Excerpt from Chapter
8 of the fan novel now available on Wattpad:
Saturday
afternoon, Detective McGee showed up at the old factory building and interrupted
Duncan and Josh in a discussion over whether to put a half-wall in the front
room of the clinic, or whether to put a service window in the wall. Neither one knew the man was there until he
asked them where he could find Darcy.
"Hello,
Jack," Josh said. "Darcy? I think she's in the office, if she's
finished with the dishes. What's
up?"
In
answer, McGee dug in his pocket and brought out a clear plastic bag. Inside was a silver, heart-shaped
locket. Engraved on it were the words:
"Darcy, Sweet Sixteen. June 30, 1991."
"Where
did you find this?" Duncan asked, when Josh seemed to go pale, and his
fist clenched around the bag.
"On
the body of one of those street punks who beat up on her yesterday," the
detective answered.
Duncan
went with Josh and Geneva, accompanying Darcy downtown to identify her
assailants in the morgue. Because it was
Darcy's locket, McGee needed her testimony, not just Josh and Duncan's. Their word was needed too, since they had
fought with the gang members.
The
morgue attendant only tugged down the sheets far enough to show the faces of
the three dead youths. Shock was still
visible. They looked very young in
death, under the grime and smears of blood.
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