Switch Blade Romance

The Station Wagon.

February 19th, 2015.

Adler Tennessee, fifteen miles from the Arkansas state line.

Kevin McLain walked through the forest, he was a man of 33. He was wearing his camouflage hunting jacket,and a bright orange cap. He had always hunted in the woods of Eastern Tennessee. He and his uncle Roger and cousin Brady. Kevin loved to hunt, he had been doing it since he was 8. Every year his father and uncle and cousins would go hunting. But this year he didn't exactly feel like hunting, it was a particularly cold winter in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee. The ground was still frozen in some spots. It did make it easier for deer or raccoons or squirrel to be spotted or heard. Kevin kept walking forward, he was ready to get the day over with so he could get home and spend time with his wife Sarah. He made his way to a clearing when he saw a deer! It was a huge buck! The rack was maybe as big as a rocking chair. Kevin froze in his tracks, he didn't want to make any unnecessary noise. He got down on one knee, raised his rifle scope. He had the buck in his cross hairs and he took the shot. He hit the buck but just not with a killing shot! the deer snorted and took off. "Fuck now I'm gonna have to call uncle Roger and Brady" kevin said. He slid his hand into his pocket and fished out, his phone he dialed his uncle and cousin. "Wait for us to get there before you do anything else OK? Kevin replied and hung up. Then he thought to himself, do I really want to wait for them to get here they'll make me share the deer with them. Or hell it'll be gone no I'm gonna bag this one myself. He walked across the clearing, he could smell the deers blood. He stood in the spot where he had shot the buck. There was a reasonable amount of blood; he knew the deer must have been injured. It wouldn't last that long, the trail of blood lead into the woods. He followed it, the blood started getting smaller and lighter the further Kevin followed it. It had been almost a mile, from the clearing. Kevin had thought about giving up numerous times and going back to the clearing. He didn't even have service, this far out into the woods. " Why the fuck doesn't uncle Roger use Dogs? Kevin mumbled to himself. "He's the only one in Adler who doesn't hunt with dogs this is bull shit! Just as Kevin has decided to give up and go back to the clearing to his uncle Roger and cousin Brady, he saw the buck laying on it's side. It was dead "Holy shit kevin laughed! I got the son of a Bitch. The buck was laying in front of a dead fall, which was a cluster of dead trees. A storm must've knocked them over Kevin thought. He walked over to the deer and leaned down. The deer began to kick, it's hooves came within inches of hitting Kevin in the chest. Kevin jumped back and screamed! The damned thing wasn't dead it was alive after all. He aimed his rifle at the deer's head and fired his kill shot. "Fuck you, you God damned deer. His bullet recoiled off the Antler of the buck and flew into the deadfall. Kevin heard glass shatter! "What The Fuck! Kevin said to himself. Where did glass come from, just then the branch. That had been over what Kevin had thought was a dead fall, slid off it was a car. Why would someone park a car this far down in the woods kevin thought. He had shot the back window out of the car, it was a Station wagon. A Buick, Kevin walked closer to it. A strong odor caught his attention before he got too close to the wagon. Kevin gagged, just then he heard his uncle Roger call to him. Kevin ignored them and walked over to the wagon, he peered through the broken back window and screamed. Scott Teller, one of the Franklin county sheriffs Deputies. Was standing next to What used to be Romona and Burt Greenwoods, Buick Station Wagon. There were numerous deputies and state policemen, near the car. "Jesus fuck Scott said to Mark woodland, the county corner" someone Tore those poor people up. Yeah Mark said That poor woman almost had her head cut off! And her husband had his guts ripped out. Has forensics Found any finger prints? DNA anything?. I don't know Scott I can find out though, just then Jeannie Anderson called Scott over his radio. " Hey Scotty if you're near sheriff Tompkins. Tell him I got a finger print well a partial match. From a missing person's case in Texas. Texas! Scott said, why would someone from Texas be in a car with people from Mississippi? I don't know Jeannie said. But the match came up, with that missing college boy. Andrew Grant, wait so do we need to look for another body too or is he the killer. What are we working with here? I don't know Scott, but he was in that car. Hey someone shouted out we found something in the front of the wagon. Scott walked over to the car, one of the state police held up a piece of paper that had been wedged between. The front passenger seat of the wagon. Who's in charge of the Missing person's cases for Texas scott asked? I don't know the deputy. Who was holding the paper said, yeah well call Jeannie back at the station and tell her to wake up who ever it is and call Annabelle Texas. Juanita Anthony was sitting at her desk it was 9:40 on the night of the 19th. she heard a knock at her door. she looked up to see John Henry! She smiled and beckoned for him to come in. "Hey John how is everything she asked? as well as things can be expected I guess. Yeah Juanita nodded. Definitely have you heard anything new yet?. No John shook his head not yet, Mrs Grant Andrews mother called The police station today, she said they had been asked to identify a body. That was found In Northern Mississippi, last week. Juanita felt her heart sink! Was it..... No John said it wasn't thank God. Juanita sighed, my God that poor woman and her Husband. I can't imagine what they're going through! Me either said John. Just then his cellphone rang, This is John Henry yes he said.... Yes I'll hold, he looked up at Juanita. Its the Adler Sheriff's Department what do they want? John shrugged i don't know. Yes I'm still here.... You did... Wait are you sure its his finger prints....and you found a note too. I don't know I can try to get up there first thing tomorrow.I'll have to talk to the police here too. OK thank you. John hung the phone up, what happened? Juanita asked They found Andrews finger prints. Inside of a Station wagon that belonged to a couple. Who was murdered about a month ago, apparently some hunters found the car while they were hunting today. There was a note found in it too. They want me to come up to Tennessee tomorrow, you and Rachel too. Oh shit John said I have to call her! Yes Juanita said I'll make hotel arrangements, where is Adler Juanita Asked? It's about Thirty miles away from the Arkansas border. Fifty from Manitachie falls. Holy shit John said he's gone back to where it started.