The Mortician's Daughter: Two Feet Under by C.C. Hunter

Author:C.C. Hunter [Hunter, C. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult Mystery
Published: 2018-11-27T00:00:00+00:00

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Dad arrives five minutes after I do. I use my period to excuse myself and start for the stairs.

“You need any medicine?”

“No.”

“Did you eat dinner?”

“No.”

I take another step.

“Riley?” He moves in and hugs me. Burying my face in his shoulder, I breathe in, wanting to savor the daddy scent. The I’m-your-hero aroma that has gotten me through so many tough times in my life.

But all I smell is cigarette smoke. Did he go to a bar? Did he drink?

I step out of his embrace and look at him.

His eyes aren’t bloodshot. I don’t smell alcohol, but the smoke . . .

“I love you,” he says.

“Prove it,” I counter. “Don’t ever take another drink.” The question about how cigarette smoke got on his clothes sits on the tip of my tongue. But I’m out of oomph. I simply can’t argue with him right now. So I turn away and move upstairs.

I push the easel to the side, yank my bra off under my shirt, and I crawl in bed. Pumpkin joins me. I don’t sleep. I stare at my phone and pray it doesn’t ring. Pray I don’t get the call telling me that Hayden’s gone.

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