The Lost Tayamu by Ben Cass

Author:Ben Cass [Cass, Ben]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ben Cass
Published: 2018-07-10T22:00:00+00:00

THE atmosphere inside felt somber to Jen. Jerry and Kira had retrieved his duffel bags, and he now sat at the table, drinking a glass of brownish liquid, which Jen took to be some kind of hard liquor. His hands were shaking, although whether from adrenaline or anger, Jen couldn’t tell. Maybe both. Ellie stood at the stove, reheating the pasta and shrimp.

Jen walked over and put a hand on Jerry’s shoulder. “It’s, um, nice to meet you, Jerry,” she said, feeling somewhat awkward. “Thank you for coming to help us.”

Jerry took a long pull on the glass, draining it, then set it on the table and stood to face Jen. He offered a hand, which Jen took. He clasped her hand in both of his.

“My pleasure, Miss Aston.”

“Jen, please.”

Jerry bowed his head slightly. “Jen. More than happy to help out. Doyle will never admit this where anybody can hear him, least of all me, but he’s neither omnipotent nor omniscient.” Jerry sighed. “He’s damned close to both, I sometimes think, but he’s not there yet. Like I told him, I’m just here to help however I can.” He glanced around Jen, looking at Ellie’s back, and leaning close to Jen’s ear, whispered, “And if somebody tries to burn this house down, I almost feel bad for them. Almost.” Jen barely heard him, his voice was so soft.

“Dinner’s ready,” Ellie announced, her voice momentarily shaky, sounding like she’d swallowed something that went down the wrong way. “Help yourselves.” She pulled off the apron she was wearing and pushed past Jen, heading to the backdoor. As she opened it, she turned and looked at them all.

“I’m not a child anymore, you know,” she snapped. “It’s not necessary to hide things from me. I can handle it.” With that, Ellie slammed the door shut behind her.

Jen’s shoulders slumped. She must have somehow overheard Jerry’s whisper. A glance at Kira and Jerry showed they had reached the same conclusion.

“I am so sorry,” Jerry began, but Jen waved him off.

“It’s all right. I should have told her. How she heard you, though...” Jen went to follow, but Kira touched her arm. When Jen looked up, Kira shook her head. Jen sighed, closing her eyes momentarily, trying to imagine what Ellie was feeling.

I’d want to be alone. Jen looked out the window and sighed. Hopefully Doyle would be there once again to help.

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