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DANGEROUS
MISTAKES by Lady Emily Chapter 1 |
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Nineteen
year old Nancy Drew walked into the River Heights Police Station with
every intention of simply getting her father’s files and leaving. Her
father, Carson Drew, was a famous criminal lawyer, and he had asked her to
go to the station and pick up some papers he would need for his trip to Chief
Maginnis stepped around the corner, but what surprised *** Joe
raised his eyebrows. He was the only one to do so. Both Frank and Nancy
were staring at the brown tiled floor. Joe realized that this was Joe
looked at Chief Maginnis. “Is it okay to tell her?” The
chief looked shell-shocked. “Sure, the case is almost over.” Then he
asked the question he had obviously been meaning to. “ Nancy
mumbled a response that
sounded like, “They’re good detectives…” Frank
spoke up, but was still staring at the brown tiles. “We worked
together…” But the response didn’t seem adequate and everyone knew
it. The Chief continued to look at them, confused by the tension and
awkwardness in their replies. The
four stood there in silence until Joe offered quietly, “My brother broke
her heart…” It was almost a question, like on a game show when the
contestant doesn’t know the answer and guesses anyway. At
that, Frank’s cheeks burned, and Now
Joe looked surprised. “He did, too!” He said, before he could stop
himself. “Like
you would know!” “I
do!” Joe shot back. Chief
Maginnis looked at Frank, who smiled apologetically. Chief took pity on
him. He looked like he wanted the earth to open up and swallow him.
“Enough!” the chief bellowed. Nancy
and Joe stopped arguing. The
chief briefly explained the Hardy’s case. They were investigating
counterfeiting, and their case was pretty much wrapped up. “We’ll be
leaving sometime this week.” Frank said. “Good.”
Joe
looked after her sympathetically. She looked emotionally drained. Frank
felt sick. Had he done this to her? |
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