CHAPTER 37:
A LOST LEAD
Bella’s body ached and felt weak the next day. She lay on her couch, hugging a blanket while Liz and Jamie cooked lunch in the kitchen. She shivered in spite of the blanket. Images of last night came to the forefront of her mind. She’d had a weird feeling at the party when those two men had been watching her. She thought nothing of it until it was too late. Too late to tell the detective of her uneasiness.
Her mind shut down and she dozed off, only to be awoken by a loud voice. It was Claudia at the door having a screaming match with Liz.
“Bella doesn’t want you here, so get lost,” said Liz.
“This isn’t your place. Let me speak to her.”
“She is sleeping so please leave,” said Jamie.
Bella forced herself to lift her body into a sitting position on the sofa. Sh
