[Martin Rhodes 01.0] Close Your Eyes by Thomas Fincham

Author:Thomas Fincham [Fincham, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Thriller
Published: 2016-04-28T04:00:00+00:00

THIRTY-EIGHT

The moment Rhodes entered Wilmington, a feeling of nausea swept over him.

His mind was bombarded with memories.

Rhodes gripped the steering wheel and kept his eyes focused on the road ahead. He drove past a boarded-up building that used to have a convenience store on the ground floor. Rhodes had spent a significant part of his childhood there, hustling cheap cigarettes and booze to any passerby.

He drove past an alley where he and a group of his friends would play marbles. It was supposed to be an innocent game, but Rhodes made his friends bet on the outcome of the game. The only way you could play was if you had cash.

He drove past a park where Rhodes had kissed Meghan O’Hara, his first girlfriend. The park was also where police had arrested him for drinking in public.

Rhodes was a troublemaker even before he was a teenager. However, when he hit puberty and had a growth spurt, he had begun to bully those around him.

Rhodes’s knuckles turned white as he tightened his grip on the steering wheel.

He blamed his father for his behavior. The man had never worked an honest day in his life, and Rhodes had vowed never to see him again.

He feared what he might do to him if he did.

He was grateful that the girl was with him. She might be able to defuse his rage.

He drove until he stopped in front of a trailer home. There were other homes similar to it, but something told him it was the one he was looking for.

There were two large American flags on the roof. There was a peace symbol hanging from the window, with a Confederate flag hung next to it.

A Harley Davison motorcycle was parked out front.

Rhodes got out of the Malibu. The Harley was in pristine condition. The side decal had a rifle with the letters SR emblazed on it. Rhodes knew what the letters stood for: Sullivan Rhodes. Shooting out of the rifle were the words RHODES TO FREEDOM.

He had seen that decal on various vehicles when he was young. It was his father’s moniker.

Suddenly, the trailer door swung open.

A man stepped out. He had on a cut-off T-shirt, faded jeans, and black cowboy boots. His head was covered with a yellow bandana, and he had a bushy white beard.

He was holding a rifle.

“If you’re looking to buy, then that baby is not for sale,” the man said, aiming the rifle at Rhodes. “If you are looking to steal it, then you came to the wrong place, boy.”

Rhodes did not flinch. “Sully, put the gun away,” he said.

The man stared at Rhodes for what felt like a minute but was probably less. A smile crossed his face. “You lost a lot of weight,” he said. He lowered the gun. “I knew you’d come, Marty.”

Rhodes wished he had a weapon on him. He would have shot Sully between the eyes and said it was in self-defense.

Rhodes had had numerous opportunities to hurt the man who had robbed him of his childhood, but he never did.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.