Swim Deep by Swim Deep (epub)

Author:Swim Deep (epub)
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-16T20:17:25+00:00

In the kitchen, I saw signs of Valeria—a full pot of coffee and diced vegetables on the cutting board, presumably for an omelet—but no Valeria herself.

When she didn’t return after I’d drunk half a cup of coffee, I began to look around a little. Some instinct pulled me to the front entryway. I opened one of the heavy wooden doors.

Sure enough, there was Valeria, standing on the front stone steps wearing a pair of running shorts, a tank top, and tennis shoes. She started at the sound of the door opening. She wasn’t alone.

“Hi, Wes,” I said, sounding as startled as Wes Ryder looked. He looked especially pale this morning, and a light sheen of sweat covered his handsome face. For a doctor, he doesn’t look like he’s in very good shape.

“Anna,” he said, shoving his hands in his pockets and peering up at me like a guilty eight-year-old kid. His gaze stuck on my face, and I experienced that feeling of self-consciousness I often experienced in his presence. “Sorry to bother you this morning.”

“Is everything all right?” I asked.

“Yeah. I got a call from Noah’s nurse this morning. He’s back from the hospital today, so I came out to make sure he got settled all right.”

“He’s been at the hospital this whole time?” I asked, shocked. I’d assumed Madaster had returned at some point, not because I’d seen anything to prove it, one way or another. The only thing I was basing my suspicion on was that feeling of being watched I’d get sometimes at the overlook.

“No, not the entire time. Noah actually returned to Les Jumeaux the evening of the window incident,” Wes explained, grimacing slightly when he said window incident. “But he had chest pains a few days ago, and I recommended to Ima that she take him in to the emergency room. They ended up keeping him for a few nights for testing.”

“Is he better now?”

Wes frowned. “He had a very minor heart attack, but he’s recovered. He’s stabilized on some new meds. Noah is usually stronger than a bull, despite the spinal cord injury, but he’s been having a bit of a rough go lately.” His gaze ran over my face again. I couldn’t help but wonder if Madaster was worse off than Wes implied.

“Anyway, I came over to see Evan just now, but Valeria told me he was out of town,” Wes said. “And then, we got our own visitor.”

He waved uneasily to his right. I realized I couldn’t see what he was referring to, and opened the door wider.

There, standing on the stone pavers of the circular drive, was the old, demented woman. She stood several paces away from the steps, her manner extremely wary. I was glad to see her. I knew it was unusual for her to come so close to the house or to other people.

“Good morning. Are you out walking?” I asked her warmly. “Are you hungry at all? Would you like some breakfast?”

She didn’t reply. I had the impression she’d bolt at the slightest move.

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