That Scott Woman by Carlene Havel & Billie Houston

Author:Carlene Havel & Billie Houston [Havel, Carlene & Houston, Billie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chavelbooks, LLC
Published: 2022-02-14T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Her car tires spun as she made a hasty getaway. She drove recklessly careening around corners, and speeding down unfamiliar streets. Home was not the place she wanted to be.

When she was in prison, Maggie often wished she could drive somewhere, anywhere, through the long, endless hours of the night when she sought release from emotions she could neither deny nor subdue. Now, endless driving seemed the answer to escaping the turbulence that made a muddle of her feelings.

She saw a sign for Highway 16, pushed her foot down on the accelerator, and sped toward San Antonio. The city by the river never failed to fascinate her. She drove through the King William historical district, and slowed to admire the stately old houses lining the narrow streets. Weariness began to tug at her like a net.

She circled through the heart of the city, passing the architectural nightmare that was the court house and maneuvered down Saint Mary's Street.

Pedestrians walked the narrow, winding streets of La Villita. One last swing past the Alamo, and her tour was complete.

Exhaustion put an ache between her shoulders and a throb inside her head. Fatigue would soon overtake her. She welcomed the draining weariness. She wanted to be so near collapse by the time she got home that she would be too tired to think or feel. Steering past Market Square, she turned left onto Interstate Highway 35.

By the time she reached the city limits of Summerville, the darkness had long since settled like a blanket over the little town. Maggie pulled into her drive and stopped her car. Maybe now that she was bone tired, she could close her eyes and find sleep instead of aching memories. She rested her head against the steering wheel, gathering strength before going inside.

A shadow, deeper than the darkness that hovered in the corners of her porch, detached itself and moved toward her. Her exhaustion was swallowed up in dread. The amorphous blob took on the shape of a tall man as it moved nearer. Had the fear that lurked ever in the back of her mind become a reality? The word rattled in her throat. "John?"

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