20
THE WATCHER
JOHN
Looking back into the ballroom, I found Claudia alone. I wanted to hurry to her, but I wanted to see if what I suspected was true. Moving into the lobby, I saw him in the distance, walking away. Where was Joseph?
I hastened. I wasn’t surprised he was lurking around. It was the “why” that I wanted to know. Quite certain he was here for Dr. Nicholson, but what was he looking for? What did he know?
It scared me. Was Claudia in danger?
He exited the building and I followed quickly, rounding a corner of the hotel where the light was dimmer. A single lamp post shone over a parked car to my left. Jonas was nowhere to be seen. Walking past a few vehicles, I passed a darkened post that should have been lighting my path, and stepped on broken glass.
I stopped, looking down
