t find us. Don’t be long, okay?”

David nodded and sent a look toward Kevin, silently telling him to keep an eye on Brad. The guy was wavering on the edge of panic. Kevin acknowledged the unspoken message with a slight nod, and got out, as well.

Randy put the rental into gear and they pulled away. And then he turned to David and said, “So what do you really think?”

“Just what I said. I think there’s probably a girl in town that looks a lot like Sierra.

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