Chapter 35

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Ash looked up as Julia stepped inside, accompanied by another student. She kept her face blank as the student introduced them, following Julia's lead as they pretended not to know each other.

'Do you mind if the curtains are closed? I-I have a few personal questions to ask,' Julia sniffled to the student.

'Of course.' She was quick to comply with Julia's wishes and enclosed them both in the tent. 'Elijah loitering around the back of the tent. He didn't want anyone seeing him coming in through the front,' Julia explained as she took a seat.

Ash just stared at her. Who knew the pathologist was such a good liar? Wordlessly, she headed to the back of the tent, seeing the looming figure of the Deputy behind the material. She separated the flaps and ushered him in quickly.

'Where's Jess?' he asked.

'She's gone to see someone about a friend. She won't be long. What have you found out?'

'I'm still waiting for most of the information.'

'But you wouldn't be here if you didn't have something.' She took a seat as he joined Julia.

'Daryl originally went to another university before moving here two years ago. My IT contacts checked and a girl matching Charity's description went missing around the same time. Her body was never found,' he added before Ash could ask.

'It's sinister, but not definitive. How many slim, blonde women go missing every year?'

'Hence why it's just us here,' Julia replied.

'I don't like you and Jess putting yourself in danger like this. If we're right, you could be in the room with a serial killer.' The Deputy ran a hand over his head, wiping away the perspiration.

'This wasn't my idea,' Ash reminded him.

'But you didn't talk her out of this.'

Ash snorted. 'Like I can talk my sister out of anything.'

'Do you really think you'll be able to see something if he comes?' Julia asked with genuine interest.

'It's hard to say. Being around people, I can usually get a feel for the person, but I don't know what I'm looking for. You'd assume that a secretive, quiet person would be the person committing crimes, but what if it's a different emotion? A serial killer may walk around being the happiest person in the room, because they're doing what they wanted.'

Julia's face fell and the Deputy's hardened.

'What about your visions?'

'I can't control what I see. I can try to dictate the direction, but most of the time I just get pulled along for the ride.'

'Like Charity's ring,' the Deputy said.

'Exactly like that. I never saw Charity dying. But I saw Darcy. My visions aren't an exact science.'

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