The Ninth Floor
“I had explained the situation to her, but she didn’t say much about it one way or another. I was having trouble gauging her mood at all. She’d been quiet since I got there, not even trying to carry her end of any attempt at conversation. When Deputy Perry walked in, Bee looked at me and said, “If anything happens to me, I want you to stay in Goodson Hollow. You belong here.”
I took her hand. “Nothing is going to happen to you. You’re going to get better.”
She looked intently into my eyes. “Prom...ise.”
“Fine. I’ll stay.” I didn’t want Bee to think about giving up when we still had a fight before us. “Bee, this is Deputy Perry. I told you he was coming by.”
She nodded and inspected him. “How long have you lived here?”
“My whole life,” he said.
“Then you should know better.” She spoke in a flat voice that barely sounded like her.
This wasn’t a time for another episode. I scooted to the edge of my chair, ready to intervene if need be.
“Ma’am?”MoreLess
I took her hand. “Nothing is going to happen to you. You’re going to get better.”
She looked intently into my eyes. “Prom...ise.”
“Fine. I’ll stay.” I didn’t want Bee to think about giving up when we still had a fight before us. “Bee, this is Deputy Perry. I told you he was coming by.”
She nodded and inspected him. “How long have you lived here?”
“My whole life,” he said.
“Then you should know better.” She spoke in a flat voice that barely sounded like her.
This wasn’t a time for another episode. I scooted to the edge of my chair, ready to intervene if need be.
“Ma’am?”MoreLess
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