CHAPTER 4 – GUS CARTER IS DAUNTINGLY SOBER
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CHRIS HENDERSON DROVE to the Carters’ as fast as he could, without the lights on. He didn’t have confirmation of an emergency and couldn’t use the lights and siren just on a hunch.
He still reeled over Norma Jean’s scornful behavior. Norma Jean had a pretty face, and that went well with her curvy and luscious body, but her sly nature had always driven Chris away. He avoided her whenever he could.
When he turned into the Carters’ drive, his headlights passed over Gus Carter’s overflowing body. The man hunched on the front steps, his head in his hands, lost in God knew what thoughts.
When the lights brushed over him, Gus lifted his head and glanced at the deputy’s car. For a moment, he seemed not to understand why the car was in his dr
