Dare to Die (2009)
“She was instantly comforted by the chatter of voices, bursts of laughter, and familiar smells of wood shavings, fish bait, and grease.
Max’s wheelchair was folded next to their favorite booth. He smiled and called out, “Food’s coming. Your favorites.”
Annie wished that all she cared about was a fried-oyster sandwich with a double dash of tartar sauce. She hurried toward him.
As she came nearer, his smile slipped away. “Annie?”
She came close, reached out, took his hand, his wonderful, warm, rea...ssuring hand. “Did you know”—her voice was high—“you can leave a table at the pavilion, kill someone, and be back in eleven minutes?” She pulled away, slid onto the opposite bench, welcoming the hardness of the wood, the carved tabletop decorated by so many of Ben’s customers, including them. She reached out and touched the heart with their initials that Max had gouged one happy summer night. “No one would notice you’d been gone.” She lifted her face, looked at him forlornly.MoreLess
Max’s wheelchair was folded next to their favorite booth. He smiled and called out, “Food’s coming. Your favorites.”
Annie wished that all she cared about was a fried-oyster sandwich with a double dash of tartar sauce. She hurried toward him.
As she came nearer, his smile slipped away. “Annie?”
She came close, reached out, took his hand, his wonderful, warm, rea...ssuring hand. “Did you know”—her voice was high—“you can leave a table at the pavilion, kill someone, and be back in eleven minutes?” She pulled away, slid onto the opposite bench, welcoming the hardness of the wood, the carved tabletop decorated by so many of Ben’s customers, including them. She reached out and touched the heart with their initials that Max had gouged one happy summer night. “No one would notice you’d been gone.” She lifted her face, looked at him forlornly.MoreLess
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