Con Sampler

Chapter 11 – Ex Pest-2

I pulled up a map and looked for the boat launch ramp she was talking about. It wasn’t far away. I got back in the car and drove north to it arriving a few minutes later.

The boat launch lot was much larger to accommodate both cars and trucks pulling boat trailers. There were cars, trucks, boats and people everywhere on a beautiful summer Saturday afternoon. I cruised through the lot slowly and dodged people while I looked for Terri or her car.

Her car was on the far end, backed into a car slot, hood up. I thought it odd that she would take the time to back in if she was having problems. Terri wasn’t near the car.

Where the hell is she?

I pulled into the slot just past hers, got out of my car and stepped gingerly over to hers. I could feel a little heat radiating from the engine, but n