Everyone Pays by Seth Harwood

Author:Seth Harwood [Harwood, Seth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503935143
Published: 2016-04-25T23:00:00+00:00

Where is he?

“Who?”

Father Michael.

“Did he hurt you?” I had to ask it, even if she didn’t seem scared or worried that he might come find her. No, that wasn’t why she was asking about him. In the same way that she hadn’t shown any relief when we took her out of his room.

She hugged her arms to her thin chest, tucking her fingers into her armpits as if she were cold. I would have tucked the blankets around her legs, but she was already well sealed in.

“Who is he to you?”

She glared at me, searching my face for something. For what? Then she looked at Hendricks and did the same. I could hear her breathing, a hollow sound with a small whistle to it. She could be thinking of her answer, or just sizing us up, deciding if we were worth trusting.

After a time, she held up the pad again, pointed to her first question: Where is he?

“We don’t know. I was hoping you could tell us.”

She pursed her lips, shook her head.

Hendricks said, “Got a plan here?”

“Let me try for a minute. Just us girls.”

“I’ll be outside.”

When he left, he shut the door behind him with a click.

“Can you hear me?”

She nodded.

“The priest, do you know why we’re looking for him?”

No response.

“Do you know why you’re here?”

Shook her head.

“Okay.” I touched her forearm, squeezed lightly. She pulled her arms in closer, a message I read loud and clear.

“Who is he to you? What is your relationship? Or how’d he get you into that church? How did you wind up with him? Find yourself in the rectory?”

She scribbled on the pad.

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