Hex Beat - Part 3

The third part of my novella Hex Beat is now live.

It's presented as a continuation of part one, rather than as a separate standalone entry, so the story still starts at the beginning.

Hex Beat part four to follow!

Beth stared into the bathroom mirror with bloodshot eyes feeling absolutely awful.

Most of it was due to the rum and cokes she’d drank, which as best she could remember had ended at four.

Ordinarily she wasn’t much of a drinker, especially at events where she was helping play hostess. An image of Sarah Gannon hanging off her shoulder with a beer and a beaming smile drifted across her memory.

‘At least that’s something.’ Beth thought.

The party had apparently still come off despite her downward spiral after the incident with Christine.

Another memory entered her mind unbidden. The two of them in the dining room, sneering and sniping and then Christine leaving. Beth couldn’t recall what she’d said but remembered being filled with this overwhelming sensation of betrayal and rage and wanting to give that back.

“Felt good, didn’t it?”

Beth wheeled around expecting to find her little brother being his usual obnoxious self, but she was alone with the door closed.

“She had it coming. People who don’t keep their promises need to pay.”