Murder On The Sapphire Bay by Alice J Black

Author:Alice J Black [Black, Alice J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Parliament House
Published: 2019-01-14T23:00:00+00:00

As the door shut behind us, the sound of the other passengers was muted and replaced with the sound of the train rushing over the track. I paused and took a deep breath, closing my eyes and allowing a moment of clarity to wash over me.

Jake’s hand gently wrapped around my upper arm, and he took a step closer, his body forming a shield behind me. “Are you sure you want to do this?”

My eyes flicked open and looked down the long corridor. The world outside rushed by in a blur of black sky and shadows. We were alone in this, and I was the only one who could do anything. The tentacles of darkness continued to probe my mind. Occasionally, a fleeting shadow rushed me, and I was given a glimpse into a past life. One I didn’t wish to see again.

“Not really. But what choice do I have?”

“Peyton,” he turned me to face him, “you have a choice. You always have a choice. Let’s turn around. The police will deal with this.”

My lip twitched. “The police aren’t going to solve this crime unless they pin it on someone who didn’t do it.”

“That doesn’t mean you have to rush in there and save people. We’re all adults. Let’s head back and wait until we hit the station on Sunday.”

“I can’t.” I shook my head. “Olivia is in danger, and I have to at least try and do something.”

Our gazes locked, and I knew he was fighting with himself. He wanted to argue, wanted me to turn around and move back to the carriage full of warmth and people and coffee. I couldn’t do that, not when my best friend’s life was on the line, and he knew it.

“You know, when I first met you,” his eyes flicked to the floor, “I told you that if things changed or your life got a little more normal, to contact me.”

I grinned. “You did.”

“Since that night, I’ve been hoping that maybe you would text or call or I’d bump into you or something.” His shoulders hunched and then fell. “You fell off the radar, and all I could do was hope you were okay. You have no idea how many times I cursed myself for not taking your number.”

My heart sped up.

“Tonight has been fate, seeing you here again like this. Your life has changed, Peyton. It’s not normal, and as far as I can see, it never will be.” He flung his arms up, looking around. “But you’ve accepted who you are, and that’s the normality of your life.”

My jaw opened and closed as the reality hit me hard. He was right. This was my normal. This was how my life would be. Acceptance of myself meant I was living the life I was supposed to live. And to think, when I was a teenager, all I wanted to do was forget who I was.

I never thought I’d hear that from Jake. I’d expected admonishment instead. But the huge dose of honesty was a relief.

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