Sauk Valley Killer by KJ Kalis

Author:KJ Kalis [Kalis, KJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BDM LLC
Published: 2020-09-27T06:00:00+00:00

For what seemed like hours, Kat tossed and turned. She kept replaying the conversation they had with Catherine in her head. The look of fury on her face, the anger that someone would go after her family — Kat knew the feeling well. Her mind kept going back and forth between their visit with Catherine and worrying about Jack. She got out of bed and got a glass of water, checking her phone and the time before she tried to sleep again. It was two o’clock in the morning. In just a few hours, she would have to get up and send Jack to school. Her mind raced ahead. No matter how much she texted him, she had an eerie feeling that he just wasn’t safe. She stood in front of her phone, staring at the glowing blue light that displayed the time, the darkness hovering around her, the tile cold on her bare feet. A shiver went through her. Kat felt trapped. She wanted to help the families, particularly Stephanie’s family, figure out what happened, but she was more worried about Jack than she had ever been.

Kat pulled her phone off of the charger and sat down at one of the kitchen chairs, not bothering to turn on the lights. Stories announcing Ben’s death littered her news feed, but the stories weren’t stories at all, not in her mind. Online reporting had become nothing more than generating five sentences and adding an image. Kat scowled. It wasn’t the type of work that was helpful, or thorough, or used journalistic best practices. She scrolled down the page, reading the comments below the hastily put together story. “I’m afraid to leave my home,” one woman wrote. “SaukValleyAdam,” wrote, “Why isn’t law enforcement doing anything?”

Kat set her phone back down on the table. The more comments she read, the more upset she became. Her breath caught in her throat. She wasn’t worried about herself. Van could handle himself, so she wasn’t worried about that. She was worried about Jack. The tick-ticking of Tyrant’s nails echoed throughout the kitchen. She glanced over at the big dog who curled up on a blanket in the corner groaning as if to say, “What are you doing up so late?”

Even with Tyrant home, she wasn’t sure she wanted to rest Jack’s safety on a dog. She licked her lips, and stared down, thinking. Swallowing hard, she picked up her phone and sent a message. A message she was hoping would give her the peace she so desperately needed…

Kat went back to bed and got a little sleep before her phone chirped. The reply read, “On my way. Will be there by daybreak.” Kat smiled and rolled over in bed, curling up behind Van. She could wait that long.

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