Family Business

Chapter 16

Dana couldn't sleep. She snuggled in the bed between her mothers, feeling like a child. In fact she couldn't remember if she ever did that as a child. She always taught herself to be independent and deal with situations on her own. But now she found herself in a situation she could not deal with anymore.

Earlier that day after she told her parents about finding Louis's body, her father went up to her room to find out what's going on.

"Darling, the room is fine. There is no blood, no cat." Danny had said. "You must have been imagining things." He suddenly shifted uncomfortably when he said the last line. Dana noticed her father's discomfort but she had a more pressing matter to deal with.

"What do you mean no blood? It was everywhere!!" Dana frowning.

"I think you need some rest. Maybe we should cancel the maze and just go home." Danny said, looking at Alice for support.

"No! I want to do the maze!" Dana said, sitting up quickly.

Danny thought for a moment and then turned to Alice. "Why don't you all go get some food. I'll take Dana to her room."

As they walked up to her room, Danny watched her. She was quiet and her head was down.

"So did you like the copper pan bar?" He asked.

Dana looked up. "What?"

"You know what happened to me when we first got here and I had a drink. Why would you go and make the same mistake?" Danny asked, he dint realise he was actually a little angry. "Why would you put your mother through that again?"

Dana stopped walking. "You think it's the same thing?"

"I was hoping you would deny it." Danny said.

"No- I mean I dint go to the bar but not to drink." Dana said "I was just looking for the ticket booth."

"Is that why it took you two days to find it?" Danny said "Because you spent some time in the bar."

"No!" Dana said angrily. "I told you, I did not drink. I'm not like you, Dad!" And then she stopped talking. She had gone too far.

Danny was shocked. Then he noticed that they had stopped in front of her room. Without saying another word he opened the door wide.

"Your room is fine, you can stay with you mom if you want." Danny said without looking at her.

"And I suggest you hide this better." Danny added tossing the envelop on her bed, before leaving the room.

*****

William sat in the copper pan bar for almost an hour, slowly sipping the same drink before she arrived.

"William! How have you been?" she said, taking the seat opposite him.

"Are you here on -erm- business, Cristy?" William asked her.

"Why did you call me here, Will?" Cristy said, frowning. "You and I both know you don't care about the business."

"I saw you here last night, and I know you saw me too. You need to tell me what happened after my friend and I passed out." William said.