Lamb to the Slaughter by Hopkins Karen Ann

Author:Hopkins, Karen Ann [Hopkins, Karen Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, thriller, Crime, Suspense, Romance, Contemporary
Amazon: B00J0LY146
Goodreads: 22172801
Publisher: Karen Ann Hopkins
Published: 2014-03-01T08:00:00+00:00

17

Daniel

November 15th

When the words were out of Eli’s mouth, I turned to look back at him, wondering if the kid had any idea of what he’d just done to himself. Serenity was almost completely backwards now, her mouth dropped open.

She regained her composure quickly. “Were you following her, Eli?”

He shook his head. “No. I’d planned to talk to her that night about us getting back together since her shunning was up. I figured she’d be at the ball game. When she didn’t show up, I went to her house and she wasn’t there either. She’s been acting so temperamental lately that I was worried about her. I thought she might go to the cornfield to hide, like she always did, so that’s where I went to look for her.”

His voice sounded true and I was already guessing why the cornfield when Serenity, who still had no clue, asked him, “Why on earth would you search in a cornfield for your former girlfriend?”

Eli’s cheeks turned a deep red and he looked out the window. When he finally turned back, he stared at me and not Serenity. I felt sorry for the kid, but I really couldn’t help him on this one.

“Well?” Serenity pushed, losing any patience that she might have had left.

“It was the place that Naomi and I went to be alone. You know…” Eli trailed off, and I watched as understanding graced Serenity’s face.

Maybe for the first time in her life, Serenity was at a loss for words, so I jumped in and continued the questioning before Eli got tired of us and left the Jeep.

“What did she say to you, Eli? What happened when you found Naomi out in the corn that night?” I asked.

“We argued. She told me she was running away to be with the English driver named Will. She said she was sick of the community and a bunch of other stuff.” He was losing interest in the conversation and I worried that Eli was ready to bolt.

Serenity’s voice came out strained. “Was she alive when you left her?”

The change in the young man’s face was quick. His eyes widened and his mouth opened wide. “Why, of course she was alive. You don’t think that I shot her, do you? I loved Naomi. I never would have hurt her.”

I believed him. But Serenity must not have, because when Eli flung the door open and stepped out of the Jeep, she was faster than him and met him as he stood up. By that time, several of the boys had gathered in front of the welding building, along with Nathaniel Schrock, the owner of the business.

Serenity pressed her hand into Eli’s chest and informed him that he was being brought in for his failure to disclose information linked to a questionable death or words to that effect. She efficiently had the cuffs on the boy as she told him his rights in a few heartbeats.

The rain had turned from a misty sprinkle into a proper downpour.

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