Mirror in the Forest: Book One Read Online Free Page A
Author: B. Groves
it. In fact, she seemed relieved she didn’t have to sit next to him.
Mark recognized her name right away, but didn’t say anything. She didn’t seem like a talker. In fact, she never looked at him the whole ride back to her house. She seemed to pretend that he wasn’t there at all, and just stared out of the backseat window.
Though he wanted to try one more time, he knew he would not get anywhere.
“Jessica, I am going to ask you one last time. Did you see anything out there besides the bear?”
Jessica finally looked up and met his eyes in the rearview mirror. She shook her head furiously.
“No Sheriff,” she answered with conviction.
“Alright.”
Mark pulled up to the simple two-story home with a porch wrapping around the perimeter of the house. The home was dark blue in color, with white shutters accenting each window on both floors. It looked like a cozy, middle-class family kind of place.
Jessica practically jumped out of the cruiser when he opened the door for her, and saying a quick “thank you.” Mark spied a figure rise moving around inside the huge front window of the house, and then a man came out of the door. The two spoke for a moment, and Jessica quickly walked inside.
“Hello, Sheriff. Did she do anything wrong?” The man, whose name was Donald Winters, asked with concern as Jessica went into the house, leaving the door open behind her.
Mark could smell the beer on his breath, and thought he wanted one now.
“No, sir. She said she spotted a bear when she was taking a walk, and ran the wrong way from where she was walking, I think,” he answered scratching his head in question.
Donald shook his head in frustration, looking back towards the house in thought.
“Maybe, you should tell her not to go out there so late,” Mark suggested.
Donald cursed a little, and said, “She does that a lot, but I will let her know.”
“Thank you. Goodnight, sir,” Mark said, nodding.
“’Night, Sheriff,” Donald answered, walking back into the house.
Mark sat there for another minute. He knew the girl was lying, but since no fire had been found there was not much he could do. It was probably a joke gone wrong, and she was in the middle of it, he guessed.
He finally put the cruiser in gear, and drove off thinking that this will be the most excitement he’ll have for the night.
He drove around the area again looking for anything resembling smoke or fire, but came up empty-handed. If there were not wildfires this year, that was a good thing.
Not seeing anything he told Marge to let him know if anyone else spotted it again.
“I’m going home, Sheriff. It will be Paul now,” she said a little disgusted.
Mark laughed before he apologized to his dispatcher.
“Sorry Marge, please let Paul know,” he answered.
“I already did,” she retorted clearly annoyed now.
He knew she didn’t like him very much, she thought he was too young to be a Sheriff, which she voiced her opinion on constantly.
Mark knew when to stop and gave a ten-four, but chuckled as he continued his patrol.
Chapter 4
“Are you sure it was over here?” Jessica’s friend Tessa asked.
It was two days later, and Tessa was finally able to leave her house to see her best friend.
Surprisingly, Jessica’s parents hadn’t lectured her too much about going into the forest by herself that late in the day. In fact, they blew it off, and were more concerned with her getting in trouble with the Sheriff. Jessica told them she did nothing wrong, she was just startled by something she couldn’t see, referring to the imaginary bear. Her parents seemed fine with it, and told her to be more careful next time.
Her best friend Tessa was short, and very thin. Sometimes she looked anorexic and was constantly pale. Jessica always told her she needed to move to California after high school to get
Mark recognized her name right away, but didn’t say anything. She didn’t seem like a talker. In fact, she never looked at him the whole ride back to her house. She seemed to pretend that he wasn’t there at all, and just stared out of the backseat window.
Though he wanted to try one more time, he knew he would not get anywhere.
“Jessica, I am going to ask you one last time. Did you see anything out there besides the bear?”
Jessica finally looked up and met his eyes in the rearview mirror. She shook her head furiously.
“No Sheriff,” she answered with conviction.
“Alright.”
Mark pulled up to the simple two-story home with a porch wrapping around the perimeter of the house. The home was dark blue in color, with white shutters accenting each window on both floors. It looked like a cozy, middle-class family kind of place.
Jessica practically jumped out of the cruiser when he opened the door for her, and saying a quick “thank you.” Mark spied a figure rise moving around inside the huge front window of the house, and then a man came out of the door. The two spoke for a moment, and Jessica quickly walked inside.
“Hello, Sheriff. Did she do anything wrong?” The man, whose name was Donald Winters, asked with concern as Jessica went into the house, leaving the door open behind her.
Mark could smell the beer on his breath, and thought he wanted one now.
“No, sir. She said she spotted a bear when she was taking a walk, and ran the wrong way from where she was walking, I think,” he answered scratching his head in question.
Donald shook his head in frustration, looking back towards the house in thought.
“Maybe, you should tell her not to go out there so late,” Mark suggested.
Donald cursed a little, and said, “She does that a lot, but I will let her know.”
“Thank you. Goodnight, sir,” Mark said, nodding.
“’Night, Sheriff,” Donald answered, walking back into the house.
Mark sat there for another minute. He knew the girl was lying, but since no fire had been found there was not much he could do. It was probably a joke gone wrong, and she was in the middle of it, he guessed.
He finally put the cruiser in gear, and drove off thinking that this will be the most excitement he’ll have for the night.
He drove around the area again looking for anything resembling smoke or fire, but came up empty-handed. If there were not wildfires this year, that was a good thing.
Not seeing anything he told Marge to let him know if anyone else spotted it again.
“I’m going home, Sheriff. It will be Paul now,” she said a little disgusted.
Mark laughed before he apologized to his dispatcher.
“Sorry Marge, please let Paul know,” he answered.
“I already did,” she retorted clearly annoyed now.
He knew she didn’t like him very much, she thought he was too young to be a Sheriff, which she voiced her opinion on constantly.
Mark knew when to stop and gave a ten-four, but chuckled as he continued his patrol.
Chapter 4
“Are you sure it was over here?” Jessica’s friend Tessa asked.
It was two days later, and Tessa was finally able to leave her house to see her best friend.
Surprisingly, Jessica’s parents hadn’t lectured her too much about going into the forest by herself that late in the day. In fact, they blew it off, and were more concerned with her getting in trouble with the Sheriff. Jessica told them she did nothing wrong, she was just startled by something she couldn’t see, referring to the imaginary bear. Her parents seemed fine with it, and told her to be more careful next time.
Her best friend Tessa was short, and very thin. Sometimes she looked anorexic and was constantly pale. Jessica always told her she needed to move to California after high school to get
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