Torture Town by William W. Johnstone

Author:William W. Johnstone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2013-12-16T05:00:00+00:00

Matt went upstairs to take his bath. It had been a long time since he had been able to relax in a tub of warm water, so he lingered there for at least thirty minutes.

After the bath he returned to his room, found a pair of jeans and a shirt in his saddlebags that were somewhat cleaner than what he had been wearing. As he was getting dressed, he heard the whistle of an arriving train.

Onboard the train

“Los Luna!” the conductor was calling loudly, as he walked through all the cars. “This stop is Los Luna!”

Sylvia felt a sense of relief that was almost elation. She had been on the train for three nights and four days and now, at last, her long trip was over. It was dark outside, so though she was aware of the great, looming presence of the mountains, the gleaming lights of the approaching town were the only things she could actually see. She felt the brakes being applied as the train slowed, then, finally, came to a complete stop.

Once the train stopped, several others in the car stood and started reaching for items they had brought on board with them. A small boy started running up the aisle.

“Cephus, you come back here, right now!” his mother called, and sheepishly, the boy turned and started back. When he got even with Sylvia’s seat he looked at her and smiled, and she returned his smile.

“Cephus?” the mother called again, and with a little wave, the boy returned to his mother.

For a moment, Sylvia found herself envying the woman with her young son. It was the kind of life that she’d thought she would have with H. M. Hood. But that was not to be. The comfortable future she had selected for herself—marriage, a home, and children—she knew now that none of that would ever be.

She had left Springfield, Illinois, to find a new life for herself. But the more she thought of it, the more she realized that she wasn’t running to anything. She was running away from something.

Because she remained in her seat in such deep reflection, she was relatively surprised when she looked up to see that everyone else who was leaving the train had already exited. She had a sudden fear that the train might leave with her still aboard, so she got up and moved quickly to the door, then stepped outside.

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