The George Elms Trilogy Box Set by Charlie Gallagher

Author:Charlie Gallagher [Gallagher, Charlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Joffe Books mysteries and thrillers
Published: 2019-07-18T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

The van stopped moving and the engine was cut. Jenny sat up and pushed herself against the back of the van. She stared at the double doors in front, at the slit of light that was visible around the handle. There was nothing but silence. She waited for what seemed like an hour but was probably only half that. The doors didn’t open and all was quiet. Finally she moved. She felt the back door then pushed her eye up to where the sunlight was leaking through. All she could see was another panel of metal that blocked out her view of anything else. She could hear gulls; they were loud and raucous and she was sure one had landed on the van. She could hear its flat feet slapping against the metal as it walked the length of the roof above her. She tried the door handle. It didn’t budge.

More time passed. Jenny couldn’t be sure how long, but the harsh white slash of sunlight seemed to have dimmed, suggesting that the sun had moved significantly in the sky. She started calling out. Not loudly at first, just enough for someone close by to be able to hear her. She grew quickly in confidence and her voice got louder until she was shouting at the top of her voice and banging with all her might on the metal sides.

Nobody came.

The slash of light was all but gone completely when she accepted finally that no one was coming to help. She collapsed back onto the floor and waited. Eventually, she drifted into an uncomfortable sleep. Suddenly she heard a voice.

‘You need to put the bag on. Like I told you.’ The voice was muffled through the door, but Jenny recognised it as the man at the hotel room, the man who had brought her this far. She sat up and rubbed at her arms and legs. They felt cold and numb.

‘What for?’ she called out, her voice hoarse, her throat raw from shouting.

‘You don’t need to be asking me any questions. Just do it — or you can stay in there and rot.’

‘I’ll stay in here then.’

‘Put the hood on, Jenny. That’s the last time I ask nicely.’

Jenny scrabbled around on the floor. She felt the bundle of cloth and pulled it over her head. ‘Done.’

The doors opened almost instantly and she was aware of a bright light shining directly at her, reaching through the weave of the bag. The light seemed directed and artificial — a torch maybe? She felt rough arms grab her and pull her out. She reckoned there was more than one man — at least two. She tried to stand on her own feet but she was unsteady; her legs were riddled with pins and needles. She couldn’t walk properly. Something was wrapped around her neck, the bag suddenly pulled tight. Her hands were pulled behind her back and held so that she couldn’t move them. There was no time for her legs to recover; she was simply dragged away from the van.

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