The Eyes Tell No Lies Read Online Free PDF

While on the right side of the room was a two-toned white-and-black
     table with round curves in the shape of a sailing boat on the left side of the room.
    The kitchen was behind the stairs to the right and closed off from the family/dining
     room. In the kitchen was a wooden island with a stainless steel on top. The Island was shaped like a ship and looked as though it floated in the air . The oven was concealed in the Island, along with the sink, and some gaunt angular wooden stools. Directly to the left of the front door was the
     living room. In the living room was a black sectional in the shape of a boat with
     a rectangle glass table and fireplace in front of it.
    I think my dad may have gone extremely overboard with the whole bringing the sailboat
     to me theme, but I like it in some weird way , Arie thought as she looked around admiring the room before she started cleaning
     the whole house.
    Two hours later just as she was dusting the last room, her doorbell rang. Before
     she could get to the door, the person on the other side began to pound on it in urgency.
    “I’m coming ! ” Arie yelled as she rolled her eyes. She hated when someone kept knocking on the
     door instead of giving her time to answer it.
     

Chapter Two
     
    Christoph was outside playing with his new baseball glove when his twin sister, Grace,
     came running outside with his favorite truck.
    “Cris, look what I got,” Grace said in a singsong teasing voice as she stuck her tongue
     out. Right before she dropped it on purpose, picked it back up, and quickly took
     off running into the woods in their backyard.
    “Stupid, idiot girl, I hate you, Grace, I wish you would disappear,” Christoph yelled
     out after his sister when he noticed a piece of his truck was on the ground right
     before taking off after her.
    Christoph woke up with a cold sweat while screaming , “No! Grace, I didn’t mean it , I was just a stupid little boy , come back.”
    It was the same nightmare e ach night since his sister ’ s funeral. Before the funeral , he was having a different nightmare , and like this one, the other felt too real as well . In the dream prior to the funeral, Christoph is called out to the scene of a homicide while on duty. When he arrives, the murder vi ctim is his twin sister, Grace . His heart starts b eating wildly and his palms begi n to sweat profoundly as he walks closer to the body. When he kneels down next to the body , a single tear slides down his face, Grace ’s corpse turns to him and says.
    “ I hate you, I hate you, Christoph . What kind of cop are you that you couldn’t even sa v e your own sister.”
    Th e nightmare seemed to follow the other one whenever he attempted to go back to sleep .
    The past two and a half weeks have put a strain on his mind, body, and mostly his
     heart. The dreams were making it hard for him to get any sleep; he could barely eat,
     and he just couldn’t quite focus on anything. Th at was a deadly combination in his line of work . Therefore, his captain made him go on a mandatory vacation a fter seeing how his sister's de ath affected him after the first two days back to work after the funeral . The month and a half vacation coincidently started when his partner , Derrick , finally left for his two -week honeymoon cruise and six - week medical leave.
    His partner , Derrick , was injured a week before his sister was murdered. They were chasing down a criminal
     when the criminal ’s partner ran over Derrick with his car right after shooting him in the leg from behind. Cris didn’t stop until he found the two men who hurt his partner. Derrick didn’t let
     getting shot and not being able to walk mess up his wedding five days later though.
     He suffered through the pain until the wedding was over and then Cris had to carry him to the limo after everyone had left the reception. Derrick always
     had to make a joke or find the light of every situation. As Cris helped him into the limo , he removed Cris