Witness02 - Silent Witness by Rebecca Forster

Author:Rebecca Forster [Forster, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Legal
Publisher: Rebecca Forster
Published: 2011-12-12T16:50:57+00:00

CHAPTER 20

''Of course I'm mad. Lord, Hannah, what were you thinking letting a man you don't know in this house?''

Hannah sat on Josie's bed, one leg cocked under her, her head held high as Josie paced. The only sign that Josie's anger upset her was the scratching: left hand, right forearm. Though the sleeves of her shirt were long, Josie knew the skin beneath was fragile from so many years of cutting. The scratching wasn't a good sign but that minute Josie didn't care.

''Stop scratching, Hannah. Just stop. And don't count. I can't take it tonight.''

''Then don't watch.'' Hannah's lashes fluttered and Josie saw just the hint of green defiant eyes. ''And don't get mad because I let Jude in.''

''But you didn't know it was Jude,'' Josie insisted. ''You've never met him. This case has been in the papers and anybody could have shown up and said they were Jude.''

''I knew it was him. I have good instincts. He's not dangerous. He's just full of himself. And rich. My mother would like him.'' Hannah tossed her head and her long black hair rippled down her back. It was a frivolous gesture, the icing on the cake of infuriating things Hannah was doing to stake her claim to Josie's attention.

''Stop!'' Josie threw herself at Hannah and took her left hand in both of hers. So tall she had to double over, Josie looked a surprised Hannah straight in the eye. ''I can't worry that you're going to spiral, Hannah. I need you to give me a little pay back here.''

''I thought you asked me to stay with you because you wanted to help me. I didn't know I was being bought,'' Hannah challenged boldly.

''Oh, please,'' Josie let go of her hand and stood up. ''You know exactly what I'm saying. Letting a man you don't know into this house is stupid. I want better for you. What I really want is for things to be normal for you and I'm upset they can't be right now. So, I'm asking you, I'm begging you, try to chill until I get through this thing with Archer. Try not to take it personally because you think I'm not paying attention to you.''

''That's not what I'm doing. That's not it at all and if you think it is then you don't know anything about me.'' The mattress gave a little bounce as Hannah got off the bed and stormed out of the room slamming the door behind her.

Josie whipped around, not sure where to turn. The French doors she and Archer had hung led to the patio and the garden oasis it had taken her three months to build with her own hands. Beyond that there was the wall and the beach and the town of Hermosa and Los Angeles past that. The thought of running from her problems made Josie feel sick. She was not her mother. Josie didn't give up because life got tough or was uninteresting or there was the promise of something better just over the hill.

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