Dark Justice
“Emily huddled in the Mexican restaurant’s bathroom, clutching her cell phone. Any moment Rutger could show up. By now he could have followed the bus to its next stop and seen she wasn’t on board. He’d backtrack to this stop. Search the strip mall, asking if people had seen her. It didn’t help that three women had come in and out of the restroom, all eyeing her torn pants and wild expression with curiosity.
Five minutes passed. Six. Dave should be there by now.
Emily’s cell phone rang. D...ave’s number. She jammed the Talk button. “Hi.”
“I’m in back of the building. There’s a rear entrance.”
“Be right there.”
She stuck her head out of the restroom, then eased out into the hallway. At the corner, she leaned around, peering across the tables of the small restaurant. No Rutger. No back door, either.
A waitress came by. Emily tapped her on the shoulder.MoreLess
Five minutes passed. Six. Dave should be there by now.
Emily’s cell phone rang. D...ave’s number. She jammed the Talk button. “Hi.”
“I’m in back of the building. There’s a rear entrance.”
“Be right there.”
She stuck her head out of the restroom, then eased out into the hallway. At the corner, she leaned around, peering across the tables of the small restaurant. No Rutger. No back door, either.
A waitress came by. Emily tapped her on the shoulder.MoreLess
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