Drizzle of Death by CeeCee James

Author:CeeCee James [James, CeeCee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Frank walked with me to my van and opened the door. I raised an eyebrow, not sure if he was being chivalrous or if he was assuring himself that I’d leave the premises without getting into any more trouble.

“I’m sorry, Georgie,” he said. And he did look sorry, with his mouth turned down and that cute wrinkle he got in his forehead when he was sad. He leaned in to kiss me, but afterwards, his eyes were serious as he pulled away. “Listen, you need to leave this alone now. All we have, at best, is a boy who fell down the stairs and died of his injuries. At this point, the Gainesville police department isn’t going to get involved. And that confession is useless. Holding ill-feelings against someone doesn’t exactly hold a lot of water with the sheriff’s department.” He sighed. “I know you’re convinced something else happened, but it’s time to get back to your own life. Maybe help Oscar some more. You know that old man always has something around his house that needs to be fixed.”

I rolled my eyes but managed to keep the sarcasm out of my voice. “Thanks for your help, Frank.”

He grunted. “Well, that’s just great. You’re using your extra polite voice with me. Means you’re super angry.”

“I’m irritated,” I confessed.

“Listen, I get that this feels personal—”

“It is personal!” I interrupted. “I found the boy before he was dead. And a girl who was desperate for my help has gone missing.”

“Hold up. Let’s get back to the facts. Do you know for sure the girl is still missing?”

“Well, I—yes.”

“How? Did you talk to her mother?”

I thought of Rebekah and felt uncomfortable. “Yes.”

“And she said the girl is missing?”

The creeping feeling grew. “Not in those exact words.”

“Not in those exact words? What exact words did she use?”

I clenched the steering wheel as the irritating feeling grew. “Her…eyes,” I reluctantly answered.

He sighed. “Georgie, did you even ask her?”

“I did, and she didn’t answer. She was too scared. She told me about Matthew.”

“And that’s the one she said was confessing to unkind thoughts?” Frank groaned and covered his face with one enormous hand like he used to do as a kid when exasperated. His palm muffled his words, but I still heard, “Like I said. There’s nothing here. I can’t go to my chief with your intuition.”

“Frank Wagner,” I shouted. “How dare you make it seem like my gut feeling is something to be made fun of!”

He held his hands up in defense. “Now, hold your horses. I never said I didn’t believe it. I’m saying what it would sound like to the chief if I pushed to continue the investigation.”

My irritation had grown to the point I was now shaking. I was so mad. Trying to keep my words reigned tight, I gritted out, “I’ll talk with you, later.”

He stepped back from the van. “Remember you need to—” I shut the door, cutting him off. I needed to get out of there.

Frank gave me a look, and I mouthed “Sorry,” knowing how Frank liked to get in the last word.

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