Behind Closed Doors by Skye Warren
Author:Skye Warren [Skye_Warren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Skye Warren, Rochester, 1001 Dark Nights, contemporary romance
Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Eleven
Marjorie
Itâs dark out in front of the house. Trees from the woods take up the grass. Theyâre all shadows, looming above. My father stands outside in the moonlight. The breeze ruffles his hair. A crack in the woods like a branch snapping draws his attention. âItâs time to go inside, sweetheart,â he says.
âAre you coming?â
His hand comes down on my shoulder. Thereâs another crack in the woods. He bends down to my level. âRun,â he says. âGet inside. Run.â
I run as fast as I can to the front door and go inside. It locks behind me, but Dad isnât there. He was supposed to come with me. My legs donât carry me fast enough to the living room window.
âDad.â I tap my fingers on the window. âDad.â
He doesnât hear me. It should be quiet enough for the sound to carry. Heâs not that far away. Dread squeezes my stomach. Why is he out there? The best place to be is inside. Behind the locked door. He should be in bed. Sleeping. Itâs late. Thatâs what my parents always say to me. I need to get good rest so Iâm ready for the morning. Being in the front yard all night is not how you get good rest.
What is there to run from?
I tap on the window again. âDad?â
A black car pulls into the driveway. The headlights are off. Thatâs not safe, either. They could hit him. It would be hard to see without any headlights. The front door opens, and a man climbs out. Another man comes from the backseat. Two more. The car doubles in size. My dad keeps one hand in his pocket and puts the other one out, palm facing them. Heâs talking to them. I canât hear what heâs saying.
They get closer to him. That canât be right. My dad is a big, powerful man. Why would anyone want to surround him like that? No one needs to bother him this late. It doesnât make any sense. The carâs features keep changing. One second itâs boxy. The next second itâs got curved lines and looks newer.
My dadâs in trouble. Thatâs what trouble looks like. It looks like being in a crowd of men in dark clothes. But why? Heâs never done anything to these people. Heâs just my dad. He stayed out too late, thatâs all. Itâs past bedtime.
âHe didnât do anything wrong,â I say through the window. âStop. Dad. Come inside.â
He backs up one step, but thereâs a man waiting behind him. When my dad turns his head, I can see that heâs still speaking. His mouth moves and moves. The other men are speaking, too. Theyâre all talking. Thereâs no way they can hear each other. They wonât be able to understand if they keep interrupting him like that.
âListen to him,â I demand, but the glass keeps my words inside with me. Anger and fear twist together in my gut. Itâs rude to talk over people. Itâs rude to ignore my dad. They canât just come here to the yard and do this.
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