Witness by Christine Kersey

Author:Christine Kersey [Kersey, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sapphire Creek Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

A moment later he strode out the door. All the blood had drained from my face, and I sat heavily in the booth he’d just left as I tried to regain my equilibrium. Trying to buy time and cover my strange behavior, I scrubbed that same invisible spot on the table until I felt well enough to resume my Oscar-worthy performance of Everything’s Perfectly Fine.

“Time to go home,” Steven said to me when I dropped the dirty rag into the bin. “Thanks for all your hard work.”

Time to go home? But he might be out there. Waiting for me. “Yeah. You’re welcome.” I dilly-dallied as long as reasonably possible before I took my purse out of my locker and headed to the door.

The sun had gone down, and the lights in the parking lot left a lot to be desired. Maybe I should ask someone to walk with me to my car. Then I looked around and saw several customers coming and going and knew I was being silly—and paranoid. But with good reason. Baldy hadn’t come in to eat our delicious cuisine. He’d come in to see me, specifically. To threaten me.

What did he say? That the cops were sniffing around Dylan?

I thought about what Steven had told me, that the police were questioning suspects, and knew that was at the root of the problem. Surely Baldy knew I wouldn’t dare talk to the cops.

I guess he wanted extra insurance that you wouldn’t. He wanted to see your reaction to his presence and his words.

I hoped he was satisfied that I had no desire to tangle with him—or anyone else in his gang.

As I approached my car, my gaze probed the area, looking for a hint of anything out of the ordinary. Everything looked normal.

Looks can be deceiving, Court.

I thought about the first time I’d met Dylan. He’d seemed like a nice guy. I’d even gone out with him. Yet he was a murderer.

Before I opened the door to my car, I glanced through the window at the back seat to make sure no one was lying in wait, then I unlocked the doors, climbed inside, and slammed the locks down.

I released an audible sigh, then set my purse on the passenger seat. My hands were shaking and I took a moment to breath slowly and deeply before turning on the engine and driving home.

I pulled into the garage, grateful that one benefit of Mom being gone was my exclusive use of the garage. Before I got out, I used the remote to close the big door, and only once it had sealed shut did I unlock my doors and climb out of my car.

A moment later I walked into the kitchen. After dropping my purse on the counter, I took my phone out of the side compartment and shoved it into my back pocket before heading upstairs to my room. Despite the awful way my shift had ended, I had a date with Tyler to get ready for.

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