Remember My Name by Laurencia Hoffman

Author:Laurencia Hoffman
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Encompass Ink
Published: 2020-09-03T16:00:00+00:00

8

Shane kept clenching and releasing his fists. The nightmares were getting worse and his usual ways of coping worked less and less. The only solution that came to mind was not to be better, but to do worse.

Troy was talking about some girl he’d gone out with and Shane was pretending to listen. His eye was on the prize. He nodded several times as though he understood his friend, but they had reached their destination and it had his sole focus.

“Shane, what is this place?”

“We’re going to find out.”

They stood before a tattered building that had likely been a factory or a warehouse in its heyday. The windows were boarded up and chains were on the doors. There were several signs warning trespassers to keep out. That had never stopped him before.

“Do you trust me?”

“No,” Troy scoffed.

“Smart man.” He walked up to what he assumed was the back entrance, which seemed to be mostly out of sight except for a few houses in the distance. “You want to get into some trouble?”

“Um...I’d have to think about that.”

“Don’t think about it too much, your head might explode.”

He took out a pin from his pocket and attempted to pick the lock on the back door.

Troy made a sound that he couldn’t quite process, something between a pained groaned and a concerned sigh, like the way a parent might sound when their child had gotten into something they shouldn’t have. “You can’t do that.”

“Yes the fuck I can.”

“Calm down.”

Furrowing his brow, he turned around. “Don’t tell me what to do.”

He rolled his eyes. “You’re a real shit, you know that?”

“I don’t know what you mean. I’m a fucking delight.”

Turning back to the door, he heard a few clicks. The pin was working.

“Shane, stop it.”

“This requires finesse and focus, and you’re short on both.”

“I mean it.” Troy took a step forward, making a scuffing noise on the cement beneath their feet. “If you go through with this, I’m calling the cops.”

Removing the pin from the lock, he turned to face him once more. “Are you fuckin’ serious?”

“I have to, Shane.” His voice was quiet, almost mousy, which was very unlike him.

“Why?” Shane threw his hands in the air. “Because you’re so morally righteous?”

“Because I’m fresh out of the academy and you’d be breaking the law.”

He gasped as if someone had punched him in the chest. It didn’t seem real. How could his best friend be a cop and he knew nothing about it?

Thinking back on any time they’d spent together recently, it had been building to this. Troy had made comments – Shane had picked up on the hints – but he couldn’t have imagined that this would be the outcome.

“Fuck you.” Swallowing hard, he shook his head. “You’re lying.”

Troy clenched his jaw, his gaze unfaltering. “I’m not lying. I’m an officer of the Westbourne, Michigan police department.”

Shane had to rub his chest because it suddenly felt very tight. “Why the fuck would you do that to me?”

“Because it’s not all about you, Shane!” Heaving a sigh, Troy smoothed both hands over his face before letting them fall to his sides.

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