Deadly Lies by Ofelia Gränd

Author:Ofelia Gränd [Gränd, Ofelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Published: 2021-07-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8: Dungeons and Dragons

“Put on a jacket, honey. It’s quite chilly outside.”

Josh clenched his jaws and tried to shake Jett’s hand off his shoulder. Jett slid it down Josh’s back as he reached for Josh’s jacket and held it out for him.

Bobby squinted at the clothes hooks in the hall before he turned to watch Josh, a frown deepening on his forehead as he did. Josh didn’t know why he was frowning, or why he was looking at Josh is if to decide whether he was a total lunatic or someone to be pitied. Maybe he imagined it, but something feral glinted in Bobby’s eyes before they settled on the same collected expression as before. It didn’t matter. Soon, Bobby would see.

Josh clenched his unhurt hand and took a step towards the front door. It was too crowded in the hall with three grown men standing around, and he couldn’t wait to prove he wasn’t crazy. I’m not crazy!

He stomped down the stairs and waited for the others to follow.

“When did you say Josh had the accident?”

“Oh, right after we had been to Andorra to fetch Sam, so five years ago.” Jett shook his head and let out a sad sigh. “I’m just glad it happened after. If it had happened before, we probably wouldn’t have been cleared for custody of Sam, and Josh is an amazing father when he doesn’t have his seizures. I’m glad he got the opportunity to become one.” Bobby frowned again, but Jett appeared oblivious. “Do you have children, Officer?”

“Erm…no.”

“Oh, you should. There’s no greater joy.”

“If you say so.” Bobby took a step closer to Josh. “Lead the way.” He nodded to the back of the house.

“Okay.” Josh took a deep breath to start to explain what he’d seen but choked on the words as the red iron door came into view.

It was open.

The part of the double door Jett had welded shut stood rested against the side of the cellar, leaving a gaping hole open for anyone to enter. Josh stumbled; goose pimples spread over his arms.

“I’m afraid Josh cut off the hinges of the door yesterday so it’s impossible to close now.” Jett walked up to take the lead.

Josh hesitated. Surely, Jett couldn’t have…

“This way, Officer. Let me turn on the lights.” Jett slipped into the darkness; the humming sound from the light bulbs followed shortly after. “Feel free to look around.”

Bobby went inside without a word.

“Perhaps you should, too, honey.”

The ground swayed under Josh’s feet. He had to swallow several times to hinder the blueberry muffin he’d eaten from coming back up.

A shiver he was unable to contain shot through him as he put first one then the other foot on the root cellar floor. The air was stale and crisp, but something about it was different. It smelled—not clean perhaps, but not like a tomb, either. The wasps were gone—the floor had been swept. There were no bunks, no bodies. The filing cabinet was gone, as was the scale, but the red locker was still there.

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