The Curious Case of the Missing Head by Gabriel Farago

Author:Gabriel Farago [Farago, Gabriel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bear & King Publishing
Published: 2019-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

A few minutes after seven, Teodora sat down at a small table in the back of the breakfast room with a clear view of the entrance and ordered coffee. She knew Jack was an early riser and expected him to be one of the first to come down to breakfast. She was right. Ten minutes later, Jack and Tristan appeared and the hostess who was waiting at the door showed them to a table.

‘Before Rebecca comes down, there’s something I have to tell you,’ said Tristan and ordered some tea.

‘Oh? What?’

‘Something that has troubled me for some time now. I could hardly sleep last night. I couldn’t get this music out of my head. And then there was something else ...’

‘What kind of music?’

‘I’ve worked out what it is.’

‘Tell me.’

‘Tchaikovsky’s Lost Symphony.’

‘Okay, and this caused you to lose sleep?’

‘It did, because the first time we saw that disfigured body on the Caritas, I heard the same music. And then there was this strange feeling ...’

‘What kind of feeling?’

‘I wasn’t going to mention this before because it’s quite absurd. But when we went with Rebecca yesterday to view the body at the morgue, there it was again, only stronger and more compelling.’

Jack reached for his cup and looked at Tristan. He had seen that troubled expression before. It told him that Tristan was wrestling with something he couldn’t quite explain, but realised it was important and therefore had to be shared. It had to do with his intuition and his psychic powers, which from time to time seemed to overwhelm him. The blessing struggling with the curse.

‘Care to tell me about it?’

‘Only if you promise not to laugh.’

‘Promise.’

‘I firmly believe Stolzfus isn’t dead ...’

‘Do you realise what you are saying? Based on what? We got the wrong body, is that it?’

‘And there is something else ...’ said Tristan, sidestepping the question.

‘What?’

‘Danger.’

‘What kind of danger?’

‘It’s about you, and it’s imminent!’

‘About me? Tell me later. Here comes Rebecca now.’

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