Misconceptions by Colleen Scott

Author:Colleen Scott [Scott, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Dominique raced down the hospital corridor toward her office. The staff meeting had taken way too long. She plopped down in the chair behind the desk and checked the caller ID. Two missed calls. Maybe one was from Joe.

No such luck. Both were from her boss Stew. Whatever he wanted would have to wait. Before she went any further with the story, she needed to speak with Joe. She had two very important things she wanted to share with him: her decision to become a Christian and the truth about why she was in town. Lord, please help him understand why I lied. Give me the courage I need to be completely honest with him.

Her cell phone beeped, indicating an incoming text. Stew again! He was never this persistent. Something must be wrong. Her hands shook as she read the text.

Cover blown. GET OUT!

How had that happened? It had to be Penelope and her snooping around. No doubt the spiteful woman was to blame. But there was no time to investigate the cause. She needed to pack up her stuff and get out of the hospital before Penelope threw her out. She wouldn’t give her that satisfaction.

Dominique opened her e-mail account and attached the files containing her research. While the computer copied the files, she popped a flash drive into a USB slot and moved the files.

Come on … hurry up computer. The bar made slow progress as she copied the necessary files. Her station's policy was to have documentation backed up in two different locations, and it had saved her on more than one occasion. But now, she didn’t even have one a full copy much less a copy emailed to her personal account.

Footsteps echoed down the hallway. From the heavy, clunky rhythm, she guessed they belonged to a woman. More specifically, an angry woman, which could only mean one thing. She was just seconds away from being busted.

She dashed to the door, locked it, and turned off the lights. That would buy her a few extra moments to hide. The bar across the computer screen indicated that her download was almost complete.

The footsteps stopped in front of her door. The doorknob jiggled.

Out of time, she minimized the window, scooted underneath her desk, and pulled the chair in as far as it would go. An obvious place to hide, but hopefully Penelope would open the door, see she wasn’t in the office, and leave.

Keys jangled in the door. The knob clicked, and the lights flashed on. Dominique let out a long, slow breath.

“Come in, gentlemen.” Footsteps softened by carpeting traveled around the desk and stood right in front of Dominique’s hiding spot.

If she’d wanted to, Dominique could have reached out and grabbed Penelope’s thick ankle. Instead, she held her breath and willed herself to remain silent in spite of cramping in her legs from remaining in a folded position.

Penelope mumbled under her breath. All Dominique could catch was the word “evidence.”

“What would you like us to do, Ms. Nordstrom? Do you want us to contact the police?”

“No.

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