Excellent Danielle tries to get more information from Eve His Silence : His Silence - Chapter 73 by Jacob1395

Background When Harvey murders his parents, he refuses to say why he did it. Twenty years later, he's finally ready to talk. It’s half past ten by the time I’m finally able to leave the annexe. I was sure Oliver was going to open my bedroom door and find me there. Fifteen minutes ago I’d heard his door open, I thought my heart was going to explode, and then I could hear the crunch of the gravel pathway. I clutch Mum’s diary and dash outside the annexe, closing my eyes as the sharp, salty air whips at my skin. At least the rains stopped, the storm appears to be moving further inland. I half-expect to see Abraham tending to the vegetable patch, but the area is empty. The kitchen’s filled with smells of herbs, I get a waft of dill as I step inside the house; Emma uses it a lot in her cooking, particularly in the summer. Eve’s washing salad in a colander in the sink. It doesn’t seem as though she’s heard me come in. ‘Is Callum not with you?’ I ask. They normally seem to be paired up together whenever they’re helping out. Eve jumps and glances over her shoulder. ‘Oh, it’s you, Grace, I was in a world of my own. Erm, no he’s with Mary actually.’ Oliver’s words from earlier filter into my head making me shiver. You keep working on Callum. What the hell did he mean by that? ‘D’you want me to help you with the salad?’ I ask. She shakes her head and tips the salad from the colander into a bowl, before wrapping it with cling film. ‘No, that’s fine, Grace. Why don’t you go and relax, you need to take some time out after what happened to you yesterday?’ I bite my lip. God, she’s really not making this easy. I make sure no one’s standing in the hallway; people must either be upstairs or in the dining room. I have no idea where Oliver is. Maybe he’s gone into town. It’ll be a blessing if he has. ‘Eve, last night, you said to me you were scared. What did you mean?’ ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about, Grace,’ Eve says, grabbing a chopping board from the cupboard underneath the sink and placing it on the work surface. She picks out an onion from the brown bag sitting on the floor, still smiling. I shake my head. ‘I think you do, Eve, you were crying into my shoulder.’ ‘Look, Grace, I was just upset about what had happened to you yesterday. That’s what frightened me. It was a terrible day for all of us.’ I take a step towards her, the smell of onion hitting me in the face, immediately making my eyes water as Eve begins to slice it. ‘Eve, it wasn’t because of what happened yesterday. You were scared about something else.’ ‘I can’t talk to you here,’ she hisses, which makes me take a step back. ‘Wait until tonight, Grace, please.’ The sound of people talking reaches me from the hallway. I nod. ‘Yeah, of course, we’ll speak later.’ Eve goes back to chopping the onion as Abigail and another woman with brown hair, who I haven’t spoken to yet properly, enters the room. I slip into the dining room before they can stop to talk to me. Where the hell is Mary with Callum? Author Notes Characters: Danielle (protagonist) - renamed Grace by Oliver Callum (Danielle's best friend) Harvey (Danielle's brother) Michael (Danielle's adoptive father) Emma (Danielle's adoptive mother) John Cole (Danielle's biological father) Laura Cole (Danielle's biological mother) Ian Jones (third person who Harvey killed) Max Hardy (podcaster) Jeremiah (works with Oliver) Oliver Adams (Marsh View House owner) Mary (works with Oliver) Abraham (Marsh View resident) Abigail (Marsh View resident) Isaac (Marsh View resident) Noah (Marsh View resident) Eve (Marsh View resident)

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