Ikon
“I’m not going to pretend that everything’s fine and dandy. It’s not my style.’ Daniel sat down, and stared at his plate of Canadian bacon and eggs. ‘You think they’ve killed her?’ he asked.
‘No, said Kathy. ‘Everything points away from it. I mean, why would they kill her? If they want money, they’ll keep her alive, if they want a hostage they’ll keep her alive. If they want you, they’ll keep her alive.’ ‘Why would they want me?’ ‘Maybe a little Air Force bird told them that you’d been snooping ...around the morgue at Williams Air Force Base. Maybe that’s the whole reason they kidnapped her.’ ‘If they want me, why don’t they contact me? It’s this damned silence. I don’t even know if she’s dead or alive. I don’t even know where she is, or what they might have done to her. And she’s mine, you know? My daughter. My responsibility.’ Kathy reached across the table and touched his hand. ‘You’ve got to stop blaming yourself. It wasn’t your fault.’ ‘Nobody else was responsible.MoreLess
‘No, said Kathy. ‘Everything points away from it. I mean, why would they kill her? If they want money, they’ll keep her alive, if they want a hostage they’ll keep her alive. If they want you, they’ll keep her alive.’ ‘Why would they want me?’ ‘Maybe a little Air Force bird told them that you’d been snooping ...around the morgue at Williams Air Force Base. Maybe that’s the whole reason they kidnapped her.’ ‘If they want me, why don’t they contact me? It’s this damned silence. I don’t even know if she’s dead or alive. I don’t even know where she is, or what they might have done to her. And she’s mine, you know? My daughter. My responsibility.’ Kathy reached across the table and touched his hand. ‘You’ve got to stop blaming yourself. It wasn’t your fault.’ ‘Nobody else was responsible.MoreLess
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