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it was you. Technology
these days will somehow make the connection.” He shrugged. “You may
end up in jail for a while, but we can bail you out once they set
the bond.”
    She shook her head. Jack had no tact
whatsoever, but tact wasn’t really what she needed right now. “All
right, so we have to come up with a reason to why I killed him that
isn’t Reaper related.”
    Everyone was silent for a moment and then
Lucy spoke up. “How about if you basically tell the truth. This guy
attacked you.”
    “I actually chased him first and they might
be able to figure that out at the scene.”
    “Ok, then, how about if you tell them that
he had been stalking you since you went on a date with him a long
time ago, so when you came out of the senior center you saw him
lurking around in the trees and chased him down to demand that he
leave you alone. He refused and then grabbed you and tried to … um,
force himself on you, so you stabbed him with the knife that you
always wear for protection.”
    “I think that sounds like a believable
story,” Jack agreed. “You have to tell them that you got scared and
ran off though.”
    Daniel reached into his coat and withdrew
his flask. “This is bullshit. Hannah shouldn’t have to be the one
to deal with this. We are the good guys here.” He twisted the cap
off the silver container and gulped down some of the whiskey
inside.
    No one chastised him for drinking so early
in the morning. In fact, Jack held out his hand for the flask.
Daniel passed it to him and let Jack take his own pull.
    Hannah looked down into her lap. She had run
home and taken a quick shower to get rid of the mud and also put on
a new set of scrubs. “I have to go to work.”
    James rocked back on his heels. “Hannah, let
them find you. Don’t go turn yourself in. There is a chance that
they may not figure out that it was you.”
    Dammit, why was this happening. Daniel was
right. They were the good guys and now she may have to face jail
time for killing someone who would have done the same to her. She
looked to the rest of the family. “Vote? Those in favor of my
turning myself in raise your hand.”
    Not one person raised their hand. Greg, the
oldest of the siblings was still in San Francisco, so he wasn’t
able to give his opinion, but she was pretty sure that he would
side with the others. She let out a sigh. These were the closest
people in her life and none of them wanted her to be convicted of
murder if it could be avoided. She didn’t want to turn herself in,
but she wasn’t convinced that it wasn’t the right thing to do
either.
    “I guess that’s it then. We wait until they
come after me … and they will, eventually, so I want you all to be
prepared for when it does happen. Like bail money, none of us have
enough money to get me out of jail when they take me.”
    Daniel raised his flask like he was going to
cheers someone. “Leave that to me. I think I can get the
money.”
    “And where they hell are you going to get
that kind of cash?” Liv demanded. She set her hands on her hips and
turned to face her brother.
    He shrugged. “Don’t worry about it. I can
get it and that’s all that matters right now.”
    “You better not be doing anything illegal,
Dan,” Hannah warned him. “One of us in jail is more than
enough.”
    “Calm down, it’s not illegal.”
    Liv still wasn’t convinced. “Why all the
secrecy about it then?”
    “Jeez Liv, just shut up. If we need money I
can get it, now get off my ass.”
    Steph sat at the table beside Hannah with
her arms crossed in front of her chest. “We should probably let dad
know about all of this.” She glanced out toward the graveyard where
her father’s soul now resided.
    “No.” Hannah shook her head emphatically.
“No, we don’t need to tell him anything yet. Not unless we have to.
He worries enough about us as it is since he is stuck to the
confines of the graveyard.”
    “I agree.” Lucy paced back and forth in
front of Jack. “I