Flatline by Robert Innes

Author:Robert Innes [Innes, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781981047451
Google: DY6auQEACAAJ
Publisher: Independently published
Published: 2018-05-07T22:00:00+00:00

10

For the past couple of days, Kelsey felt like she had done nothing but merely exist. She was lying on the sofa, staring up at the ceiling, the third cup of tea she had made for herself that day, sat cold and untouched just like the other two had been.

The feelings of shock and untold anxiety she had felt in the aftermath of Joe’s death had been replaced by numbness. Her ward sister’s assurances that she could take as much time off as she needed floated around her brain aimlessly. Kelsey had no idea how long she would need in order to feel somewhat normal again, or indeed if she ever would.

Time and time again, she had watched the video that The Watcher had sent her, trying to figure out who was behind the mask, but with the voice modifier on and the surgical cap and mask completely covering all but their eyes, it was impossible. Kelsey was even starting to wonder if they had put contact lenses in.

Now, she was flicking through old photographs of her and Joe. Most of them had been taken over a year ago, before Lucy Pennock’s death. Kelsey studied Joe’s face in the pictures, and then her own. They had been so carefree, with no idea of what was coming their way. Both smiling, laughing and enjoying life. Then, she came across a picture that she remembered having been taken six months ago. Even if she did not remember the party it was taken at, Kelsey would have known it was taken after the accident. She recognised the haunted expression in her eyes.

The sound of the letterbox snapping shut broke into her thoughts. It was too late for the postman, not that she ever received anything worth opening, so she hauled herself off the sofa and trudged through to the hallway, stopping in her tracks when she spotted what had landed on her doormat. It was a single white lily and a card. She unlocked the front door and hurried into the street, looking frantically around. The street was empty.

She walked back into the house and slammed the door, locking it behind her, and then picked up the card. It had her name scrawled onto the front, but she did not recognise the handwriting.

She tore open the envelope and pulled the card out. It was a sympathy card, with a blue teddy on the front. She opened the card and frowned at the message inside. ‘Sorry for your loss,’ followed by a single ‘x’. Why would someone send her a sympathy card and not sign it?

Her heart began to hammer in her chest. Was it The Watcher? Did he know where she lived? She sighed heavily and returned to the sofa, clutching the card and the lily. This constant state of paranoia was starting to make her feel like she was going crazy. She felt like she did not even have enough emotional energy left to grieve for Joe properly.

Her phone began ringing in her pocket.

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