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My name is Reagan Wilcox: high school senior by day, kick-ass investigative journalist by night. I’ve always loved observing people—especially when they think no one is paying attention. I thought I was ready to cover any story. Work any angle. Nothing could have prepared me for what happened that night. I wasn’t ready for what I saw. And I certainly wasn’t ready for him. I always knew I’d write the headlines. Now, I just might become one.
THE CHURCH BELLS from St. Agnes Church chime, letting me know I have a half hour before Dad calls the National Guard out for me. Hmm, maybe enough time to head to the Shake Shack and get a frozen salted caramel hot chocolate—my new favorite addiction.
Gravel crunches under my feet as I cross the parking lot
toward my car. As I dig through my backpack searching for my car keys, a yelp
rings out in the distance. Pausing, I stand still and listen for the sound
again. Was an animal hurt somewhere, maybe? The noise was muffled and not close
by, so I can’t make out the source. The last bell chimes, reminding me I should
hurry home, but the reporter in me won’t let me leave without checking. I wait
a few minutes to see if I hear it again, scanning the area for the source.
Across the street, dark shadows fill the doorways of the
now-closed shops that line the main road, setting my nerves on edge. The voice
in my head nags that this is how horror movies begin, but I shake off the
ridiculous thought. Horror movies aren’t real. The idea of scooping a story
before anyone else—that’s a real possibility. Nothing moves except for the
leaves as the breeze picks up. Just as I’m ready to give up, I hear the noise
again, this time followed by what sounds like shuffling feet—like something
sliding through gravel.
“What in the world was that?” I mutter. The sounds together don’t
make any sense. If it was an animal yelping, what was that other noise? Had
someone maybe captured an animal in a trap? This is rural Tennessee, so it
wouldn’t surprise me. Everyone around here is well-versed in hunting, starting
in elementary school.
My naturally inquisitive mind begins imagining several
scenarios, and I can’t walk away. Not until I know. Lord knows if I just get in
my car and leave, I’ll be up all night thinking about how I might’ve missed out
on a story. Bye bye, scholarship.
I sigh, shoving my overflowing backpack in the passenger
seat before slamming the car door as I head toward the source of the noise. I
make my way toward the river, cutting through an alleyway. The single
streetlight flickers, barely illuminating the area and making it feel even more
desolate out here. Ominous, almost. I can’t help thinking that with my luck,
it’ll end up being a skunk that sprays me for trying to help.
The alley is more of a narrow path between buildings, not
even wide enough for a car to fit through. Overflowing dumpsters from
surrounding businesses line one side while the other is a dirty brick wall
covered in graffiti. If this were Baltimore, I might have been more cautious,
but while Hope Mills isn’t Pleasantville by any means, I don’t feel afraid,
only curious.
“Get your hands off me, you son of a bitch. You’re never
going to get away with this!” a man growls in the distance, the final word
echoing off the water.
I whip my head around, barely missing smacking it on an
underhang promoting JT’s Soul Food Buffet. Okay, that definitely wasn’t an
animal.
Sarah started her obsession with reading at an early age, often sneaking BabySitter Club and Nancy Drew books into math class. She would read any book she could get her hands on. Her love of reading quickly evolved into a love of writing and stories began to pour out of her.
She grew up in Pittsburgh, graduated from The University of Pittsburgh with a degree in English, and taught 8th graders to love reading as much as she does for several years. Sarah will always be a proud member of the Steelers' Nation, but couldn't take the cold and moved her frozen tush to Florida where she now lives with her family and two cats. You will find her now with her trusty Kindle in hand and toes in the sand!
Sarah's debut novel, AWAKEN, released in January, 2012. Other novels include AVENGE, ATONE, ECHO OF AN EARTH ANGEL, and INHALE EXHALE.
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