Missing - Dead or Alive by Peter Martin

Author:Peter Martin [Martin, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: UK
Published: 2015-05-26T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Maria had never felt so humiliated. To find herself in this position was unthinkable And for Bob to accept Alan’s story over hers was the ultimate kick in the teeth. It may have looked bad, but she was an innocent party in this.

Why were these horrible things happening to her? She’d always lived by the rules, had never knowingly hurt anyone, or put her own needs first? So what had she done to deserve this?

She’d driven off not knowing where she was going and without any plans. Now having driven around for ages, she realised the need to find a place to stay. At sixty-thirty, aware she couldn’t ride in the car all night, she parked in the town centre and headed for the Central Library which she knew would still be open. Luckily at this time only a handful of people were in the library and she was able to gain access to a computer and the internet. Within a few minutes she’d found a couple of local hotels close by which seemed reasonably priced and made a note of them. The nearest was a few minutes away from the library. So she booked a room for two nights on her credit card.

She drove round to the hotel, leaving the car on the car park to the rear of the building. Having signed in, a porter helped to carry her luggage to what she saw as a rather nondescript room. But it was clean and had an en-suite bathroom. From the window there was a reasonable view of the street below.

But, having unpacked what little she needed, she lay back on the bed and broke down. What hurt her most about this situation was that all the allegations made against her were untrue, and Bob’s willingness to believe her infidelity. Added to this there was nothing she could do to clear her name.

Then her mind switched back to Tim, and her anxiety intensified. Now she had nothing of his, and he couldn’t contact her. She was frantic, and unable to think straight.

Having lost her appetite, she remained in her room for the rest of the night, making herself a drink from the facilities provided by the hotel.

At breakfast the next morning she ate a slice of toast washed down with a cup of tea. And to give herself time to think things through, she walked around the shops, and eventually a plan took shape in her mind. It was time to go home. She couldn’t understand why it had taken her so long to come to this decision. It seemed as if her separation from Bob was meant to be – fate.

First she must contact the police and update them. They already had her mobile number, but she would give them her parents’ address, and telephone number. She’d be staying there until she found alternative accommodation.

From now on she wouldn’t have anything to do with Bob, as he’d treated her dreadfully and hadn’t wanted to listen to her side of the story, it was as if his mind had already been made up.

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