Egan by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer [Mayer, Dale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781773367279
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2023-06-19T18:30:00+00:00

Day 6, Early Afternoon

Hours after her last visit, as Berry approached the door to the clinic, she found it open. She stepped inside, calling out a hesitant greeting.

Sydney looked up and smiled. “Good morning again,” she called out, as she motioned Berry in. “Or is it afternoon already?” She checked her watch. “Yep, just after noon. You can come in and see her.”

Berry knew that she probably could, but that didn’t mean her sister wanted to be seen. Berry hadn’t heard too many people discussing her sister’s drug-addicted condition. Berry didn’t know if that particular info was out and in the general knowledge. However, as Berry walked closer, her sister opened her eyes and smiled at her. That was a good sign.

“Hey,” Cherry murmured, her voice sleepy, quiet.

“Hey,” Berry responded, sitting beside her. “How are you feeling?”

“Like shit. I ache everywhere. Who would have thought getting off some simple pills would do this?”

Berry winced at that. “I don’t think those pills were simple at all.”

Cherry gave her twin sister a half smile. “Yeah? You haven’t called me stupid yet.”

“And I wouldn’t,” Berry declared. “I think you’ve got enough to deal with without my adding anything to it.”

“You know Mom and Dad will absolutely hit the roof when they find out.”

Berry didn’t say anything at first. What could she say? It was true; their parents were extremely narrow in their views. Neither had wanted the girls to go into the military, and neither of them were terribly impressed when the twins had taken this assignment up north, but the parental disapproval was something the twins had both learned to ignore a long time ago. “They will get over it,” Berry finally said, “if they even need to know.”

Cherry looked at her hopefully. “You won’t tell them?”

Berry stared at her sister, her eyebrows raising. “I’m not sure where you’ve been these last few years,” Berry began gently, “but it’s not been my habit to tattle on you.”

Her sister flushed. “No, … but you did say something about me that was my secret to keep and not yours to tell.”

“If I had realized you had specifically avoided telling anyone that information—”

“I get it, though even asking you to hide it wouldn’t have been right either,” Cherry admitted, “because you’re correct. If I cared about him, why the hell would I not want to find out who killed him?” she asked in exasperation. “I guess I felt as if I would get judged, and I’m really tired of being judged.”

Berry hid a smile at that. Cherry had always had this thing about everybody looking at her in a negative light.

At Berry’s silence, Cherry glared at her sister, then groaned. “I know. I know. I need to work on myself.”

“Yeah, you do,” Berry agreed, “particularly now.”

She stared up at the ceiling. “My military career is over. You know that, right?”

“I don’t know whether it is or not,” Berry said, “but I do know that you need some professional help, and this is a really good time to get it.

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