When the Night Calls by Rashad Freeman

Author:Rashad Freeman [Freeman, Rashad]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-16T22:00:00+00:00

ROADSIDE SCUFFLE

Daniel cruised down the highway with a cluttered mind. Everything was starting to blend together, to fade into one story and he was losing track of his part in any of them.

As mile marker thirteen came into view he felt a rush of excitement. He pulled off the road and drove down the dirt path just as the sun completely faded away.

Daniel parked his car to the side and stepped out to the swish of running water. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. The familiar smell immediately put him at ease, like a gentle lullaby sung to a baby.

In his head he started to replay the last few days. The twisted story line unfolded like a poorly written newspaper article.

Daniel smiled. Fear is what he should've felt, but instead he gleamed with an odd excitement.

He ran through every single detail, every strange occurrence. Lawson was there when the first bodies were found. Lawson was leading the investigation. It was Lawson’s wife that had cheated on him with Victor. It was his wife that somebody put in Victor’s backseat. Hell, Lawson had been on the case during the original Rocky Hill murders.

“What the fuck was Victor thinking?” Daniel said to himself.

He wasn’t sure what he’d have done in the same situation, but dumping Sherri’s body wouldn’t have been an option. Some things never change, Daniel thought as he looked out on the winding water.

Here he was again, trying to clean up Victor’s mess. He’d been picking up the pieces and making things right for Victor since college. The only reason he was even considering helping Victor now was the chance that the sheriff was involved.

He thought about confronting Lawson, pushing him and seeing what he would say. He was always an overly emotional man, but that could lead to tragedy just as much as a confession.

He bent down and picked up a rock. He rolled it between his thumb and the palm of his hand. Sighing, he heaved it into the water where it skipped a few times then sunk into the murky depths.

The water was dark, like it was more mud than water. Daniel couldn’t help but lose himself in it. It reminded him of night, of shadows and secrets never to be spoke of again.

“There is no help,” the words echoed in Daniels head.

Was it a dream, or was it a memory? Daniel couldn’t tell the difference anymore. It was like little fragments of a movie floating around in his head that he could never quite piece together.

Blinking his eyes, he snapped out of his daze. He looked at his watch and sighed, the day had flown by. Monica would be leaving for New York tomorrow and he hadn’t seen her all day.

Daniel cursed Sandra under his breath. He didn’t trust Monica’s shady agent one bit. Those two were always conspiring behind his back. She really knew how to get under his skin, but on the other hand with everything going on it was probably best if Monica left town for a bit.

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