Chapter #14

We made our way inside the basement from the back of the house and as we walked down the basement floor. I heard another scream, Cleo was behind me and I walked into a bloody mess. When the man first comes into view I don't recognize him, he's too far away and his gait is all wrong. He walks like a scarecrow more than a man and all lop-sided at that. As he nears Cleo's heart falls right through to his sneakers, he's more purple than brown. His left eye is swollen, he can't be seeing a thing out of that and he won't for a while yet. His face still bears congealed blood and his clothes are an utter mess. Then he tries to say my name, his cracked lips failing at the first syllable, but he doesn't need to, I didn't ask him.

" Who is he? Archard why are you doing this? You have got us in trouble." Cleo looked terrified.

My two men dragged him down on the floor. He was half conscious. They left him in front of me.

Jarrod came closer to me and said, " Sir, we have asked him about the girl b