Zack's Zest by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781773364070
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2020-09-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

It was hard to stand up and walk away, but she had no other option. Zadie didn’t know how long ago her mother had passed, but her body was cooling. It was possible that she had died on the way to the house. That would have frustrated the men transporting her here, wanting the book of records. The fact that they had laid her on the bed and covered her up, showed a compassionate side that she found unexpected. Unless somebody else had done that. If her mother had laid down and covered herself up, that would make more sense, but, if the men had done it, what would be the reason? The only thing she could think of was that they needed to hide her presence longer.

Zadie was grateful that no signs of violence appeared on her.

If somebody peeked in here and thought she was sleeping, then that might give the kidnappers an extra hour head start. It would also explain why the kidnappers couldn’t find the safe. She presumed they hadn’t because of what Zack had said. That her mother had died on the way here.

She straightened, walked into the bathroom, washed her face and hands. Took another long look at her mother’s body and whispered, “I’m sorry, Mama. I’m so sorry.” Then she walked out of her mom’s room.

She closed the door behind her and leaned against the door and stared up at the ornate ceiling. Her father loved the gilded scrollwork that decorated the house, but Zadie loved simplicity. She stared down at the floor, noting the same carpet that had been here when she used to come visit years ago.

Her gaze landed on her socks again. She shook her head, limped her way over to her bedroom, and checked the closet to see if she had any hope of some clothing. At the very back were dresses and a couple sweaters. She could use both of them, but pants, leggings, jeans, anything tight that covered her legs would be difficult right now. Particularly being as injured as she was.

Now what were her chances of finding socks?

She went to the dresser, and, in the bottom drawer, she found several pair of jeans, leggings, underclothes, socks, and various T-shirts. With a smile, she took them all out, laid them on the bed and checked for anything else. She would need these eventually. The rest of the dresser was empty.

She took the clothes from the closet, brought them over, and laid them down as well. For her, this was a gold mine right now. She had no idea where the rest of her clothing was that she had traveled here with, but presumably it was long gone, disposed of by her kidnappers. Zadie traveled lightly, with just a backpack, and this stash would nicely replace most of that.

She also needed to shower. She frowned and looked around, walked to the night tables and found them both empty. And then went into the bathroom. She found toothpaste, toothbrushes, brand new, as if they had left them waiting for her to come home or waiting for another guest.

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