The Stalker's Song: A Gripping Crime Thriller by Georgia Brown

Author:Georgia Brown [Brown, Georgia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Socciones Editoria Digitale
Published: 2019-02-07T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FORTY-THREE

Gayle came every day, as usual, then towards the end of the second week she spoke to us, in the sitting room away from the cameras. Linda was there, too.

‘The security people have just advised me that the floodlights have been disabled sometime today. Both of them. They were ok yesterday. We now think a further visit must be imminent.’

‘Oh shit.’ I said, a hollow feeling forming in the pit of my stomach.

‘We’re going to leave them out of action,’ Gayle told us, ‘and we’re putting two men actually inside the house from tonight, as well as a couple outside. I want you and Fiona to keep to your usual routine. Go off to bed at your normal time each night. If you hear anything, any noise or commotion, whatever you do, don’t come downstairs. We’ll call you when it’s safe to do so. Do you understand?’

‘Yes… but do you really think he’ll come?’ I asked. ‘Sorry, that’s a stupid question. Why else would he disable the lights?’

‘We’re pretty sure he will, but we don’t know when. I can’t think of any other reason for disabling the lights. He’ll wait a while, to make sure we don’t suspect anything. Try not to worry, and make sure you don’t mention anything anywhere he can see and hear you. You’ll both be safe, as long as you do as we say, and we’ll have someone with you all the time.’

Fiona looked at me. A look full of trepidation, no doubt matching my own, and I noticed Linda looked a bit taken aback and heard her questioning Gayle about what might happen.

‘Surely Carol doesn’t have to stay and endure this, if she doesn’t feel up to it? Couldn’t she and Fiona go to a hotel ‘til all this is over?’

‘If that’s what...’ began Gayle.

‘No,’ I interrupted. ‘I want to see this through. We’ll be fine, as long as the police are here. Won’t we, Fi?’ Although looking pale and apprehensive, Fiona agreed with me.

We spent the evening in a state of nervous apprehension, trying to act as normal as possible. After watching TV for a while, at about ten we moved into the sitting room where we had a nightcap and chatted about what we thought might happen. Would he come? Were we on the verge of finding out who attacked me?

Unsurprisingly, we found sleep hard to come by, nervously waiting to see what would happen, and jumping at every little night sound. Both too scared to sleep alone, Fiona was sharing my bed, and we found comfort in each other’s presence. The first night went by uneventfully and the security men left in the morning, saying they would return the next night. After six nights of this, nerves frayed to shreds, we were beginning to think it was all a mistake and he wasn’t going to come.

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