The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones

Author:Tim Wynne-Jones
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781406330434
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Published: 2012-06-24T19:21:00.016286+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

THE IDEA CAME TO CRAMER at the computer store, as he was tearing the hard drive out of an old PC. He abandoned the job, the electronic guts spread out all over his workplace, and went online to the Mac site, where he surfed for a few minutes. Then he sat back down at his desk, deep in thought.

“You okay, Cramer?”

It was Hank. He had just come into the back room with a handful of invoices.

“Oh, yeah. I was just daydreaming.”

Hank chuckled. “Well, it’s good to see you not doing something for a change.”

“Sorry.”

Hank waved off the apology, a good-natured expression on his face. “Are you sure you’re going to be okay holding down the fort next week?”

“Absolutely,” said Cramer. “Really, I was just—”

“Just taking a wee break,” said Hank. “People do take breaks, young man.”

“Thanks,” said Cramer, returning his attention to the job in front of him. But not all of his attention.

Working day and night didn’t leave much room in Cramer’s life for more than daydreaming. But, finally, Saturday came and he had the day before him, although he had to be at the plant by eight. When he woke up around noon, Mavis was out. He was glad. He didn’t want any confrontations, not today. He made his way down Butchard’s Creek and out onto the Eden, enjoying more than ever the freedom of the moment and filled with anticipation of what lay ahead. As much as he longed to see Mimi, he was almost hoping she wouldn’t be there. The sooner he had a chance to get into her house, the better. He was going to get the ball rolling. It was time to make a move.

There were curtains up. They hadn’t been there last time. Yellow curtains, open for the day. There also seemed to be a party going on. A white Toyota Camry was parked behind Mimi’s car, and loud music was coming from the place.

He circled the house by cover of the brush. But after a while he ventured nearer, drawn by the music, the laughter, until he was crouching under the kitchen window.

There were only three people, as far as he could tell: Jay, Mimi, and another female. They were in the front room. He peeked over the sill. The table was littered with dishes. Then a girl wandered into the kitchen, heading toward the bathroom.

Cramer ducked out of sight and slid down the wall to a crouching position. Iris Xu. Did that mean she and Jay were still together?

Somebody whooped with laughter. Cramer swatted at a mosquito. They were thicker near the ground, in the shadows. Then he heard voices entering the kitchen, and he skedaddled to the brush behind the shed. Taking a wide berth, he made his way back toward the snye. He was almost at the stream when he heard the back door opening and he hid behind a tree.

It was Mimi. She was in the yellow sundress she’d been wearing in the documentary on her JVC. One of the thin straps hung across her arm.

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