Expert Witness
“The two women had passed the day in silence. Erika’s fear was catching and Josie had been infected. So when she heard noises, she got up, wanting to be facing the door when the man came for them.
Her still-bound hands hit the concrete block. Her head spun and she steadied herself as best she could. She wilted, caught herself and pressed up against the concrete. Erika saw what she was doing. Josie put a finger to her lips. Then Erika heard it, too. She crawled toward Josie, threw her back up ag...ainst the wall, and flattened herself against the concrete. It was late afternoon and murky inside the hut, but both hoped that their positioning and the light would keep them hidden.
“It’s him,” Erika whispered. “Xavier.”
Josie didn’t move. She strained to hear despite the pounding of her heart. It was the wrong time. He came early in the morning or late at night. He didn’t come now, not in late afternoon. Her lips, dry and cracked, burned as she formed the words: “No, it’s not.”MoreLess
Her still-bound hands hit the concrete block. Her head spun and she steadied herself as best she could. She wilted, caught herself and pressed up against the concrete. Erika saw what she was doing. Josie put a finger to her lips. Then Erika heard it, too. She crawled toward Josie, threw her back up ag...ainst the wall, and flattened herself against the concrete. It was late afternoon and murky inside the hut, but both hoped that their positioning and the light would keep them hidden.
“It’s him,” Erika whispered. “Xavier.”
Josie didn’t move. She strained to hear despite the pounding of her heart. It was the wrong time. He came early in the morning or late at night. He didn’t come now, not in late afternoon. Her lips, dry and cracked, burned as she formed the words: “No, it’s not.”MoreLess
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