Lynch
“When he put his phone down on the table and watched the screen dim, John said, ‘What’s wrong?’ Scott picked up his Coke and placed it down again. His voice quivered when he spoke. ‘Jesse knows who I am. I’ve just ruined his life.’ ‘What’d he say?’ ‘He wants to meet. For an explanation.’ He pushed his chair back from the table and stood up on trembling legs. He was glad he had stuck to soft drinks; if his head was this fogged from fear, he had no idea what he’d be like if he’d been drunk. He fis...hed in his pocket for his car keys.
‘I’ll come with you,’ John said.
‘I should do this alone,’ Scott said. ‘It was bound to come out at some point. I couldn’t keep lying to him. It wasn’t right.’ ‘You’re in no state to drive,’ John said. ‘I insist. Just tell me where we’re going.’ ‘He said the old Mason Lodge in Harrogate. He’s on foot.’ John took Scott’s car keys from him and as they left the bar, he said, ‘That means nothing to me.MoreLess
‘I’ll come with you,’ John said.
‘I should do this alone,’ Scott said. ‘It was bound to come out at some point. I couldn’t keep lying to him. It wasn’t right.’ ‘You’re in no state to drive,’ John said. ‘I insist. Just tell me where we’re going.’ ‘He said the old Mason Lodge in Harrogate. He’s on foot.’ John took Scott’s car keys from him and as they left the bar, he said, ‘That means nothing to me.MoreLess
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