Catastrophe Cliff by J. A. Whiting

Author:J. A. Whiting [Whiting, J. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Whitemark Publishing
Published: 2019-07-25T22:00:00+00:00

When they entered Kyle’s and Jennifer’s rented house, Nell liked the place immediately. There were framed photos of landscapes, flowers, and birds. There was a large colorful rug on the floor and the sofa had a number of brightly colored throw pillows on it. A soft cashmere blanket was placed over one arm of the sofa. The lighting was modern and well-chosen. The room was welcoming, cozy, and reflected the energy of the people who lived there.

“Did Jennifer decorate the house?” Nell asked.

“She did. She liked doing that stuff. If I fixed up the room, I’d have a futon and an old box for a coffee table,” Kyle said.

They took seats and went through the same questions that had been posed to Mari Harding.

“Have you thought of anything new that might be helpful to the investigation?” Peter asked.

Kyle shifted a little in his chair. “No, nothing. What’s today’s visit about? Random questions, or is there some news about what happened to Jen?”

“I’m afraid we don’t have anything new to report,” Peter said solemnly.

Kyle slumped a little in the seat. “So then it’s just more questions.”

“After you and Jennifer parted ways in the park, what did you do?”

“I walked around the duck pond for a while and then did the meadow loop. After that I hiked over to the kettle pond.”

“Did you go over to the cliffs?”

Kyle frowned. “Why would I? Jen and I decided we’d meet at the kettle pond.”

“Maybe you changed your mind and wanted to see the view from the cliffs,” Peter said.

“I’ve been to the cliffs plenty of times. I’ve seen that view a hundred times.”

“Well, maybe you decided it would be nice to walk to the kettle pond with Jen so you went to the cliffs to meet her.”

“I didn’t. We went our separate ways, I waited at the kettle pond, she didn’t show up so I went to the car. I didn’t see Jen again until I got to the hospital.”

“Did you run into her sister, Mari, in the park?”

“No, I didn’t.”

“How about your friends, Joel and Lindsey? Did you see them when they were in the park?”

“No. Jen and I went on our hike and Joel and Lindsey stretched and went running. I didn’t see them after they left the parking lot.”

“What made you decide to park in the small lot?”

“We park there a lot. Not many people know about it. We like the trails that lead away from the lot.”

“Were you and Jen getting along well?”

Kyle’s face clouded. “Of course. Why wouldn’t we be?”

“Did you split the household chores between you and Jen?”

Anger showed on the man’s face. “Yeah, we did. Are you keeping track of domestic equity now?”

“What about the bills? How did you split them up?”

“We each paid half of everything.”

“Did you ever skip your share for any reason?”

“No. What’s this got to do with anything?”

Nell could see angry shades of red floating all around the young man.

“Did you ever cheat on your girlfriend?” Peter was firing off questions.

“No.” Kyle’s eyes took on a hard look.

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