The Complex Leader: Book Three in the Complex Trilogy by Heather Hayes

Author:Heather Hayes [Hayes, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AH Digital FX Studios, INC
Published: 2018-12-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Greggory starts off on the main road, but as soon as he gets the chance to turn off onto a country road, he does. The peace officer just follows us. Since that didn't work, we turn sharply to get back on the main road a few minutes later. The peace officer almost flips his car, but he stays on our trail. I lean over to check the speedometer. Greggory is going over 100 miles an hour. I have never gone this fast. "Um, Greggory, what if someone pulls out in front of us?" He doesn't answer me. This feels incredibly dangerous. I see the lights of Herrington ahead and when we reach them, he slows down slightly and starts turning in and out of little streets. "I'm scared, Greggory. What are we going to do?"

My brother's face is serious. "I thought this might happen. I know of an old-fashioned car wash that no one ever uses anymore. If I can lose this guy for a minute, I'll pull into there and take you to a secret basement room there where girls and I used to go and-talk."

I'm so nervous, I don't fully comprehend what he's saying. "Okay. I'm so glad you have a plan."

It's around 8:15 in the evening and it's getting dark. We turn down a road in the older part of town. Greggory turns off his headlights, which startles a gasp out of me. "Can you see where you're going?"

"Yeah, no sweat. I know this place like the back of my hand." We pull into an old building with long, black plastic strips hanging in the garage door. I guess this is the car wash that no one uses anymore?

Greggory turns off the car and opens his door. "Be quiet as a mouse and follow me." I shut my door as softly as I can and follow my brother to some dark, creepy-looking steps. When we get to the bottom, Greggory has to use his shoulder to get the old, rusty-hinged door to open.

Darkness and spider webs greet us. I jump as a long string of web lands in my hair. "There is a light switch here somewhere." My brother feels along the wall until he finds it. A dim light bulb hanging from the center of the room gives us just enough light to take in our surroundings. The room that opens up to us is dusty, spider webby, and full of old, mismatched furniture. The rickety wooden table to the right is covered in dusty, glass bottles.

Greggory chuckles to himself. "It looks exactly the same as we left it after our graduation party."

"Who's we?"

"My friend Jack and I used to hang out here all the time. His parents own this place. We'd bring girls, snacks, and-beverages down here after school. His parents didn't care. It looks like they still don't care. We'll be safe here."

I shudder as I look at the footprints my feet left in the dust. "How long should we wait before we go home?"

My brother doesn't look me in the eyes.

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