Normal: Encounter Series, Book 5 by Joanna Homer

Author:Joanna Homer [Homer, Joanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vivere Press

“Maybe she couldn’t find it?” Scott suggested. “You said yourself she packed up and left in a hurry.”

I poured an extra sugar in my coffee. After last night I needed the extra energy. I’d tossed and turned for hours, and when I finally did fall asleep I’d been plagued with nightmares.

“No way. Roxy adores Milton. She would never leave without him, wherever she’s gone. Something isn’t right.” Roxy hadn’t answered Scott’s calls either, but Scott had no idea about the truth, and he wasn’t convinced Barnaby was behind the spikings, so he didn’t get it. I, on the other hand, was adamant there had been foul play. “I should talk to Barnaby.”

Scott’s jaw dropped. “Are you crazy? You absolutely should not talk to Barnaby.”

“Why not?”

He looked like he wanted to strangle me. “He already told us his story, so by ‘talk’ you mean confront and accuse. And if he’s guilty like you think he is, then you don’t let on that you know. It’s classic true crime.”

“Then what do I do? I can’t go to the police without any evidence. I need to do something. I have a bad feeling in my gut.”

“Eliza, I don’t think you are thinking clearly about this. What exactly is it you believe he’s done to Roxy? Killed her and buried her in the forest? Making it look like she’s left uni might seem like a genius plan, but it can only last until the holidays when she doesn’t go home.”

“She said he was going to take her to France for the holidays.”

“Eliza!”

I slumped back in my chair. I wanted so badly to explain to him the truth about why things weren’t as they seemed and the reason I thought there was something fishy about Barnaby, but I didn’t dare tell Scott. After Roxy’s reaction, I couldn’t. The last thing I needed was another friend turning their back on me.

“If you are really that worried, I think you should tell the police. Evidence or not, they can at least contact her parents and make sure she’s really there.”

I nodded. Maybe I should tell the police. I should also tell Jack, although after the other night I’d been too scared to find out whether he was taking my calls either.

After coffee, I left Scott and went to sit by the fountain. I took out my phone and hesitated. My finger hovered over the screen. Was I really going to do this? If Barnaby was an alien, the police wouldn’t be able to help. Not doing anything didn’t seem right either. Before I talked myself out of it, I dialled nine nine nine and asked to be connected to the police. With my heart in my mouth, I said, “I’d like to report a missing person please.”

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