The Opposite of Dark

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Author: Debra Purdy Kong
Tags: thriller, Suspense, adventure
stranger had been watching the house.
    â€œI reread Marcus’s postcards,” Rhonda said. “He left no clue about going underground. I could go over the stuff he sent you, if you want.”
    â€œI did. There’s nothing in them.”
    Rhonda used to read Dad’s postcards out loud. To spare her feelings, Casey had never told Rhonda that she’d received a couple of long letters inside birthday cards.
    â€œWish I’d gone the hi-tech route,” Rhonda said. “He and I would have kept in touch better.”
    Rhonda refused to spend money on a cell phone and hated computers. Wouldn’t even try out Casey’s PC .
    â€œRhonda, are you sure you want to see the house?” Casey slowly brushed Rhonda’s thick dark hair. “And what about Summer?”
    â€œI told her about Marcus last night and that I’d be going to his place this morning.”
    â€œHow’d she take the news?”
    â€œMore confused than anything.”
    Who wasn’t? “I’ve got to be at work by eight, so you’ll be back before she leaves for school.”
    â€œWhat if the cops aren’t finished looking around?” Rhonda asked. “How will we get in without a key, especially if there’s an alarm system?”
    â€œAs closest relative, I could inherit this place, and there’s nothing illegal about dismantling any alarm system and using lock picks on my own house.” She didn’t add there was plenty wrong with trespassing on a crime scene, but Dad’s secret life would torment her until she had some answers.
    â€œI wonder if he left this place to you in a new will?”
    Casey put the brush down. “I’ll call his lawyer later.”
    â€œWhat about the lock picks? Aren’t you out of practice?”
    She smiled. “I still play with them now and then.”
    When she was twelve, an uncle gave her a nine-piece set for Christmas. Her parents’ disapproval had sparked a heated argument during dinner that night, but Casey had begged to keep the tools. Dad only agreed when she promised not to use them for anything illegal. By age seventeen, she’d become skilled enough to impress friends at parties. After moving here, she taught Rhonda, who’d become fed up with tenants changing their locks then losing their keys. Learning to pick locks was much cheaper than calling a locksmith.
    â€œWe’d better go,” Casey said.
    The trek downstairs and along the narrow hallway toward the back felt longer than usual. She didn’t look forward to this excursion to West Vancouver. Much as she wanted to see the house, she worried about what she’d find and how Rhonda would cope. She entered Rhonda’s kitchen and opened the back door.
    â€œI’ll leave some muffins and a note for Summer,” Rhonda said, trailing behind.
    â€œOkay.”
    Casey flipped on the porch light, then took her time down the rickety wooden steps. Heading out before daybreak was depressing, but it’d be lighter within the hour. She trudged through the overgrown grass, climbed into her Tercel, and tossed fast food wrappers onto the sleeping bag in back. She hadn’t had to stake out troublesome bus stops for months. One of these days, she should do a little spring cleaning.
    â€œToo bad you don’t drive something nice,” Rhonda said as she clambered inside. “The wealthy folks of West Van are going to sneer at this rust-ravaged garbage can.”
    Casey had once thought about buying something newer and then decided to keep her money until she drove this one into the ground. Besides, she rode buses for free. Unfortunately, Mainland Public Transport didn’t have West Vancouver routes.
    â€œWould you like to take your old beater instead?”
    â€œNo.” Rhonda removed a muffin from a plastic bag as Casey cruised down the back lane.
    â€œDetective Lalonde asked about Mother yesterday,” Casey
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