A Very Mummy Holiday by Lynn Cahoon

Author:Lynn Cahoon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Published: 2019-07-24T14:44:23+00:00

Chapter 6

On our way back from the ride, we saw the flashing lights on the road. Blake pointed toward them and we turned on the trail toward Caleb’s house. The sheriff had two cars out front of the cabin and Caleb was standing on the porch. We pulled up on the other side of the cars where Caleb could see us, and before Greg could stop him, Blake jumped out and went to join Caleb on the porch.

“This isn’t good.” Greg took off his helmet. “Do me a favor and go sit with Kathi. I’d rather the two of you sit this one out.”

“That’s a little chauvinistic of you, isn’t it?” I took off my own helmet and surveyed the deputies who all had their hands on their weapon harnesses. It didn’t look like they were here to take Caleb into the station. “On the other hand, Kathi probably needs the support.”

“Thanks.” He climbed out of the vehicle and walked over to the sheriff.

I climbed out and slipped into Blake and Kathi’s side by side, where Kathi was fighting with the helmet. “Calm down and stay here. Greg is getting this under control.”

“They have weapons. You think this is going to end well.” Kathi nodded to the rifle lying on the railing of the post within Caleb’s reach. “He won’t let them take him in.”

“We don’t even know what’s happening.” Right as I said that, another side by side pulled up next to us and Nate and Hilda poured out. I watched as they ran up to stand next to Caleb. “Great, more players.”

Greg nodded to the sheriff and pointed to his men. “What’s going on here?”

“I came up to ask Caleb some follow up questions. When I got here, he had a gun out on the porch.” Sheriff Anderson nodded to the rifle on the porch. “We’re just trying to deescalate the scene.”

“With four deputies? Seriously, is this really an interview?” Greg glanced at the four men now watching the interaction between their sheriff and Greg.

The sheriff smiled and held up his hands. “We weren’t looking for anything but some answers to how that girl wound up mummified and buried in the sand dunes.”

“So it really is Dania?” Caleb’s legs buckled and his father caught him before he sank to the porch floor. “No, no, no. It can’t be. She’s just mad at me. She has to be alive. We were going to get married.”

Blake grabbed a chair and the two of them lowered Caleb into the seat. His sobs echoed in the silence.

“I believe you just made your next of kin notification instead.” Greg pointed to the sobbing man. “Can’t you reinterview him later? When he’s less emotional?”

“You know this isn’t your investigation.” Sheriff Anderson’s eyes went flat and hard. “I’ve been looking for that girl for years and for what it’s worth, only one man had motive and opportunity to kill her. And he’s sitting on that porch.”

“Don’t you say that about my Caleb!” Hilda screamed at the sheriff.

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