Bone-A-Fied Trouble by Carolyn Haines

Author:Carolyn Haines [Haines, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B07MH43K6M
Publisher: KaliOka Press
Published: 2019-03-04T00:00:00+00:00

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Roger knew the road where Trudy’s car—if it was her car—had to be parked. It was a little used farm road that wound around the edges of the New Slope field and then dead ended in a thick brake of tupelo gum trees, cypress, and saw-tooth oaks. It was possible Tabitha had merely seen the sun strike an abandoned piece of metal, but his gut told him otherwise. He believed it was Trudy’s car, and he was worried about preventing Tabitha from seeing something that would scar her for the rest of her life. Somehow he had to protect her.

Without thinking, he reached across the black cat and put a comforting hand on her arm. “It’s going to be okay,” he said softly.

“I want to believe that.” Her voice was strained with emotion.

“What would you and Trudy be doing if you were in New Orleans?” He sought a conversation where she could find solace. “Tell me about your lives together.”

Tabitha shook her head. “I was always the rule follower, the dreamer who wrote poetry and songs. Trudy was the rule breaker. She’s been in and out of trouble all of her life, but only one patch of what I consider serious misadventure. In the last five years, she’s really grown up and become an…activist. She gets involved in things and she fights for what she believes in. School curriculum, jail reform, prison rehabilitation, animal causes. I admire that about her, because I’ve always played it safer. I’ll write letters, but Trudy will march in the streets. She’ll get in people’s faces. What’s the thing on the news all the time now, ‘speak truth to power?’ She’s courageous.”

“I saw some of that with her at the business.” He pressed harder on the gas pedal when they were on the open road. As they came to an intersection, he saw Budgie and DeWayne in the patrol car. They pulled in behind him, following. He felt some relief that they were already on the scene.

“Tell me about your writing,” he prompted Tabitha, trying to keep her mind occupied.

“I’ve always loved music. My favorite past time is writing song lyrics, but that’s a hard way to pay the bills unless you have a big star who wants your work. Anyway, it was kind of a fluke that I got a job writing a music column for one of the local entertainment magazines. And then the column got picked up by another magazine. Then the local entertainment paper asked me to interview musicians and review new bands. Then a couple of jazz magazines wanted me to work for them.” She shrugged. “I love music and musicians and writing. It’s the perfect job.”

Roger at last came to the rutted field road that disappeared over a slight rise. Beyond that would be the brake and the car. He checked to be sure the deputies were still behind him.

“And Trudy? What is her passion?” He wanted to keep her talking. That way she couldn’t think about what they might find.

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