Joke and Dagger by Christy Barritt

Author:Christy Barritt [Barritt, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: River Heights
Published: 2019-11-05T22:00:00+00:00

The next three hours were spent making breakfast and talking to everyone. I couldn’t even begin to tell how much good it did my heart to see everybody from home. I hadn’t even realized I was homesick, but I clearly was.

As unfortunate as it was that filming had been pushed back, the distraction had been good. I didn’t know what it would mean for my schedule going forward. The movie needed to be completed, and I needed to be back on the set of Relentless in less than two weeks. I could see where it might be problematic, but, for the moment, I was not going to worry about it.

As we were all sitting on the deck talking, my doorbell rang. Who now? Almost everybody I knew was here at my place already.

Jackson walked with me to answer it. I secretly loved this protective side of him.

I had no idea what to expect when I opened the door. But it hadn’t been seeing Eva standing there in her rainboots, holding a teardrop umbrella, with a deep frown etched onto her face.

“Hello,” I said, uncertainty in my voice. “This is quite a . . . surprise.”

As much as I didn’t like the woman, I couldn’t help but notice a concerned look on her face. I had a feeling something was going on. It was the only reason she would have shown up here.

“Hi, Joey. Jackson.” She nodded at both of us. “I know this is weird. I’m sorry to come over like this. But I needed someone to talk to. Do you guys have a minute?”

I hated to question her intentions. I really did. But I didn’t know if I could trust this woman or if she had ulterior motives.

Despite my hesitations and concerns, I opened the door wider and let her come inside. While the rest of my friends were on the deck enjoying each other’s company, I sat down with Eva and Jackson in the dining room so I could listen to her concerns.

She shifted in the chair before her gaze fluttered up to meet mine and then Jackson’s. “I keep feeling like somebody’s watching me.”

“What do you mean?” I questioned.

“I mean, you got the new script, right?”

“I did,” I told her.

“Then I’m sure you read the new scene that had been added.”

“I did. Your character disappears and turns up dead in this new version.”

As soon as I said the words, she seemed to instantly tighten. “I know this is going to sound weird. I just know it is, but, the truth is, I think I might actually disappear.”

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