What Lies Beyond the Fence by L C Hayden

Author:L C Hayden [Hayden, L C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542399012
Publisher: Angel's Trumpet Press
Published: 2017-01-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 40

“Okay, I give up,” Bronson said. “What do I have wrong?”

“You were specifically told to bring us and the book back. Without us, your friend dies. We can’t be responsible for that.” Roger looked at Norma.

“Roger is right,” Norma said. “We’re going back with you.”

Bronson shook his head. “I can’t allow that. Soon as we hand them the book, we’re dead.”

Tear drops formed at the edges of Norma’s eyes. “We don’t have a choice, do we?”

“We always have choices,” Bronson said.

“And one of those,” Roger said, “is finding this house you were talking about. Once there, we can call for help. Once we’ve done that, the three of us can head back to the compound. With luck, we and the police arrive at the same time.”

“Good thinkin’,” Bronson said. “But Swanson gave me one hour to bring you back. We wouldn’t be able to do all of that and still meet the deadline. Best thing for you two is to go and find that house and get help. We’ll meet again, I’m sure.” He turned and headed back toward the compound.

The shuffling of feet behind him forced him to stop. Roger and Norma had followed him. Bronson took a deep breath. “I won’t be able to convince you to head for safety.”

Roger reached for Norma’s hand. “No, you won’t. We’re like the Musketeers: one for all and all for one, no matter what.”

Bronson threw his hands up in the air. “Okay. I give up. If you’re going to be stubborn about this, at least hear what I have to say.”

Roger and Norma exchanged looks. “We’re listening.”

“Before I tell you what I’m thinkin’, I have a couple of questions, mainly for Roger.”

“I’ll do my best to answer them.” He took a step forward, showing his eagerness to help.

“If I looked only at the first part of the book, would I find all of the incriminating evidence that I need to land the Elders in jail?”

“Yeah, sure,” Roger answered.

“Good. What if I only looked at the back half of the book? Would I be able to do the same?”

Roger nodded.

“What about just the middle part?”

Roger stared at Bronson. “All parts of the book are incriminating if you know what you’re looking for. Why did you ask that?”

“Way I see it, once we reach the compound, the Elders will immediately apprehend us. Who knows? Maybe kill us. But what they want is not just us dead, they also want the book. They have it, and there’s no evidence of any wrong doings.”

Norma’s smile filled her face with sunshine. “So if we don’t give them the book, they won’t kill us.”

“You got it,” Bronson said. “But if I were them, I would grab one of us and put a knife to our throat. If the other one doesn’t reveal where the book is, the person being held dies.”

Norma gulped and rubbed her throat. “We’re doomed.”

“Not necessarily,” Bronson said. “We’ll tear the book into three parts. We scatter. Each one of us hides our part of the book, and we don’t tell the others where we hid it.

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