Identity Found by Ray Green

Author:Ray Green [Green, Ray]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
ISBN: 9781999940638
Publisher: Mainsail Books
Published: 2019-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

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It was more than an hour later by the time Juanita had finally finished relating the whole story. Kyle had barely interrupted her at all; he just listened, open-mouthed, as the details emerged, one by one. James said nothing during her account, still very unhappy at revealing all this information to this man who, to him at least, was a complete stranger.

Finally, Kyle broke the awkward silence which had settled in the room. ‘So she really was an innocent victim, caught up in something she had nothing to do with at all?’

Juanita nodded, ‘That’s about the size of it, I’m afraid.’ She sat down alongside him on the bed, placing a comforting arm around his broad shoulders. ‘I feel so guilty, Kyle. The only reason she died was because she offered to let the two of us stay at her place when we were in trouble. Those two thugs were after James and me; Sylvia just happened to be coming down the stairs when they arrived.’

‘So they shot her just because she was inconveniently in their way?’ he said, an anguished expression on his face.

‘I’m afraid so. Oh Kyle, we should never have asked to stay at her place.’

He looked away, silent for some seconds, evidently trying to keep his emotions in check. When he finally turned back and made eye contact with Juanita, his eyes were moist. ‘From what you have told me, I don’t think you had much choice. But regardless of that, I believe it’s what she would have wanted; I know you two were very close, and it’s typical of her generosity to want to help a friend in need.’

A tear welled up in the corner of Juanita’s eye and, a moment later, the dam broke: she began sobbing, her shoulders heaving with each tortured gasp.

Kyle encircled her slim frame in a hug. ‘Shhh … don’t … it wasn’t your fault.’

As James witnessed this outpouring of emotion and Kyle’s sensitive reaction, his coldness towards the man began to melt. It looked like the poor guy really had been torturing himself all this time and, having finally learned the truth, it seemed he bore no ill will towards Juanita.

After a few seconds, Kyle eased himself away from Juanita, perhaps conscious of James’s looming presence.

Juanita was still sobbing softly; James grabbed a handful of tissues from a box on the table and handed them to her. She wiped her face and took a deep breath, trying to compose herself before speaking.

She turned to Kyle. ‘So now you know everything.’

Kyle nodded, slowly. ‘It all seems so … oh, I don’t know … senseless. I mean, she died for no other reason than that she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.’

‘I’m afraid so,’ said James.

Kyle hung his head for a few seconds; when he looked up, his expression had changed completely: he seethed with barely suppressed anger.

‘And what’s even worse is that the bastards who murdered her are still out there somewhere.’

James shook his head. ‘One of them is probably dead.

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