The Peculiar Case of the Lost Colony by Constance Barker

Author:Constance Barker [Barker, Constance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Constance Barker
Published: 2018-03-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“Oh, please, Abigail. I would think we’re past such formalities. Why not call me Marty, or—” the man began, cutting himself short as Isabella made to lurch towards him. I just managed to stop her, gripping her by the back of her shirt and holding her as close to me as I could manage. I could understand that she wanted nothing more than to kill the man after all he had put her through, hell, I wanted much the same. Just as well, it wouldn’t do to make a scene in public, and it would be even worse to alert Agnes to the situation. I didn’t know what role, exactly, Martin played in finding the formula. I only knew that he wanted to come between our group and our end goal.

“What the hell are you doing here, you scumbag?” Isabella demanded, hands flexing at her sides. Martin touched his hand to his chest, as if taken aback by her intense dislike. It was as if he had completely forgotten everything he put us through, though I very well knew that was not the case.

“Oh, dear. I’ve come to speak to you! The key, the final missing piece of the puzzle. A special one you are, dear girl. Special indeed,” he crooned, moving to step towards us. Isabella stood her ground, her expression bitter.

“Yeah, you keep pressing that issue, but you don’t even know my name. If I were special, don’t you think it would be prudent to know who I actually am?” My friend demanded scornfully, although Martin didn’t seem terribly troubled by her irritation. He waved her off, looking between the two of us much like a cat that was making the choice between a tasty canary and a delicious little mouse.

“Your name isn’t the important thing, dear. Do you think Agnes has kept the same name all along? Of course not, but she’s always been a crucial component to this coming to fruition. Just like you, the key. Granted, she’s not nearly as important as you. No, not by a longshot,” Martin hummed, drifting closer and closer to us. Isabella refused to take a step back, but I finally forced her to, keeping her at my side.

“Why do you keep calling her that? The key? The key to what? And what are you implying about Agnes...,” I trailed off, sensing that Isabella was growing more and more irate by the second.

“Oh, goody. She’s not told you. It’s just like the old biddy to keep such delightful secrets to herself, especially since.... Well, since she met me,” the eccentric man grinned, opening his arms and splaying his hands out as if he wanted to draw us into an embrace. “We’re all of a like mind, the three of us. At least, we would be, if you would just make an effort to see things my way. Why do you make it so difficult, my beautiful, special girls,” he cooed, stepping forward. Isabella growled like some kind of rabid beast, hands curled into a ripping motion as she moved to close the distance.

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