Ain't No Sunshine by DuBois Leslie

Author:DuBois, Leslie [DuBois, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Little Prince Publishing
Published: 2010-08-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Saying it out loud brought back all the emotion from that night. I felt sick to my stomach. I thought I might throw up right there in the interrogation room. I noticed a look of disgust on Lieutenant Drake's face. He took a deep breath and tried to remain professional.

"So, Theodore was Ruthie's father. That's why he'd always had a special interest in her."

I nodded and then I gagged a little.

"Ray, can we get the kid some water?" Lieutenant Drake called through the door.

Seconds later an officer handed me a glass of lukewarm water. I thought about Ruthie as I drank. I wondered if she was in the next room giving her version of events. Of course she didn't know anything about that night. I had spared her the details.

"Thanks," I said, placing the empty glass on the table. I hadn’t realized how thirsty I was.

We sat in silence for a moment as I tried to block out images of my past.

Lieutenant Drake closed his eyes and rubbed his temples. I had been talking for three hours and he still wasn't any closer to figuring out who killed my father.

"So is that why you killed him? Not for the years of abuse, but because he told you Ruthie was your..." He trailed off, not even able to finish the sick thought.

"I should have killed him that night. Right then and there. I should've taken that broomstick and jabbed it through his throat. That would've made me feel better."

"But you didn't." He crossed his arms and studied me. "You must have been pretty angry."

I glared at the lieutenant. "I was beyond angry. For sixteen years, that man sat back and watched me fall in love with her. He didn't say a word. He just let it happen. And then with one phrase - she's your sister - he took away everything that meant anything to me."

He nodded in agreement, trying to understand how I felt. "So why didn't you kill him then?"

I shrugged. "I wanted to. I tried. My mother stopped me."

Lieutenant Drake took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Tell me about what happened."

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