Rachel's Folly by Bruno Monica

Author:Bruno, Monica [Bruno, Monica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Booktrope
Published: 2015-03-03T18:30:00+00:00

TWO

BEN SPENT THE NEXT DAY with Agnes, entertaining Jacob and trying to do whatever he could to keep his mind off Rachel’s death. They visited the Children’s Museum, went for a train ride at City Park, and ended up at a pizza parlor on South Congress for dinner and ice cream. On Monday, Ben went to Rachel’s office with Edward to help him pack her things for storage. It was late Monday evening when Ben sat down to listen to his voicemail. He had left his cell to charge in the morning, but had forgotten about it and didn’t get back to his room until after dinner. His head hurt. He had twenty-eight missed calls and eighteen messages. He slipped off his shoes and scooted back against the bed’s headboard. He took one of his books out of his bag and started jotting down notes on a blank page. Most of the calls were from colleagues at the college and friends who didn’t know he had been on a cruise. He erased each message after he heard it and only took notes on the few calls he planned to return.

He had gone through almost fifteen messages when he heard his sister’s voice on the line. He immediately sat up straight in bed. He held his breath as he listened to her intently. The connection was bad. While it was interlaced with static, Ben could tell she sounded frazzled.

Ben … me. I hope you get thi … oon. I’m on my way to Elena … tell her everything … turn … th … astard … fish this … ime …

Ben sat motionless for a moment, then replayed the message, and replayed it again, and again. He checked the time the call came in: eleven-thirty-eight a.m., the previous Monday. The day she died. She was on her way to Elena’s condominium to tell her about Jack, Ben thought. But why? Did she say the bastard was selfish? He played the message again. He could make out the word “bastard” and what he thought must be “selfish,” but he couldn’t really make out what she was actually saying. He recognized that Rachel must have gone over to Elena’s to confess her infidelity with Jack. Ben tried to make sense of the timeline. He just couldn’t believe that Rachel could go from anger to complete despair within such a short period of time. Something or someone must have caused her to jump. It was the only logical explanation. He listened to the message again and wondered what he should do with this information. He started pacing the room. Should he go to the police? Should he go straight to Elena’s and confront Jack directly? Should he tell Edward? After thinking for a moment, he decided the first thing he needed to do was tell Edward. He knew that by telling Edward about the message he was going to have to tell him about Rachel having sex with Jack, but under the circumstances, it had to be done.

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