Where Ravens Roost by Karin Nordin
Author:Karin Nordin [Nordin, Karin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2021-01-15T17:00:00+00:00
Chapter 29
The drive back to his fatherâs house was quiet aside from the elk that jumped out into the road, causing Kjeld to wear his brake pads down to almost nothing in order to avoid it. He drove the rest of the way home at half his original speed, high beams glaring into the black nothingness that was the deep forest roads around Varsund Kommun. These were the things heâd forgotten since heâd moved to the western coast. The wild animals, the small-town people, the perpetual night.
When he pulled up in front of the house, the living-room light still lit from when the ambulance arrived, Kjeld noticed a small car parked a little way up the road. His headlights illuminated the vehicleâs side panel and Kjeld got a good look at that familiar shade of serpentine green.
âFuck.â He groaned and turned off the ignition.
He was barely out of the car when the shadowy figure rushed at him. Kjeld wasnât sure if he should expect a hug or a punch. What he got was a semi-serious shove in the shoulder.
âIâve been calling you for five hours!â Esme yelled.
âYouâre always calling, Esme. You make it impossible to tell if itâs really urgent.â Kjeldâs tone was intentionally flippant. âYou didnât have to come. I canât believe you drove all the way out here. Is there an emergency I donât know about?â
âGet over yourself. I just spent half a tank of fuel driving around these scary back roads. Did you know GPS doesnât work out here? There arenât even any street signs. I had to ask some kid at a kebab shop how to find this place.â Esmeâs southern accent thickened with her level of frustration.
âCould he understand you?â
Esme huffed. âThatâs not funny. Iâve been sitting out here for almost two hours freezing my arse off.â
Kjeld gave a half-hearted smile and then nodded to her car. It was a Volvo 66 DL that Esme had inherited from her uncle a few years ago. She loved it, which was all the more reason why Kjeld mocked it, but it was in good shape for its age, despite looking like pea-green baby vomit. âItâs a miracle you were even able to make it up the hill with that piece of shit.â
âOh, fuck you, Kjeld.â
âWell, my parents arenât home,â he joked.
Esme shoved him again and then rolled her eyes before walking back to the car. She was what some people might consider elfish in appearance. She was petite, not quite a foot shorter than Kjeld but close, and had a slim physique that was hidden beneath a puffy winter coat. Her hair was dark brown, almost black, chopped unevenly just below the shoulders like a punk rocker, with a fringe that covered her eyebrows. On the left side of her face, just below the corner of her lips, was a small mole that was so dark against her pale skin it almost looked drawn on. Her ears were pierced, but she never wore earrings, and around her thumb was a broad silver band.
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