SHORT CHAPTER SORRY MIGHT GET ANOTHER UPLOADED TONIGHT
The scene was gruesome, the three bodies were positioned as if they were just flung randomly around the small clearing of trees and the heads were all missing leaving no room to mistake that this was definitely the work of the horseman but what they couldn't figure out was why, why had he waited this long to start killing again, was there a hidden message in these deaths, did they lead to something bigger or were just random and meaningless.
" You think he knows?" asked Abbie turning from the scene to face her partner.
" To what may i ask are you referring to?" he asked.
" You think he knows about Katrina being you know.. dead?" she asked careful to make sure no one heard her, after Katrinas death they had told everyone she had left Ichabod for someone else and left town so they didn't need anyone realising she was actually dead and that it was Ichabod who killed her.
" I think it would be safe to say that he does indeed know" he said dread written clearly on each of his words. She knew he wanted to say something else just by the way his last word stuck around in the air between them.
" What is it?" she asked taking a step towards him.
" What oh it's nothing" he said unconvincingly turning away from her to face the horrific scene in front of them. In truth there was something else but he did not wish to burden her with yet more fear.
" Oh come on do you really think that'll work with me? what is it?" she asked stepping into his view placing a hand on her waist and waiting for him to tell her the truth. He looked down at her, she looked so determined and she was definitely.. strong willed and he supposed she needed to know about it eventually and it never worked out them keeping secrets from each other even if it was for the best besides she was a strong woman certainly one of the strongest people he had ever met.
" Well.. what if he comes after you?" he asked fear written all over his words.
" What? why would he come after me?" she asked but as soon as the words left her mouth meaning dawned on her " Because of him seeing us asleep on the couch" she said answering her own question.
" And he might think that what happened to Katrina wasn't an accident instead a way of getting her out of the picture so we could be together" he said smiling and nodding his head at a passing officer so he wouldn't pay attention to their conversation.
She looked up at him with worried eyes but even then she was masking her true fear at least while they were in public she would keep a brave face. " Well there goes the idea of you going back to the cabin anytime soon" she joked trying to lighten the mood of their conversation.
" I suppose it does doesn't it" he said with a weak smile he too could only go so far to hide the fear rising in his chest, the fear of losing her.