Harley Rushes in (Book 2 of the Blue Suede Mysteries)
“It didn’t budge. There was no knob, no release catch. Just smooth wood.
“Dammit all,” she said irritably, “another self-locking door. Why do they make these things? Hey! Is anyone out there? Hey!” She pounded on the door until her hand hurt.
Cami’s voice came from close by, sounding really faint. “Harley?”
“Yeah?”
“I have to pee.”
Harley leaned against the locked door and sighed. “Of course. Well, give me a minute to find the key—uh oh. Never mind. I’ll pick it. I still have my pick. Thank God ...for a father with a slightly criminal turn of mind. He likes being prepared for all emergencies.”
“Good.” Cami’s teeth chattered, a weird sound in the velvety blackness that swallowed them. After a moment, she said, “Think this is how Jonah felt?”
“Jonah who?”
“You know. The guy swallowed by a whale.”
“Good God, Cami.” Harley felt along the wood, fingers tracing the lintel and frame, down one side, then the other, feeling for the lock. There had to be one.MoreLess
“Dammit all,” she said irritably, “another self-locking door. Why do they make these things? Hey! Is anyone out there? Hey!” She pounded on the door until her hand hurt.
Cami’s voice came from close by, sounding really faint. “Harley?”
“Yeah?”
“I have to pee.”
Harley leaned against the locked door and sighed. “Of course. Well, give me a minute to find the key—uh oh. Never mind. I’ll pick it. I still have my pick. Thank God ...for a father with a slightly criminal turn of mind. He likes being prepared for all emergencies.”
“Good.” Cami’s teeth chattered, a weird sound in the velvety blackness that swallowed them. After a moment, she said, “Think this is how Jonah felt?”
“Jonah who?”
“You know. The guy swallowed by a whale.”
“Good God, Cami.” Harley felt along the wood, fingers tracing the lintel and frame, down one side, then the other, feeling for the lock. There had to be one.MoreLess
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