Spirit Seeker (2013)
““I had to be here,” I said. “When Cody comes home …”
“If Cody comes home …”
“When. It has to be when.” I could be as stubborn as my father. “Someone who cares about him should be here for him.”
Dad winced, and I put a hand on his arm. “As a friend,” I said. “Dad, you know Cody and I have been friends since junior high.”
Mr. Arlington’s head swiveled from me to Dad and back again, as if he were a spectator at a tennis match. “You remember me?” he asked Dad, his voice barely a whisper. “I’m the o...ne who found the bodies and called the police. I told that other detective—Mr. Martinez—what I heard and saw.”
“Yes, Mr. Arlington,” Dad said. “We appreciate your help.”
“It’s going to be on the morning TV news.”
Dad glanced at the open gate to the backyard, its torn yellow tape trailing on the driveway. “This is a crime scene, Mr. Arlington,” he said. “It’s off-limits.”
“I didn’t disturb anything.” For a moment Mr. Arlington looked frightened.MoreLess
“If Cody comes home …”
“When. It has to be when.” I could be as stubborn as my father. “Someone who cares about him should be here for him.”
Dad winced, and I put a hand on his arm. “As a friend,” I said. “Dad, you know Cody and I have been friends since junior high.”
Mr. Arlington’s head swiveled from me to Dad and back again, as if he were a spectator at a tennis match. “You remember me?” he asked Dad, his voice barely a whisper. “I’m the o...ne who found the bodies and called the police. I told that other detective—Mr. Martinez—what I heard and saw.”
“Yes, Mr. Arlington,” Dad said. “We appreciate your help.”
“It’s going to be on the morning TV news.”
Dad glanced at the open gate to the backyard, its torn yellow tape trailing on the driveway. “This is a crime scene, Mr. Arlington,” he said. “It’s off-limits.”
“I didn’t disturb anything.” For a moment Mr. Arlington looked frightened.MoreLess
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