Castle Rock (2014)
“Her age. No older. He stood his ground doggedly.
“Sorry, Miss. The sheriff said nobody was to go in that room. Nobody.”
Serena bit her lip in frustration. She was wild to see that bedside table.
Then the sheriff spoke behind her. “So here you are, Serena.”
“Sheriff,” she said quickly, “I need to see Danny’s room. I’ve figured out what must have happened and I want to see if his pain pills are there beside his bed.”
“All right.” He motioned the deputy to step aside.
Seren...a paused for an instant on the threshold. Danny’s model airplanes hung motionless from their silken threads tacked to the ceiling. He had just finished the Spirit of Saint Louis a week ago. His soccer ball and cleats were kicked carelessly in a corner. Three rows of Hardy Boys books filled a bookcase. The crumpled covers on the bed looked as if he might just have thrown them back.MoreLess
“Sorry, Miss. The sheriff said nobody was to go in that room. Nobody.”
Serena bit her lip in frustration. She was wild to see that bedside table.
Then the sheriff spoke behind her. “So here you are, Serena.”
“Sheriff,” she said quickly, “I need to see Danny’s room. I’ve figured out what must have happened and I want to see if his pain pills are there beside his bed.”
“All right.” He motioned the deputy to step aside.
Seren...a paused for an instant on the threshold. Danny’s model airplanes hung motionless from their silken threads tacked to the ceiling. He had just finished the Spirit of Saint Louis a week ago. His soccer ball and cleats were kicked carelessly in a corner. Three rows of Hardy Boys books filled a bookcase. The crumpled covers on the bed looked as if he might just have thrown them back.MoreLess
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