Small-Town Secrets by Debra Webb

Author:Debra Webb [Webb, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Mystery & Detective, Suspense
ISBN: 9781426836053
Google: Gd2j6V6z580C
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2008-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Dana didn’t understand any of this. Why would someone do this to her room? To her home? An ache had started behind her forehead, deep in her skull.

Was it possible that someone had hated her and Donna enough to do this and Dana couldn’t remember? That seemed impossible.

Did the person responsible for this have anything to do with Donna’s death? Or Sherry’s? Or Joanna’s?

The whole situation got more confusing with every passing hour.

Dana wandered down a step. She watched William Spencer pace back and forth on the porch across the street, his cell phone pressed to his ear. Was he calling to inquire how to handle the case now that other issues had come to light?

None of it made sense.

She descended the final step and walked slowly along the sidewalk until she reached the street.

Mr. and Mrs. Bellomy had wanted her to stay, not to go back across the street. But Dana couldn’t pretend anymore that she could ignore the past. She had to find the truth—whatever it was.

Then she would deal with the consequences.

This morning…seeing the horrible images and words someone had scrawled across her bedroom walls, Dana understood that she couldn’t be a coward anymore. It was past time to do this and do it right.

Her sister and her friends deserved to have their killer brought to justice.

No matter who the killer was.

Her cell phone vibrated. She jumped. Calm down. It was probably her mother again. If she kept avoiding her calls, she would definitely show up here. Dana slid two fingers into the pocket of her jeans and tugged out her cell phone.

Deep breath. Just do it. “Hello.”

“Dana, what’re you doing?”

Her mother. “Mom, I’m doing what I should have done years ago.”

“I’m on the verge of rushing to Brighton and bringing you home. You don’t—”

“Mom.” Dana took a moment, reminded herself that this was her mother and no matter how furious and frustrated she was, she had to remember that this was an act of love. “No matter what you do, I’m going to finish this. So just stop. I’m a grown woman. I don’t need your permission to do what I know in my heart I have to do.”

There were a lot of questions she could ask her mother, but that would only make bad matters worse. Her mother would refuse to discuss any of it. The less ammunition she gave her mother, the better.

The back and forth went on for a minute or two more before her mother gave up. Dana slid her phone back into her pocket.

The words on the wall of her old bedroom flashed in front of her eyes. She had to know what happened.

She had to.

Her gaze settled on William Spencer as he ended his call. He tucked the cell phone into his pocket and looked her way.

As they stood there, looking at each other from opposite sides of the street, she realized it was time. Everything about the past grew more confusing with each new discovery. She felt helpless and almost hopeless with the lack of understanding as to how it all tied together.

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