Captured Lies
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Bailey snatched the ringing phone off the hook just before heading out the door.
"All right dammit. I said I'd meet you."
A raspy, breathless sound greeted her.
"Listen dammit-"
"No, you listen."
Chills shook her body.
"Your mother got too big for her britches. Demanding too much. So you give me what I want. You give me her little cash daddy."
"I don't know what you're talking about. You have the wrong person."
"No, Bails. You are the one!" His raspy, echoing laugh slithered over her like slime.
Bailey slammed the phone down and rested her head on her arm, waiting for the shakes to subside. The only person who ever called her Bails was her mom.
Pushing away from the wall, she squared her shoulders and headed out the door. She was going to get some answers as to what the hell was going on.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN