Abigail by Gloria Kitchens

Author:Gloria Kitchens [Kitchens, Gloria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781641372749
Publisher: New Degree Press
Published: 2019-12-12T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Charlie grabbed a glass from under the counter and began pouring Deely a beer, letting the foam rise and die down before he continued filling.

“I think you handled that swimmingly, sir,” Charlie said, still working on filling the cup all the way.

Deely didn’t respond.

“Also, I thought that you might want to know that a few undesirables came by earlier today while you were out.” Deely suddenly listened to what Charlie was saying. He knew it had to be important if Charlie was telling him about it.

“Who was it?”

Passing the beer off to Deely, he pulled up the security video from the parking lot. He pulled it up on the counter next to Deely showing two blurry figures adorning dark sweatshirts, one wearing a dark green one with a puffy orange vest, the other simply wearing a black one. Deely couldn’t make out the faces but he could make out the matching patch on the side of each of their arms as they opened the door to the restaurant. The patch resembled a spider that was discernible even from the grainy surveillance video. Deely let out a breath of frustration still not having taken a sip of his drink.

“What did they want?”

“They didn’t ask for much besides a few drinks. They appeared to be looking for something or someone.” Deely continued to sit quietly taking in the information. “I have a feeling they might be around again pretty soon.”

“Mhm.” Deely sounded in agreement getting up, leaving his full glass on the counter and starting toward the hall.

“Oh, heavens. I almost forgot. Meri wanted to see you; she says it’s urgent.”

Deely grimaced still not used to being at the beck and call of a 12-year old.

“Where is she?”

“Where she always is, sir,” he ended, going back to cleaning, adding Deely’s wasted glass to the pile of dishes to be washed. “I guess we’re all in the mood of wasting food and drink today, huh, sir?”

Deely again headed toward the hallway but instead of going to his own bedroom as he planned to do, he walked right past it and continued on passing Meri’s bedroom where Abigail had closed herself inside and then to the right of his own bedroom he opened the door next to it, a faint fog encircling him as he entered. The room was dark, like it had always been and it annoyed Deely every time he entered it. Though he did understand that Meri didn’t necessarily need the light. She couldn’t make much use of it.

Suddenly a short flame sprouted in the middle of the pitch-black room and slowly the flame appeared to float up and down, birthing new flames right next to each other until the lights illuminated the tiny guiding hand that wielded the original candle. Meri sat with her legs crossed behind the wall of candles she lit, her face illuminated by the orange glow and her pale blue eyes looking in Deely’s direction.

“You seem tense.”

“What do you want, Meri?” Deely was already bothered knowing Meri’s tendencies not to immediately say what’s on her mind.

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