The Last Witness by CLAIRE MCFALL

Author:CLAIRE MCFALL
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2019-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

“You don’t think they went looking for Martin too, do you?”

“No.” Dougie’s voice was certain. But where else could they be? The car was still there, so they hadn’t gone far.

“Do you think they just went for a walk?”

“Maybe.” His doubt was easy to hear.

I drummed my fingernails against the plastic armrest of my chair. The sharp, staccato noises jarred my nerves, but it was better than sitting still, doing nothing. I was finding it a challenge just to stay in the chair.

It was incredibly frustrating. I wanted to drive somewhere, raise the alarm for Martin. I wanted to get Dougie to a hospital and have his ankle x-rayed in case there was a fracture under all that swelling. He’d propped his foot up on one of the other chairs and put the last dregs of ice from the cooler into a towel now wrapped around the joint, but he had taken my advice and left his shoe on. He wasn’t complaining, but I could see that it was hurting him.

Most of all, I wanted to find Emma and wring her neck! How could she be so inconsiderate? I expected nothing better of Darren, but not Emma. They hadn’t even waited around to find out if we’d managed to get in touch with Martin!

“I’m getting a sweater,” I announced, lurching to my feet. I wasn’t cold; I just wanted an excuse to move about, to do something. Inside the tent, I dug around in my bag, hunting for my zip-up top. A crumpled sheet of paper floated to the ground as I did so. It had been caught under the flap, the reason I hadn’t noticed it before. Curious, I grabbed it. Opening it up, I recognized Emma’s sloppy writing.

Going to find more wood for fire. Think there’s a cove just around the headland. Back in an hour. Em

I pursed my lips as I glared down at it. The note did not make up for the fact that they’d disappeared. Nor did it excuse their lack of concern about Martin. And I still hadn’t forgiven Emma for siding with Darren. At least we knew where they were, though.

“Found a note,” I called out, emerging from the tent, sweater in one hand, scrap of paper in the other. “They’ve gone for more firewood at the cove.”

Dougie’s eyes narrowed, and I knew that he was still annoyed as well.

“It says they’ll be back in an hour,” I said, handing him the note. “Don’t know how long ago that was. They shouldn’t be long, though—” I broke off in the face of Dougie’s dissatisfied grimace.

“This is ridiculous! We can’t just wait around—we need to do something about Martin.” He looked at me. “Can you check your phone again?”

There wasn’t much point. Even if it turned on, there was no signal down here. I did as he asked, however, digging out my phone and banging down on the power button. Nothing.

“Still dead.”

He made a frustrated growl under his breath.

I stared at him thoughtfully. Did we have to wait for Darren? “Can you drive?” I asked.

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