The Killings (An Olivia Miller Mystery Book 1) by J A Whiting

Author:J A Whiting [Whiting, J A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J A Whiting
Published: 2015-02-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

The girls stood frozen in place for several seconds, until Olivia rushed to the locker room door that led into the workout room and carefully closed it trying not to make a sound. They heard the front door knob clunking and men’s voices speaking. Olivia grabbed Ynes by the arm and hurried her across the room to the bathrooms.

“We’re trapped in here.” Ynes’ voice quavered.

Olivia opened the door of a small storage closet, shoved Ynes in, stepped inside, and clicked the door shut. Her heart was hammering. She tried to slow her breathing. Ynes was holding so tightly to Olivia’s arm that she was afraid the blood supply to her hand would be cut off. Heavy footsteps crossed the workout room and moved into the locker area.

“It’s in here,” a deep voice said. “Where’s the damn light switch?”

Light filtered through the space at the bottom of the closet door and Olivia prayed that their feet couldn’t be seen from the other side of the door.

Ynes leaned close to Olivia. Olivia raised her pointer finger to her lips urging Ynes not to make a sound.

“How do you have a key to this place anyway?” The voice seemed to belong to a smaller or at least a less hefty man.

“I know the owner,” the deeper voice said.

The girls could hear a locker door being flung open.

“Here it is.” A zipper was moved over what sounded like a gym bag or a backpack. “Here. Try it.”

They heard rustling, a sniffing sound and then coughing.

“Good stuff. Oh, yeah.”

“Let’s have the cash,” the husky voice said.

Ynes squeezed Olivia’s arm. They knew a drug deal was going down between the two guys and they understood what would happen to them if they were discovered in their hiding spot. They both stood like statues. They kept their breathing soft and shallow. Ynes closed her eyes and started saying prayers in her head. Olivia’s hands were wet with sweat and her heart was thudding so hard she was afraid the men would be able to hear its hammering beat.

“It’s right here, don’t worry. I always pay.” More rustling sounds could be heard. “Whose car is outside anyway?”

“I told you,” the deeper voice said. “Some client’s car must have broken down. Relax. Do you see anyone around? We’re alone.”

“Look Adam, you can’t be too careful,” the smaller man said. “I got interests to look out for.”

The bigger man snorted. “Yeah, the only interests you need to look out for are your own.”

“That’s right. It’s a tough world. I don’t play football like you, so I got to make my own way.”

Oh God, Olivia thought. It’s Adam Johnson doing this deal. The girls could hear things being shoved into a bag. The locker slammed shut. Footsteps. The light went off. The men moved out of the locker room and into the workout area. Their voices could be heard, but the words were hard to make out. The front door of the gym opened and then closed hard.

Olivia and Ynes breathed out.

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