Goblins by David Bernstein

Author:David Bernstein
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: horror;creatures;monsters;goblins
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2015-08-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Shortly after seven A.M., the chief stood in front of Jed’s jail cell.

Jed had slept but a mere hour. Sweats, shakes, aches and pains ran the course and were still doing so.

“Heard you had news about the kidnappings?” the chief asked.

Jed scrambled to his feet and fixed himself quickly. The room swayed a bit as he headed toward the bars and was thankful for their support. “I certainly do, Chief.”

“Talk,” Hale said and backed up a step. The man looked tired. His eyes were red and had bags under them. He stood with his arms crossed over his chest.

“Could we speak in private?” Jed asked, lowering his voice.

“Right here is fine.”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea.” Jed glanced down the corridor as best he was able to. “You know, sensitive nature and all.” He winked.

The chief exhaled and let his arms fall to his sides. “I’m letting you out because the officer who arrested you had a change of heart. You’re sober now too. I don’t have time for any bullshit. So why don’t you get on out of here before I change my mind?”

“I—” Jed began, but was interrupted.

“And stay away from the Stop N’ Sip.” Hale turned to leave.

“Chief,” Jed said, his voice desperate.

Hale stopped.

“I’m as sober as a church mouse on Sunday,” Jed said. “Something I haven’t been in a long while. I have real, honest to goodness information that you need to hear.”

Hale turned back around and looked at him. One eyebrow was cocked. Jed knew the man was thinking. Deciding whether to listen to him.

“You’re going to want to hear this, Chief,” Jed said.

Hale took a deep breath, whether to relax himself or keep himself from losing his temper, Jed didn’t know. Then the man rolled his eyes. “An officer will be by shortly to let you out. Come to my office right after.”

Thirty minutes later, Jed was escorted to Chief Hale’s office. The room was orderly, the complete opposite of any section of Jed’s trailer. A portrait of the president of the United States hung on the wall to the left of the desk. A number of documents, including two commendations, also hung in thin black frames on the walls. The desk had a computer monitor on it, a cup filled with various pens, a tissue box, a picture of an antique Mustang and a metal mesh basket brimming with papers. There were no photos of the chief fishing with buddies, or of a wife or kids. A bookcase filled with work-related books took up one wall. A water cooler sat in the far corner next to a tropical plant. The entire place appeared unused, cold and boring. A for show only model of a police chief’s lair. Jed didn’t see a speck of dust anywhere. The air smelled stale and had a leathery scent to it. Maybe the chair was new.

Now that he was sober, Jed marveled at his sense of smell and what he was able to notice. The world was more than a blur.

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