Dance of Ghosts
“Her bone-white skin was streaked with grainy black mud and silt. One arm was twisted back under her body, and both her legs were bent at unnatural angles. I guessed she’d been thrown down the bank, or just dropped, probably when she was already dead, and the fall had broken her legs. There were dark gashes all over her body, possibly stab wounds, and a larger opening in the right side of her abdomen. I focused the torch beam on her neck, looking for the half-moon necklace that her mother had to...ld me she always wore, but there was nothing there.
‘John?’ Cal said. ‘Are you there?’ ‘Yeah …’ ‘Are you sure it’s her?’ ‘As sure as I can be.’ ‘Where is she?’ I told him.
‘And where are you?’ he said.
‘At the top of the bank, about ten feet above her.’ ‘Stay there,’ he said firmly. ‘Don’t go anywhere near her, OK?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Are you going to call the police?’ ‘I have to.’ ‘Bishop?’ ‘No … I’ll just call 999.MoreLess
‘John?’ Cal said. ‘Are you there?’ ‘Yeah …’ ‘Are you sure it’s her?’ ‘As sure as I can be.’ ‘Where is she?’ I told him.
‘And where are you?’ he said.
‘At the top of the bank, about ten feet above her.’ ‘Stay there,’ he said firmly. ‘Don’t go anywhere near her, OK?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Are you going to call the police?’ ‘I have to.’ ‘Bishop?’ ‘No … I’ll just call 999.MoreLess
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