She Watches by David Duane Kummer

Author:David Duane Kummer [Kummer, David Duane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Riches

Daniel’s minivan rumbled up the road and turned slowly into the driveway of the house. It was a nice, two-story home in a well-to-do neighborhood. There were two cars parked out front, both of them stylish and more than twice the cost of his minivan. Daniel hoped that Brandon would be home, and not at work.

“Is this dude rich?” Alexander asked moodily.

“You could say that,” Daniel answered.

“He probably isn’t married. Young, rich guys never get married.”

“Why do you say that?” the older man asked. “What’s wrong with marriage?”

The car came to a halt in the driveway and they both started to get out.

“Oh, nothing’s wrong with it. I guess rich guys just… like freedom.”

Daniel shook his head. “You’ve got a lot to learn, kid.”

“About marriage?” Alexander chuckled, full of attitude. “I thought we were here for the case.”

“It’s not a case, and you have a lot to learn in general. Just never mind.”

They advanced to the front door in silence, treading on a path of stones that led to the porch. The lawn was freshly mowed and neat, more pristine than expected in the summertime.

A minute later, the front door was opening and Brandon stood there, dressed in sweatpants and a tank top. He yawned, pulling back the door wearily.

“A bit late to be waking up, don’t you think?” Daniel asked with a grin.

“I… It was a long day at work yesterday.”

“You never told me what you do,” Daniel said.

Alexander added, “Or how it made you rich.”

“It’s boring. I don’t wanna take up your time.” Brandon shrugged and leaned against the doorway. “So I’m guessing you aren’t here to sell Boy Scout cookies. Is this about the woman?”

“Thanks for the invitation to come in,” Daniel sighed, pushing his way into the house. Alexander followed. “Yes, it’s about her. Where’s your sitting room?”

“Which one?”

Daniel walked farther into the house and spotted a room to the right with couches and chairs. He went in that direction, holding the book in his hand, and sat down heavily in the nearest chair. Alexander was forced to take a seat on the couch, awkwardly apart from Daniel.

“That’s my chair,” Brandon said, coming into the room and looking at Daniel.

“I know. That’s why I sat here.” Daniel chuckled. “You can sit on the couch.”

Instead, Brandon sat across the room in a different armchair. He leaned back, faced Daniel, and said, “Tell me what you got.”

“We found this book and-”

Brandon made an “ugh” sound.

“What is it?” Alexander asked.

Without acknowledging the boy, Brandon said, “I know that book, and I know what you’re talking about. We used it to come up with some ideas, and to understand her better, but in the end it wasn’t enough. In the end, she beat us. You know what happened? She split us all up. She turned us against each other. I lost all of my friends that day, even the one that survived. I haven’t seen her since then; I haven’t talked to her.”

“Crystal… Crystal will come back, Brandon. She’ll get over it.

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