She Saw Everything by Nash Greene

Author:Nash Greene [Greene, Nash]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-03-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

I unzipped Willard’s carrier, and he hopped out as if he was happy to be home – but suddenly the fur on his back stood upright as he began to hiss.

I’d never heard him hiss before.

I saw what he was looking at. In the corner of the living room stood a very dark shadow. I almost screamed, but then I heard the words, “Please don’t scream. I’m not going to hurt you. I need your help - I’m innocent.”

From the shadows Doctor Murphy emerged. He looked like he had seen a ghost. His face was an unhealthy pale color and his bloodshot eyes looked like they hadn’t seen sleep in ages. His lips were dry with dehydration, and he looked exhausted as he suddenly fell down to his knees and started to sob.

“I would’ve waited outside, but I think Joe Booth is looking for me. I’m sorry to scare you, but I had nowhere else to go.”

“How did you get in my apartment?” I asked.

“I came through your window - you should really keep it locked. Please, don’t call the police. They’re not going to believe me. Sheriff Booth will never let his brother go down for this.”

“What do you want from me?” I asked hesitantly.

“I need a place to stay. I’ve never felt so tired in my life. I need to rest and come up with a plan. Sheriff Booth wants to lock me away.”

“How do you know that?”

“I knew they were coming for me. I saw the sheriff’s car driving slowly up my driveway, followed by two more police cars. It was like they didn’t want me to hear them coming. They had their lights off and they were driving so quietly. What I did next, I won’t be able to forgive myself for – I left my family there. I jumped out the back window and ran through the woods. I can’t forgive myself for leaving them. But I had to do it. If I hadn’t, then I know I’d be in a cell right now, and then maybe I’d never be able to see them again. At least now I can plan how to prove my innocence.”

“How can you prove it?”

“I wish I knew. All I know is the truth, which is exactly what I told you yesterday. When I saw the sheriff creeping up my hill, I suspected the worst. I hope I’m wrong. I hope they find her alive, but I’m afraid they may have found what I was afraid of. I’m afraid she’s dead.”

“They found her body, Doctor.”

“Oh my God,” his eyes lit up like he’d seen a ghost and his mouth started to quiver violently as he wrapped his arms around his shaking torso. He looked up at me, sobbing, and said, “How do you know that?”

“I talked to the sheriff. He approached me when I was leaving the hospital with my friends. It’s a long story.”

“Wait – Lyla’s really dead? Tell me it’s a sick joke.”

“I wouldn’t joke about something like that, Doctor Murphy,” I said.

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