Finch by Leora Gonzales

Author:Leora Gonzales [Gonzales, Leora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-17T05:00:00+00:00

“I said hello to the guard at the gate and asked him how he was. I think his name is Phil.” Claudia started to go through everything that she could recall from the moment she pulled past the security shack. “I swiped my card and security checked my bag.”

“They checked your bag? Is that normal?”

“Yeah, they have everyone go through a metal detector at the front entrance and then search your bag or purse. I normally carry a backpack. It’s easier when you have a baby to just carry a gigantic bag that holds all the crap you need than carrying both a tiny purse and a baby bag.” Claudia shrugged.

“What else?” Paine moved away slightly before nodding his head toward the living area. “Do you want to sit while we go through your day? It might be better if you were relaxed.”

Claudia agreed and moved out of the kitchen and into the living room. Leaning her head back against the couch, she closed her eyes and tried to remember every single step of her shift at the Intake Center. “Okay, guard shack and Phil…metal detector with bag search.” Claudia realized she probably sounded crazy, but it was the same method she used when trying to find her keys when she misplaced them. An out loud step-by-step recall of what she had done was the only way to find something missing, even if what was missing was a memory and not her keys or phone.

“I grabbed my headphones and phone so I could listen to my music while I cleaned.”

“So you do not pay attention to what is around you while you work?” Paine’s voice sounded incredulous, as if he had never been unaware of his surroundings before.

“Listen, buddy. I clean toilets and vacuum a pretty much empty building at night to pay my bills. There isn’t much I need to pay attention to while I work, and honestly the music makes everything go by faster. It’s not normal for things to go boom at my place of employment,” Claudia snapped. The line of questioning from Paine was starting to piss her off even though she knew that it was something he was probably supposed to do. Hell, if she was able to help find out who had killed those poor people, she would do it gladly. She just didn’t need any snarkiness coming from her big bad guard while she did it.

“Sorry, I forget sometimes that the human world is different from our own. Please continue,” Paine apologized, his posture relaxing as he sat back in his chair.

“Okay. Music and headphones on, and then I walked to get my cart out of the supply closet.”

Paine interrupted her before she could continue, “What floor is that on?”

“It was on the fifth floor. Why?” Claudia raised her eyebrows in question.

“Just want to make sure that I am following along. Was there anyone working on that floor when you retrieved your supplies?”

“There were a couple of office workers.” Claudia bit her lip, trying to remember who exactly she had seen.

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