A Lover of Silver by W. D. Snider

Author:W. D. Snider [Snider, W. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781483541174
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2014-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

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When Jackie and I entered the front room, I hit my shins on something. With the dull light from outside, I found the switch to the ceiling light. Flicking it on, it was my apartment all over again. The room had been complete ransacked just like mine. Jackie gasped and put her hand over her mouth. She grabbed my arm. “My god Bill!”

I said nothing and ran upstairs. It was the same in Mary’s room and the second bedroom where I expected to find Mary’s body. She wasn’t there. The bathroom items lay scattered over the floor. Even the shower curtain had been torn and slashed. I went back down the stairs and into the kitchen. As I pasted the blood-splattered fireplace, I thought about the envelope. Among the things scattered on the floor I saw yesterday’s mail and the plain envelope. The ticket was there. They had missed it. Jackie stood in the doorway as I looked in the envelope. She said, “Bill what happened?”

“Those people who assaulted you were here looking for something.”

“Good lord what?”

“Doesn’t matter. Right now I’m concerned about my sister.”

“Should you call the Police?”

“Not yet.”

“That’s what you said when you told Mark that you had a lot of money coming, enough to set everyone up in Europe.”

“Yes well just a figure of speech.”

“After all that has happened, I don’t think so.”

‘Smart as well as pretty’. “I’ll explain it later.”

“Mr. Wilson if something that will affect me, explain it now.”

“We don’t have time for that. I have to find my sister.”

Jackie fell silent but didn’t take her eyes from mine. “Where should we start?”

I thought she sounded like Mary, saying WE. “I don’t have the slightest idea. Obviously, they have kidnapped my sister. I can’t think of anything to do other than wait until they call.”

“Here?”

I looked at the apartment, what a mess. I said, “Let’s start upstairs.”

I got black plastic bags from the kitchen, and she followed. In Mary’s bedroom, I pointed to the closet. I think you’re Mary’s size, take some clothes, you look like you could use cleaning up.”

“You don’t look so hot yourself.”

“Didn’t mean to touch your eyeball. I just thought you might need fresh clothes after what you been through.”

“Sorry.”

Take what you need. There’s some bathroom stuff on the floor. I’ll get a few things and we’ll get out of here.”

“Maybe you should take me home.”

“Jackie just do what I tell you.”

She didn’t hesitate. I grabbed a couple suits, casual clothes, underwear, and stuff and pushed them into the bag. Jackie was waiting at the bedroom door for me. She said, “where will we stay?’

I looked at her slim figure and long legs. A lot of dirty sexy thoughts raced through my mind, but I said, “I’ll call Mark. Maybe we can stay where they’re staying.”

I called. It rang several times. Enough for Mark to look at my number on his phone. He said, “We’re at the Marina Hotel in La Jolla.”

“Kinda close to home aren’t you?”

“Hide in the open they say.

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