12/28/2022 0 Comments Fnaf the twisted ones online book![]() “Sometimes in the morning he would come downstairs looking like he hadn’t slept in a week, but he never told me what was going on.” “I think Carlton had dreams about it,” Clay said finally. She took in shallow, quick breaths, waiting to hear how far he would go. Maybe Jessica had nightmares, too.īut Charlie and Clay had no such pact. She didn’t know if Jessica was sometimes consumed by the memories, as she was. Though she and Jessica lived together, from the beginning they had an unspoken pact never to talk about Freddy’s, except in the barest terms. Charlie waited for him to go on, but he remained silent. “Carlton talks to his mother more than he talks to me,” he said plainly. She could see Clay’s reflection faintly in the window, distorted by the glass. “Did you and he ever talk about what happened?” she asked with her face turned away. “Did he ever …” She looked out the window again. “I figured acting was the next logical step.”Ĭharlie smiled. “Well, he was always a prankster,” Clay said. “Acting?” Charlie laughed, surprising herself. I tried to convince him to stay close for college, but he and Betty were adamant. Now something was stirring in the dusty corners, and she feared she might not be able to keep it away much longer. She thought often of going back to her father’s house, but each time the memory of the place rose up she slammed it back down with almost physical force, cramming it into the tiny corners of her mind to gather dust. So things have been going fine.”īurke didn’t answer, apparently aware that further attempts to lighten the mood would fail. “Well, this is the first murder of the semester. ![]() So, how are you enjoying your classes?” Clay Burke asked in a jovial tone.Ĭharlie gave him a sardonic look. He pulled the car out onto the road, and they headed back to Hurricane. Clay Burke glanced at her and she gave a sharp, quick nod. ![]() Charlie settled into her seat, a strange dread stirring within her. She followed him to the parking lot just outside the main gate, and got into his car without a word. He started walking again, and Charlie hurried to keep up with his long stride. “I don’t want to tell you anything until you’ve seen it,” Burke said. When they were a dozen feet from the building, Burke stopped and met her gaze, as if he were looking for something. Something was wrong.Ĭharlie followed him back down the stairs. At least, I think an officer of the law has authority do that.” He winked, but Charlie didn’t smile. “Charlie, do you have a second?” he asked. Looking now at his weathered face, she felt a rush of fear. Charlie hadn’t seen Hurricane’s chief of police-her friend Carlton’s father-since the night they’d escaped Freddy’s together. “Hey, Charlie.” He smiled, but his eyes were grave. The idea that a single error could ruin everything suddenly carried an awful weight.Ĭharlie hurried up the steps to the building and stopped short as a man blocked her path. Everything? She thought of her impending date. Treadwell taught, but Charlie still liked it. Writing code wasn’t as exciting as what Dr. Sorry.Īs Charlie headed across the quad to her next class, her step grew more purposeful. ![]() ’Bye!” Charlie grabbed her backpack and hurried out the dining room door, realizing as she stepped into the sunshine that she’d left him to clean up their table alone. “Can we have dinner first? There’s that Thai place down the street. John nodded vigorously, apparently as lost at sea as she was, now that the question had been asked. There’s a movie theater in town?” she hazarded, vaguely recalling that movies were something people did on dates. “Right.” You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. “Oh.” Charlie stared at him for a moment. “I just said yeah,” Charlie repeated, slightly irritated. “But I meant, do you want to go out with me?” “It’s only half an hour away,” John said. “Don’t you have to get back to work tomorrow, though?” “Sure, that would be great,” she said, giving a half smile. “Charlie, would you like to go out with me tonight?” John’s voice sounded stiff, but his eyes were warm. “John, it’s so good to see you.” She hesitated then turned to walk away, possibly for good. “Are you sure? You haven’t even eaten,” he said. Before he could figure out what to say, Charlie stood abruptly. John stared at her, momentarily speechless.
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