Mercy Watts Box Set (Books 1-3, plus a Mercy Watts short) by A.W. Hartoin

Author:A.W. Hartoin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A.W. Hartoin

I woke two hours later with my head on Graeme’s bed and my leg and arm still in the warm water. Contrary to middle school beliefs, I did not pee.

“Hey,” slurred Graeme.

I rubbed my eyes. “How are you feeling?”

“Like I drank antifreeze.”

“So not great then.”

“I’ve been better and more sober,” he said.

I smiled and lifted my arm. My swelling was down and the red had gone to pink. “Ethanol is an effective treatment for ethylene glycol poisoning, believe it or not.”

“What’s up with the baking soda?” he asked, pointing to the sodium bicarbonate drip.

“That corrects the metabolic acidosis and increases the elimination of renal glycolic acid.”

“It makes me pee.”

“Something like that,” I said with a smile.

“When can I leave? I gotta get back to Lucia,” he said, his eyes still unfocused.

“I don’t know. It’s not up to me.”

“Someone tried to kill her.”

“Yes.”

“You were right all along. I thought you were crazy,” he said.

I patted his leg. “It’s a common opinion.”

“What are we going to do? We can’t get off this island. I called the airline.”

“I know. We’re just going to hunker down and wait it out.”

“I hate this.”

“Me, too.”

After another half hour, Dr. Navarro came in and checked Graeme’s chart. “You were lucky.”

“It runs in the family,” said Graeme with his eyes half-closed.

“I’m going to keep you for another hour and see how it goes. No more sweet tea.”

Graeme smiled. “Never again.”

Dr. Navarro hooked his chart over the end of the bed and said, “Mercy, can you step outside with me?”

“Sure.” I dried off my arm and leg with a towel he gave me and we went into the hall. Officer Tabora was waiting. He had two other officers behind him and they looked distinctly serious and not in a we’re investigating an attempted murder way and you’re a witness. More like we think you’re the suspect way. I can’t explain what the difference is exactly, but I’d been Dad’s suspect in several crimes ranging from sneaking out to stealing his booze. I could always tell when he thought I’d done something. The Roatan cops had that same aura about them. I guess cops are all the same.

“Miss Watts, you must come with us,” said Officer Tabora. He had a sheen of sweat on his brow and his hand on his weapon.

Seriously, dude. No need for that. I think the three of you can take me.

“Where would we be going?” I asked.

“We’ll be more comfortable at the police station here in Coxen Hole.”

I laughed. “I’ve been in a lot of police stations and I mean a lot. They are never comfortable.”

“You’ll have to come with us,” Tabora said.

Dr. Navarro stepped up. His cheeks were flushed and he fidgeted with his lapel. “Is this really necessary?”

“It is.”

The good doctor glanced at me and I said, “You had to call them. Don’t worry about it.”

That’s what I said, not how I felt. I was worried as all get out. In a Third World country suspected of attempted murder. I’d seen too many episodes of Locked Up Abroad to think this was okay.

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