THE ONLY HEIR

chapter 37

“shame on you Hensley." That was the last word I said.

I took my bath and before I went to sleep I layed awake thinking of Darwin and then Alaye. Somehow, life started to seem meaningless.

So yes, I fell asleep thinking of how meaningless life was.

I woke up and I found Hensley sitting on the couch downstairs. He was eating pancakes.

I didn't acknowledge his presence, I just walked past him to go outside, I needed to breathe fresh air.

I walked around my small garden, I hardly ever took notice of the flowers, they were onlybthere for decor, and in my honest opinion, they looked too arranged, as if they flowers themselves were fake because of the way they were arranged.

I took my mind off the flowers because they had started to make me angry and I placed my mind on the murderer that sat eating pancakes in my living room.

I had to be careful around him.

I looked at my watch. It was quarter past two. I climbed down from my car and I rang the door bell.

Martins pulled open