The Fall of Lucas Kendrick
“And his words made no sense at all.
“Heroin? Luc, what are you talking about?”
His eyes were hard, glittering, his face so wiped of feeling, it was like a mask. And when he answered, his voice was no longer violent but something far worse, because it was as empty as his face. “I’m talking about the suitcase stuffed full of white powder I found in your closet, Kyle.”
Her mind was anesthetized; she could think of nothing but trivialities. “What were you doing in my closet?”
“Looking. Searching.” ...His tone became clipped. “Trying to find evidence to clear you.” He lifted his coffee cup in a jerky, mocking toast. “That’s not what I found.”
The gesture focused her scattered thoughts, and she moved automatically to find a cup. Coffee, of course. This would all make sense when she’d had some coffee. She always needed coffee to wake up. She poured some and sipped, barely feeling the pain when she burned her tongue. Then she looked at Lucas and found that coffee didn’t help at all.MoreLess
“Heroin? Luc, what are you talking about?”
His eyes were hard, glittering, his face so wiped of feeling, it was like a mask. And when he answered, his voice was no longer violent but something far worse, because it was as empty as his face. “I’m talking about the suitcase stuffed full of white powder I found in your closet, Kyle.”
Her mind was anesthetized; she could think of nothing but trivialities. “What were you doing in my closet?”
“Looking. Searching.” ...His tone became clipped. “Trying to find evidence to clear you.” He lifted his coffee cup in a jerky, mocking toast. “That’s not what I found.”
The gesture focused her scattered thoughts, and she moved automatically to find a cup. Coffee, of course. This would all make sense when she’d had some coffee. She always needed coffee to wake up. She poured some and sipped, barely feeling the pain when she burned her tongue. Then she looked at Lucas and found that coffee didn’t help at all.MoreLess
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