The Brown Hound by Grace J. Gray

Author:Grace J. Gray [Gray, Grace J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-01T22:00:00+00:00

"Apparently, this isn't an isolated incident, either. Happened again a couple of years later after this kid was sent to 4 different counselors and psychiatrists. He was in a mental hospital when he was twelve, too. There's a whole bunch of these articles. Jake Scissorhands they called him." Ellis finally got his coffee, smiled at Alexa, who smiled back just as she had smiled at me.

“And, get this. I tried talking to the mother. Olivia Truck. The interior designer, right? Bullshit story. His mother died when he was 4. His dad remarried pretty soon after. Olivia Truck is his stepmother. She’s a housewife, still lives in Australia with the father. Mr. Truck. So, apparently, there’s a lot your boy hasn’t told you yet.”

I took my Prozac out of my pocket and took 2 pills, and gulped them down with my coffee. I had lost my appetite.

“So Darren lied too? Why would he lie about what Jake’s mom did?” And then it hit me. Maybe Darren was trying to get Jake away from there, make him start fresh. Something along those lines. As I pondered, I was beginning to doubt everything Jake had told me so far. Was his whole medical school story even real?

"On the bright side, apart from those couple of incidents, Jake was pretty straight edge after that. He did end up going to medical school in Sydney. I don't think he finished. I'm still working on that. But there doesn't seem to be any more scissor attacks." Ellis was a little concerned, looking at me. I was flustered. I felt like the sun had suddenly gotten a bit too close to our planet, and it was soon going to be lights out.

“Champ? You all right? You need water or something?

"I'm all right. Plus, I think the waitress hates me now. I just don't understand why he'd lie to me. I don't think he did it. Trust me, Ellis, I know what you're going to say. These sociopath types are programmed to make you sympathize with them; they play with your emotions and whatnot. This wasn't it. This guy is for real." I put my index and middle finger on my temple.

“I need to think. I have to be in court with this guy in a couple of hours and this shit now. Fuck me.” I was getting stressed. This wasn’t going well.

"Is he paying you?" Ellis thought I was a pretty smart guy until I told him he wasn't. He wanted to laugh in my face, but he was too nice for that.

"Why did you take the case? You know you could've been the one putting him behind bars. Well, that is if he did do it. But I don't know, Tommy. If the DA gets a hold of this, they're gonna have a field day. Trust me, I'm never one to undermine myself, but if I could get a hold of this stuff, those guys can too." He wasn't wrong. How would I sell it to the jury?

“Thanks, Ellis.

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