It Was Born in the Darkness of the Wood by J.L. Hickey

Author:J.L. Hickey [Hickey, J.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Published: 2021-04-14T22:00:00+00:00

. . .

“Well?” Velasquez asked. She and Pike made their way to the unmarked black SUV.

“Well?” Pike responded, pulling the car keys from his long black peacoat.

“She seemed spooked, and to put it lightly...not well, in any way,” Velasquez waited for Pike to unlock her passenger side door before settling into the passenger seat.

“Yes,” Pike nodded, turning the ignition. The car roared to life. “I’m sure the news of the murders put her on a downward spiral. When I saw her last, she seemed to be getting ahead of it. I can only imagine what this is doing to her. She has seen some shit, Vanessa, believe you, me.”

“Struck out on a link with our perp, though,” Velasquez frowned.

“I figured,” Pike slowly pulled onto the street from his parked position. “We’re missing something, and until we find that murdering s-o-b, we’re going to be blind. Where on earth is Gary fucking Thom.”

There was a moment of awkward silence. No radio, no small talk. Just the rumbling of the engine, the blinking of the turn signal, and the sound of two people breathing.

“Detective Pike?” Velasquez broke the silence. “Why did you have me come out to the residence with you?”

“What do you mean?” Pike shot back, barley giving it any thought.

“I assume it’s because you and my partner got into the exchange the other day? He’s been pretty hot about it. In fact, he won’t stop going on about it.”

“Clent?” Pike chuckled. “Fuck him, tell him to stop being a snowflake. We got a case to solve. I can’t be worried about offending people. We’re here to find this sick fuck. Right now, it’s all I care about. If Clent wants to man up and talk, we can. I’m not apologizing, though. I’m a good cop that’s seen a lot of bad shit. I don’t need Clent Moore judging me about being more inclusive. I know my job, and I know how to do it. I asked you to go with me because I needed an outside perspective. I wanted fresh eyes with Haylee. Clent and I have a history with her; we were there with her three years ago. So, tell me what you saw back there, in detail. I need fresh eyes.”

“Well, umm…” Vanessa stumbled. She could tell she hit a sore spot with Pike, and now he was quizzing her, deflecting perhaps? She thought for a moment before speaking. “I saw a woman, who we know has a history of abuse, survived a domestic violence attack that killed her sister. From her file, I know she has been through some psychiatric wards as a child and a young woman, recently as just a few years back. Very troubled past, not with the law, but a lot of death surrounding her. She is heavily drinking; it was a quarter to noon, and she had drunk half that bottle of vodka? She smelled of booze, words slurred, delayed responses.

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