Deadly Obsession by Mary Duncan Page A

were planning to leave me. You were going to the police and have me, put away; weren’t you?” she said with a shaky voice.
    “No, I wasn’t, I swear, I just wanted to do something nice for you, honest.”
    “Why are you lying to me? I know it’s her you’re thinking of; it’s her you want to be with, not me.”
    Dexter’s frustration level was building. He did love Carmen and was sick of playing games with Carol. His son was due to be born and he wanted to be there with Carmen, at her side, for his arrival.
    “You’re right Carol, it is Carmen I’m thinking of so why won’t you just let me go? You know I don’t love you; why are you doing this?”
    “Shut up Dexter! I don’t want to hear anymore. We’re going to pretend this never happened. Don’t force me to do something we’ll both regret.” She warned.
    Dexter couldn’t stand it any longer, it was about time someone put Carol in her place.
    “What are you planning to do Carol; are you going to kill me like you did my mother?”
    “It’s your fault she’s dead, you should have listened to me, I had to do something to get your attention.”
    “But why, why did you have to kill her, she never did anything to you? Did you really think killing the person most important to me would make me love you and want to be with you; did you?”
    “Obviously not, that’s why I had to take this approach. It looks like the only way to be sure that you will stay away from Carmen is to kill her too, maybe it should have been her instead of your mother to begin with.”
    Dexter was outraged by her response; he fiercely lunged at her, knocking her to the ground. Unfortunately his head hit the corner of the glass table, he was unconscious. Carol restrained his arms and feet with rope as she wanted to insure no further attempts to escape.
    Carmen finished breakfast and gathered the morning paper. Dexter’s disappearance was on the front page. He was nowhere to be found, not a single clue in his case had been discovered. Carmen was devastated; how could the happiest day in her life be turned into the most miserable experience she’d gone through in an instant? She felt helpless; there was nothing she could do to help the man she loved. No one could just evaporate from the face of the earth, someone had to see something.
    Carmen looked over her guest list from
    the wedding. She refused to sit there any longer and do nothing. She would question everyone until someone remembered something for Dexter’s sake.
    The news of Dexter’s disappearance was quickly becoming the talk of the small town. Everyone was familiar with the case but no one had offered a prominent lead in solving it. Carmen’s perseverance finally paid off.
    “Hey Amy, how are you? I would like to ask you a few questions in regards to Dexter’s disappearance if you don’t mind.”
    “Sure, come in. I’m sorry to hear about what happened to him. Dexter’s a good guy. Do police know anything yet?” she enquired.
    “Nothing yet, that’s why I’m here. Someone had to see something that day and just failed to realize its relevance at the time.”
    “Like what?”
    “Maybe  there  was  a  strange  vehicle
    hanging around the church or something.”
    “You know, now that you mention it, I do remember a blue mustang exiting the back alley. It seemed to be in a hurry but I didn’t think anything of it. I couldn’t make out the driver, except that it was a woman.”
    “Was it an older model mustang?”
    “Probably a sixty-seven I would say.”
    “Thank you Amy, you don’t know how much help you’ve been, thanks so much.” She said running away.
    There was no doubt in Carmen’s mind concerning the identification of the driver. She needed to get in touch with Officer Smith and share the new information with him. Carmen was suddenly overcome with terrible cramps in her stomach. She feared that something was wrong with the baby; she had to get to the hospital right away.
    “Help me please!