Vindication- Ties That Bind by Patricia Kasdan

Author:Patricia Kasdan [Kasdan, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-11T22:00:00+00:00

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When she opened her condo door, there was a flashing glow of red from the light on her answering machine that lite up the corner of the room. Who could that be, she wondered. No one called her landline, she only had it because it was part of the package for cable and internet. Taking the phone from the cradle, she had to search her memory for the password to retrieve the message. It was Jeff.

“Krista, where the hell are you. I’ve been trying to reach you for hours. Call me immediately when you get this.”

She took her cell out of her coat pocket and sure enough, there were five calls from him. She looked down at the side of the phone and saw that somehow, the button was switched off.

She hit the call back button thinking, what can be so important, that he needs me to call immediately?

“Sorry Jeff, my ringer was off, I guess I forgot to put it back on after court. Speaking of, where were you, I thought you would be there.”

“I had pressing business to attend to. I spoke to Doltz; he said they were remanding Evan .” He was smiling at the other end of the phone, trying to keep his voice even.

“Yeah, now they are saying he laid in wait for Nelson than shot him. He was charged with First Degree Murder opposed to second.”

“Sounds like you have a lot of work to do. Are you still staying in Philadelphia?”

“Yes, I’m not leaving until I get him out.”

“He may not get out; did you ever think of that?”

“I’m not losing faith. In my heart, I know he didn’t murder Nelson.”

“You don’t know that, if I remember correctly, you didn’t think your father was up to no good either.”

“I know he wasn’t. I just haven’t proved it yet.”

Jeff hissed into the phone, “You have to let it go. How long are you going to hold on to fallacies?”

“Fallacies, Dyadya, you of all people think I’m wrong? You had known him most of your life, even before he met my mother. How could you think that? You were friends, his business partners. I thought he called you Tramp because your horse almost trampled him, not because he knew you would trample all over his memory.”

“I have, and I’m not, you need to let this go. How else can I say it? How many times do you have to hear it? You have enough to worry about with your brother. Let. It. Go.”

“My parents wouldn’t want me to let it go. They always did what they thought was right regardless of the consequences.”

Krista could hear Jeff’s teeth grinding as he spoke into the phone, low and slow. “You have no idea. I have other business to attend to. I’ll catch up with you later.”

“That’s fine; my door buzzer is going off anyway.”

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