A Litter of Bones by J. D. Kirk

Author:J. D. Kirk [Kirk, J. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zertex Crime
Published: 2019-04-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

How long had it been quiet, out there beyond the door? An hour? A day? He couldn’t tell. All he knew was it was dark, and he was cold, and he was scared, and that he wanted, more than anything, to go home.

His wrists hurt where they were tied. His legs were numb. His throat was raw from keeping his sobs inside. He risked letting one out now. It was muffled by the gag across his mouth, but the sound was enough to startle him, to send electric shocks of panic coursing through his veins.

What if they heard? What if they got angry? What if they hurt him?

Tears came at the thought of them hurting him. He didn’t want them to hurt him.

Not again.

He’d seen what they had done to the cat. What was left of it. It had looked like roadkill when the boy had brought it to him on the tray, all bright red flesh and exposed white bone. The smell had been horrible. It had forced its way up his nostrils, turning his stomach and making him feel sick.

He had almost been sick when the cat had moved. Its head had twitched. A wet, mournful sort of sound had emerged from its mouth, and the boy had erupted into delighted laughter before skipping off with the tray held high like some sort of trophy.

The man had appeared a moment later. The man had stared in around the edge of the door as he inched it shut, sealing him back inside the cupboard.

That had been a while ago. He hoped, for the cat’s sake, that it was dead by now.

Alone in the darkness, he prayed that he wouldn’t be next.

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