Free Terror on the Beach by Peggy Holloway

not sure he can see either. No eye contact when I smiled at him.”
    I walked over in front of Sarah and squatted down. She stared straight ahead. The little boy personality couldn’t see.
    I looked up at Dr. Anna, “How could Judith have missed this?”
    “When Judith met him he might have been just mute, he might have cut off the other two senses afterward. My guess is that as more and more things are coming to the surface, more and more of the personalities are going to come out and some of them may even alter. It’s rare but has been known to happen.”
    “Robert, why don’t you get us all some coffee while I try to see who all we got here. I could use a good cup of coffee.”
    “I’ll have to go down the street for a good cup. What we have here is awful.”
    “That’s okay it will give me more time.”
    I hated missing anything and I hurried as fast as I could. Several deputies stopped me on the way out and I almost took their heads off.
    Simon caught me outside as he was coming in and reversed directions. We walked together to TJ’s.
    “I’ll be leaving soon to go back to Atlanta,” he said as he jogged along trying to keep up with me, “Since the case is over I’m being reassigned.”
    I stopped and shook his hand, “Thanks for all your help, Simon. Let’s get together for a week-end fishing trip when all this is over.”
    He agreed and headed back to his motel room to get packed.
    When I got back to the cell with the coffee, Sarah was Sarah and she was saying to Dr. Anna, “The memory lapses are the worst. Am I becoming senile like an old lady?” She put her hand over her mouth.
    Dr. Anna laughed, “It’s all right, Sarah. I am an old lady. You’re not getting senile. So what do you think about coming and spending time with me in Florida?”
    Sarah noticed me, “Robert, thanks for bringing in Dr. Anna. I didn’t think I would like anyone more than Dr. McCain, but I really like her. She wants me to go into a psychiatric hospital. I think it would be better than here, but what about my shop? Did you check with Tory?”
    I didn’t know what to say. I had forgotten to tell Dr. Anna about Tory being murdered.
    Dr. Anna picked up on my discomfort right away and, as I was passing around the coffee, said, “Don’t worry about anything but getting better, Sarah. We are going to work on your memory and then you can worry about everything else.”
    As soon as Sarah filled her mouth with coffee, she spit it out, “Ew, I don’t drink coffee,” She said in a little girl’s voice.
    “I’m sorry,” I said, “Do you want a soft drink?”
    She nodded and once again I had to be errand boy and I was going to miss some more. When I walked through the squad room Freddy stopped me, “What’s she saying in there, sheriff? I know it hurts to admit it but you know she’s snowing you.”
    “Step aside before I knock you aside,” I said and his face turned bright red as he looked around the room to see who had heard.
    I got an orange soda out of the vending machine and went back to the cell. When I went in I noticed Sarah had pulled her hair back into a severe bun.
    She saw me carrying the orange drink and she frowned. “Is that the best you can do? I want a vodka tonic and bring me some cigarettes while you’re at it. This is the weirdest hotel I’ve ever stayed at and I want to be moved to another room immediately or I will check out.”
    I don’t know if it was the stress of the last few days or what but, to see Sarah acting like a duchess or a queen or whatever she was supposed to be just cracked me up. I laughed and laughed until Dr. Anna quietly said, “That’s enough, Robert.”
    It had the effect of a slap that gets someone out of their hysteria. I could feel tears gathering in my eyes and Dr. Anna came over and gave me a hug.
    “Rober t, I want you to meet Elizabeth,” she said. Then she said under her breath, “Whatever you do, don’t call her Liz.”
    I walked over and shook her hand,