Telling Lies to Alice
“. . where? The house, he’d have to go back to the house. Yes . . . I heard the back door creak, then shut. I stood in the dark, waiting for my eyes to adjust, straining my ears. . . . Surely Jack would go now? Surely he’d take my car and leave? The keys were easy enough to find—all he’d have to do was look in my bag, and that was on the dresser, easy to spot. . . . Unless . . . what he’d said about Lenny, about me not being there for him, unless he had some warped idea that he was going to puni...sh me for that . . . And where were you, Jack? I thought angrily. Where were you when Lenny needed you? You were his best friend. Jack had done exactly the same over Susie, hadn’t he, blamed Val, blamed anyone but himself, and then . . . what he’d said about feeling guilty and worthless . . . he’s trying to do the same to me, I thought, load me with his guilt over Lenny, when God knows I’ve got enough of my own to contend with . . .
I’ve got to get out of here, I thought. Get the police.MoreLess
I’ve got to get out of here, I thought. Get the police.MoreLess
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