Devil's Night: A Gripping Novel of Supernatural Suspense (Penny Wright Book 1) by A.N. Willis

Author:A.N. Willis [Willis, A.N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Observatory Books
Published: 2021-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

When Penny got the news about Scott from Linden, she called her little sister. She’d remembered that Krista was a friend of his. Krista had seemed startled yet otherwise fine on the phone. But now that they were sitting in Krista’s bedroom, Penny wasn’t so sure.

Penny tossed a can of local IPA to her sister, then popped the tab on her own.

“Isn’t it early to be drinking?” Krista asked.

“After the night we had?”

Penny took a sip, and the tart flavor of resinous hops coated her tongue. She and Krista had the same taste in beer—the hoppier the better. She’d delighted in taking Krista to a couple of beer bars in Los Angeles the year before—bars that conveniently didn’t card—in order to prove that Southern California, too, had a decent brew culture. But who was she kidding? It was nothing like home.

“You want to talk about what happened last night?” Penny asked.

Krista took a long swig and fell back against her pillows. “I don’t even know. That’s the thing. Scott said he was going to meet Anvi someplace. He disappeared when we were dancing, and I didn’t think that much of it. But after a while, I just started to not feel right. Ray—Deputy Castillo—and I looked for him, but I couldn’t remember where he was going. And that’s when all the screaming started.”

Penny had been piecing together last night’s chain of events. The screaming had started after June’s fall. A bunch of the festival-goers saw it all from the Paradise Hotel’s windows. Those screams had covered up Scott’s cries for help—or so Linden had heard from Anvi. It had been Anvi who found Scott, tangled up in a nest of electrical wires and suffocating. She freed him and called on her radio for the paramedics team, which was already nearby and having a too-busy night. But by then, Penny and Linden had already been in the parking lot, watching medics load Matthew and June for the drive to town.

“When I saw him today,” Krista continued, “he just seemed shocked and humiliated. He lost his job. Everyone’s acting like he’s the dumbest guy in the world, and I guess sometimes he can be. But I swear, Penny, he didn’t mean any harm. Scott’s an okay guy.”

“I’m sure he is. Believe me, I know what a small town Ashton can be.” Penny set her beer on the floor.

“Scott told me that your boss—that guy Tripp Sterling—was threatening him with prosecution if he damaged anything last night. Is that really true? Can you talk to your boss? Because it’s not right. Scott’s the one who got hurt!”

“I’ll do whatever I can.” She didn’t mention that she doubted her ability to convince Tripp.

Penny felt terrible that not one but two incidents had happened on the opening night of Devil’s Fest. Everyone involved could’ve been hurt much worse. Scott could even have started a fire by messing with the wiring.

But Linden had told her not to worry. Do you have any idea how much shit goes down at amusement parks or big festivals every single year? Linden had insisted.

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