The Girl on Prytania Street: A gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist by Kira Saito

Author:Kira Saito [Saito, Kira]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Kate

I opened one eye and studied the kaleidoscope of patterns on the wall caused by the morning sun slipping through the lace curtains. My body was heavy and lifeless as if weighted down by sacks of potatoes. I struggled to remember what I had done yesterday and eventually flashes of the fake news reporter, fajitas, bearded men, Nigel, and a dead Charlene Dubois came into focus. I glanced at the clock and was horrified to find that it was already 11 a.m. I had to meet Mrs. Dubois for another session soon. I was not looking forward to hearing more about Charlene and what had become of her.

I thought of Zoe and imagined what she would be doing at this time of day. I pictured her lost in a book dressed in her favorite black t-shirt, the one with the Edgar Allan Poe head, sipping on a strawberry latte. I typically started the day with an image of Zoe alive somewhere doing the things that she loved. I had read somewhere that the power of visualization was very real. I didn’t really buy into that theory, but I figured that I didn’t have much to lose by putting it into practice.

I opened the mini-bar, took out a water bottle, and popped a pill. I glanced outside and was relieved to see that the media circus was in full swing, but my stalker was nowhere to be seen. Maybe I had imagined him after all. Once I had lost an entire Sunday convinced that there had been a man attempting to break into my apartment. Turns out it had been a balloon whose string had gotten caught in a wire antenna; however, at that time I had been convinced it had been the man’s head and the wires had made up his body.

“Kate, are you awake?” Madame Queenie’s voice was bright and chirpy.

I cleared my throat forcing back the residue of margarita mix and pills. “Yes, I’m up. Is anything the matter? The session was supposed to be after lunch, wasn’t it?”

“Yes, it will start shortly. I’m trying to get Mrs. Dubois to eat a light lunch before we get started. She hasn’t eaten in days, which is not to her advantage.”

“I can imagine.” Yesterday was the first full meal I had eaten in years. It was odd, things that were so normal before such as eating, grooming, and managing to get out of bed were now a continual struggle. I had taken normal for granted and now I would have given anything simply to cook a meal for Zoe, do her dirty laundry and yell at her for leaving her books scattered all over the house.

“Listen Kate, there is someone here to see you.”

“Is it a blond guy with overly bleached teeth holding a stack of divorce papers in his hand? If it is, tell him to come back another time.”

“It’s a Detective Ryan,” she said putting an emphasis on the word detective.

Nerves filled my stomach and my body started to tremble.

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