Danger at Every Turn by Devon Vaughn Archer
Author:Devon Vaughn Archer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2012-03-15T00:00:00+00:00
The womanâs hair was unkempt and she wore tattered, baggy clothing. Deidre, who sat in while Roland prepared to draw a sketch of the possible killer, suppressed a need to gag from the stench emanating from Marina Elkins due to her life on the streets as a drunk and apparently not having bathed in some time. She hated to think that there were so many women out there like Marinaâwomen who had either given up on the world or that the world had given up on.
Maybe this could be a turning point for her, to give life another chance. But Deidre wasnât counting on that by any means, knowing it was a cruel reality that some of the homeless people were right where they wanted to be.
âWhy donât you describe the man you saw, Marina?â Roland spoke evenly.
Marina fidgeted. âNo problem. Ainât like I never seen him before. Heâs about fortyâor just looks that oldâtall, got dark skin, and kinda muscular, I think, even though I never seen much of his body under all them clothes.â
Deidre took mental notes for work and her personal knowledge of what this serial killer might look like. âWhat did his face look like? Any distinguishing marks?â
Marina pulled on her nose that looked like it had been broken. âNever âave seen much of his face. Heâs got a lot of hair on it. You know, a mustache, beard, the whole works. Guess itâs good for livinâ outside during the cold months. Keeps you warm. Maybe it does jusâ the opposite when it get hot.â
Roland started sketching. âDoes he have hair on his head? Bald?â
âHeâs got them dreadlocks.â
âWhat about his eyes?â
âReal creepy, they was.â The mere mental image seemed to frighten Marina. âDark and deep, like they wanted to pop out at you if you was lookinâ at him the wrong way.â
Roland added this to his sketch. âWhat type of nose did he have?â
âDunno.â Marina shrugged. âWide with big nostrils,â she said as if with sudden clarity.
Deidre pictured this, getting a portrait of the man with her mindâs eye.
âAnything else you can think of to describe the man?â Roland asked.
Marina coughed noisily. âNuh-uh. I didnât study his face or body too much. Peoples who hang out in the park tend to mind they own business. Me included, mosta the time.â
Except for the ones who like to get into other peopleâs business like gangbangers, muggers and murderers. Deidre winced at the thought, believing that the woman might well have seen the killer and lived to tell about it.
âDoes this look like him?â Roland showed the sketch to Marina.
She studied it. âYeah, you done good. Looks like âim to me.â
âYouâre sure?â
She paused for further examination. âYeah.â
âDid he see you?â Deidre asked curiously as she leaned over to look at the sketch.
As if the thought just occurred to her and was unnerving, Marina stammered, âUhh, I ... I, uh, I donât think so.â
Deidre had a feeling that this was more wishful thinking than anything on her part. Which meant that if this man was the killer, Marinaâs life could be in danger.
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