A Rose From the Dead
““You know who murdered Sybil?”
“Yes,” he cried, and then, as though startled by his own voice, he held a finger to his lips to hush himself, hunching his shoulders and pulling his head down into his robe like a turtle into his shell. “I told the police I knew who did it,” he said in a whisper. “I told them I’d lead them straight to the murderer, but they just laughed at me. I even showed them proof.”
My blood was really pumping now. “You have proof?”
Eli glanced over his shoulder, then reached ...into a pocket and withdrew his hand. Slowly, he uncurled his fist. “The murderer left these behind.”
I stared down at the two bloodred rose petals on his open palm, and instantly the words of Angelique’s rhyme sprang into my head: “Find the petals and a killer, too.” My gaze went back to Eli’s face. He was only a few feet away, watching me intently, his pupils fully dilated, giving him an eerie, almost crazed expression. Was Eli trying to trick me? Was he the murderer?MoreLess
“Yes,” he cried, and then, as though startled by his own voice, he held a finger to his lips to hush himself, hunching his shoulders and pulling his head down into his robe like a turtle into his shell. “I told the police I knew who did it,” he said in a whisper. “I told them I’d lead them straight to the murderer, but they just laughed at me. I even showed them proof.”
My blood was really pumping now. “You have proof?”
Eli glanced over his shoulder, then reached ...into a pocket and withdrew his hand. Slowly, he uncurled his fist. “The murderer left these behind.”
I stared down at the two bloodred rose petals on his open palm, and instantly the words of Angelique’s rhyme sprang into my head: “Find the petals and a killer, too.” My gaze went back to Eli’s face. He was only a few feet away, watching me intently, his pupils fully dilated, giving him an eerie, almost crazed expression. Was Eli trying to trick me? Was he the murderer?MoreLess
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