Evan's Gate by Bowen Rhys

Author:Bowen, Rhys
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Published: 2011-01-13T16:00:00+00:00

“They were as jumpy as a bunch of grasshoppers, weren’t they?” Watkins muttered, as Evan closed the door behind him.

“Definitely rattled,” Evan agreed.

Chapter 17

They headed for the car. Watkins opened the driver’s door this time and got in.

“You know them,” Watkins said, “so what did you think?”

“I knew them twenty-five years ago when they were kids.”

“So you didn’t have any suspicions about any of them in those days.”

“You mean wondering whether any of them might have killed Sarah?”

Watkins nodded.

“Never crossed my mind,” Evan said. “I was a kid too, remember. When you’re seven years old, you take people at face value. They were perfectly normal—Henry was always a bit pompous. When we played, he was very big on rules. Suzanne was always getting upset and saying that other people were cheating and it wasn’t fair. Val often did try to cheat, and Nick was just as you saw him today, always willing to do what the others wanted.”

“That’s pretty much how they came across now, wasn’t it? The girl is a bit highly strung, wouldn’t you say?”

“But that doesn’t mean that she’d be bonkers enough to kill her younger sister. And she wouldn’t have had the strength to carry her over a mountain and down the other side and then bury her. Besides, none of them would have had the opportunity. If any of them had been missing for that long, they’d have been noticed.”

“Then why are they so bloody jumpy?” Watkins demanded.

“It may just be that they are dreading seeing her skeleton and trying to identify her. It’s like opening old wounds, isn’t it?”

“Yes, I can’t say I’d want to go through that, not after all these years. They’ve probably just about managed to put her out of their minds.”

“Maybe. I bet they still dream about her,” Evan said.

“You know one thing that’s interesting.” Watkins started the car and turned on the circle of gravel before accelerating down the driveway. “Suzanne is staying in Porthmadog.”

“Yes, I did notice that,” Evan said. “But then Val and Nick are at the Everest Inn. It’s only a short drive down Nantgwynant to the coast from there, isn’t it?”

Watkins laughed suddenly and shook his head. “This is stupid, isn’t it? There would be no reason for any of them to have driven to a caravan park on a deserted beach and just happen upon another child who looked like Sarah the moment her mother’s back was turned.”

“It does seem rather far-fetched when you put it like that,” Evan said. “In fact, now that I’ve had a chance to see them again, I really can’t believe any of them were involved in Sarah’s death, or Ashley’s disappearance.”

“You’re the one who made the connection in the first place. You’re the one who dragged me out here.”

“I know, because it seemed like too much of a connection to ignore; but now that I think about it, they all adored Sarah. She was that sort of little kid—everybody’s darling.”

“Everybody’s darling usually means that somebody’s nose is out of joint,” Watkins commented dryly.

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