All Chapters of 51: The Series: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

Big Bob looked into Sheriff Gold’s office from his desk, where he was sitting. Usually, Lindsay would come out and talk to all of them, or her door would be open, and they knew they were welcome to go in, but today, it was different. Her door was closed, and all she did was look up as he came into the building. “Bob, what is going on with our Sheriff?” he asked. Little Bob answered, “She and Agent Gold got into it today.” “Are you sure? That doesn’t sound right for them. In all the years they have been together, I have never even known them to argue,” Big Bob said, looking at him skeptically. “Oh, it was more than just an argument. They were yelling at each other, and it was not pretty. It started this morning when Lindsay came in early because we had one of those stupid poltergeist things here in the office. She yelled and scolded it the same as she did the one out at that woman’s house, and the same thing happened; it stopped and did what she told it to do. Then Wren came in and

When Wren left his house, Dillon, Nim, and Rebecca were sitting on the couch watching a movie. Rebecca was on one end, holding Crook on his back in her arms like a baby while he slept. Dillon was on the other end, and Rebecca’s big brother Nim was sitting between them. Wren had loaded the extra things into his car, which he thought might be needed at the sheriff’s department, before he left the house to go to the military base where he worked. On his way to the base, the storm picked up. The lightning lit up the sky, and the thunder became one continuous sound. He thought back to what had happened so far that day. He blamed Lindsay for what had happened, even though he knew that was impossible. He remembered the look of horror on Viktor’s face as the creature had hit him. Lindsay had been the only one to react fast enough to keep them all alive. That was going to haunt him for a while. He reached the military base's gate and showed his ID, which led to an immediate salute by the sol

Lindsay sat at her desk, holding her cell phone. She hoped they could find an answer to at least a few of their questions. Wren was on his way to her office with boxes of files. She was having a hard time believing there could be as many as Wren had told her, but he had no reason to lie about it. Lindsay got up, opened her office door, and walked out to where the deputies were sitting, eating, and talking. Cat and Madison both watched her from the time she opened her office door. As she neared the deputies, they all fell silent and looked at her. She looked at them and asked, “What?” “Your hair is down, and you aren’t wearing your uniform shirt, or vest, or other gear,” Annie said quickly. “You just look really, really different. I mean, not like a bad different, just a different, different.” “I love this one,” Viktor laughed, putting his hand on Annie’s shoulder. “How do you get used to all that talking?” he asked.“You don’t,” Little Bob and Big Bob answered.Lindsay took a deep

Lindsay and Wren went back to where the deputies were sitting and joined them. To their relief, so far, much of the bad weather was going around them, so they weren’t flooded with calls as expected. Most of them were still planning to stay in the department to ensure there was extra help if needed. “Sheriff, would you like me to set up the printer and hard drive on your computer for you while you and Agent Gold get something to eat?” Cat asked just after they had sat down.Lindsay looked at Wren, and he just shrugged his shoulders.“Sure, Cat, go ahead,” Lindsay told her, then watched Cat bounce into her office. Lindsay smiled at Wren and said, “She is like a kid in a candy store with everything you brought me today.”“Yeah, I noticed,” Wren laughed.“Little Bob, Viktor, why don’t the two of you go home? We have been OK with our normal shifts. If you stay, it will be as volunteers because the overtime budget is shot,” Lindsay told them.Little Bob replied, “Nope. I have got eleven w

As they continued to eat, they watched Cat working over on the floor of Lindsay’s office and what was going on out in the lobby. There had been a call about an alarm going off at a business just outside town. Big Bob took the call and was gone only briefly before returning, having found nothing. They saw Max and Yuri come in for their night shift and looked at the clock, seeing it was only 11 p.m.“They are here early,” Wren said.“They always are. If anyone who works here is ever late and you haven’t heard anything, someone had better check on them because something is wrong,” Lindsay told him. “This is good because Max makes great night shift coffee. It is guaranteed to keep you awake, and if you do fall asleep while drinking it, you need to give up and sleep because nothing will keep you awake.”“Hey, Max,” Lindsay called out to him. He looked toward her office with surprise on his face. He walked in and looked around. First, he looked at her and Wren, then at the stacks of files