Murderous Twins by Edward Kendrick

Author:Edward Kendrick [Kendrick, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“He hit again,” Gary said tensely, handing a section the newspaper to Steve Wednesday morning as they were eating breakfast.

“Fuck. He’s escalating fast. Damn it.” Steve read the story, noting unsurprisingly, that Owen had caught the case. The detective had issued a statement, as if one was needed at this point, warning all men between the ages of forty and fifty to avoid going into alleys behind businesses after dark for any reason. “We have a serial killer here in the city,” he’d told the reporters in conclusion, “and he appears to be shortening the timeframe between each murder.”

“Now’s when I wish we owned a TV,” Gary said. “I’d like to know if this has hit the national news.”

“That’s what computers are for,” Steve pointed out. He went to get his laptop, booting it up after setting it on the kitchen table. “We hit the big time, or Denver has,” he said when they found the story of the city’s serial killer had indeed made the national news.

“It would have been better if that happened because he’s been caught.”

“He will be. His need to kill is obviously getting stronger. He’s bound to make a mistake.”

“You said that after Jim’s murder. It hasn’t happened,” Gary replied sourly.

“That we know of. He might have left something behind this time that’ll lead right to him.”

“Let’s hope.” Gary got up and collected and rinsed their dishes before putting them in the dishwasher.

When he finished, he turned and jumped a bit. Steve was right in front of him. Seconds later he was wrapped in a tight embrace.

“Keep the faith,” Steve said softly. “Owen and the FBI know what they’re doing. They’ll stop him.”

“I know.”

They kissed and then, because it was that time, they collected what they needed for the day and took off for work.

As he pulled out of the garage, Gary had the strangest feeling that someone was watching him. He checked the street. There were a few cars, neighbors on their way to work, and one woman walking her dog. He waved when she saw him, then glanced at the house across the street. There was a slight movement of one of the curtains in a window on the second floor.

Is one of them spying on us? He shook his head, feeling stupid. Probably checking the weather. If I don’t miss my guess, we’re going to have rain again before the day’s over. At least according the weather report. The sky was cloudy, so he had no problem believing that.

* * * *

Lloyd had quickly stepped away from his bedroom window when he saw Gary stop his car at the bottom of the driveway and look around. Did he see me, or feel me watching him? Is he getting paranoid? Am I? I’m going to have to do something about him and soon, before I lose my mind.

“Damned cops,” he muttered. He’d seen the story about his latest kill on one of the local television channels, less than an hour ago. The warning about staying out of alleys is going make things a lot more difficult.

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