Killing Season Part 3 by Faye Kellerman

Author:Faye Kellerman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2017-10-17T00:00:00+00:00

Fifteen minutes into the hour, Haley put down her laptop. “How much longer is that damn truck going to beep?”

Lilly looked up from her workbook. She furrowed her brow as she listened to the incessant wheep, wheep, wheep in a high-pitched range. “I hadn’t noticed it until you said something.”

“How could you not notice it?”

“I was concentrating.”

“Well, bully for you.”

Lilly forced her lips shut to prevent herself from saying something she’d later regret. It wasn’t that Haley was grumpy, it was that she was selectively grumpy. With Griff, she was all smiles. Lilly was a third wheel, again. She got up and went to the window. “It’s street repair. The truck is hauling away broken asphalt.”

“So why is it beeping?”

“It does that every time it backs up.”

“Well, it’s driving me crazy! I hate studying to begin with and I’ve got four finals and a paper.” Haley regarded Lilly. “Did you do the English paper yet?” She didn’t wait for an answer. “Of course you did. And I bet you already studied for finals?”

Lilly sighed. “How can I help you, Haley?”

“By not being so condescending. You and my brother are really a pair.” She stood up. “I’m going to the library.”

Griffen said, “You know you can’t do that.”

“Why? Because Ben said I can’t?” She made a face. “Who made him lord and protector?”

“Haley—”

“I understand where he’s coming from.” Her eyes got moist. “She was my sister too, you know. He acts like he’s the only one who’s suffered. Just because I’m not hunting around for some phantom killer doesn’t mean I don’t care or I’m inferior.”

Lilly said, “Haley, he’s not trying to be superior, he’s just worried about your personal safety.”

“He’s bossy.”

Griffen said, “You know we’re not going anywhere. Put cotton in your ears or something.”

“Let’s look at this logically,” Haley said. “The library is like ten blocks away. If we all go together and we all stay together, it’s probably even a better place to be because it’s public.”

“Why didn’t you say anything to him about the library when he was here?” Griffen asked. “I promised him I’d look after you two.”

“So look after us in the library. We’ll all stay in the same place at the same table.” Haley looked at Lilly. “You just said you can do work anywhere.”

“It’s not a problem for me,” Lilly said. “But if he comes back and finds us gone, he’ll freak. Why don’t you call him up and tell him your plans.”

“How about if we go to the library first and then I’ll call him up and tell him the change of plans? Because if I call him now, he’ll come rushing home and I don’t want to deal with him because he’ll be pissed. He’s always pissed. It’s hard being with someone so pissed off.”

Tell me about it, Lilly thought.

“With my mom being a zombie and my dad never around, things suck, okay? I know that Ben’s being protective, but you know he truly likes bossing me around.”

“That’s not fair,” Lilly said.

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