JS03 For My Brother by John C Dalglish

Author:John C Dalglish [Dalglish, John C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Religion & Spirituality
ISBN: 9781478230250
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2015-04-10T05:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 11

Suzanne finished folding the load of towels and went to the kitchen. The Red Bull was wearing off, and she decided it was time to relax with some TV. She got some ice from the fridge, poured herself a Diet Pepsi, and just as she was about to sit down, the doorbell rang.

Tizzy raced to the door and started her incessant barking, which announced every visitor’s arrival.

“Tizzy! Shush! Tizzy!”

Suzanne opened the door to find her walk-in customer from earlier standing there. She raised her eyebrows in surprise.

“Oh, hi. Can I help you?”

“Hi. I don’t know if you remember me, but I was in your shop today.”

“Of course. Donnie, isn’t it? Is there something wrong?”

“Well, in an odd coincidence, I stopped at the Quikstop a while ago and…”

Tizzy was going nuts, barking and baring her teeth at the stranger.

“Tizzy, shush. That’s enough!”

“…Anyway, I found your address book lying next to the gas pumps. I live just around the corner, so I thought I’d bring it to you.”

“Oh, that’s wonderful. I was looking all over for it.”

Tizzy kept at it, barking, and threatening to charge the man, despite her tiny size.

“Tizzy! Excuse me while I lock her in the bedroom.”

Suzanne scooped up the dog, walked to the bedroom, put the dog in the room, and shut the door. When she turned around, the man was standing in the middle of the living room, a gun pointed at her.

“Don’t scream, or I’ll shoot you where you stand.”

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Jason and Nina took I-35 south to Military Trail, over to Commercial Ave, and then south to Formosa. Even though Jason knew where the school was, Nina was giving him directions.

“Okay, the school’s just a block that way.”

“Detective, I think you’re kinda excited to be going back to your old school.”

Nina saw she was exposed and laughed.

“Yeah, I guess. My years at McCollum High were good ones. And unlike like you, my high school years weren’t two decades ago!”

“Ouch! You’re brutal.”

They stopped in front of the office and got out. Nina scanned the collection of buildings. “Hasn’t changed much.”

“Lead the way, ex-alum.”

They walked up the sidewalk to a set of double doors and found them unlocked. School was out for the summer, so basic staff and maintenance would be the only people there.

They came in out of the heat, and Jason removed his sunglasses. The office was immediately on the right, and through a large glass window, they could see a collection of desks. No one appeared to be there, so Jason stuck his head through the office door.

“Hello?”

From a somewhere in the back, they heard a woman’s voice.

“Be right there!”

While they waited, Nina watched as Jason scanned the photos on the wall.

“Looking for something?”

“Yeah. Thought they might have your detention records framed.”

“Hey! I was a good girl.”

Jason rolled his eyes and laughed.

A woman dressed in gray slacks came into the room. “May I help you?”

She wore a black, button-down blouse, and black, patent leather shoes. With short, brown hair and hazel eyes, she carried herself with an official bearing.

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