She swatted it away. “Stop it.” A strange voice grunted and she opened her eyes. A scowling Indian towered over her. She screamed, fought her bedroll to escape, and then scuttled backward until a tree trunk impeded her retreat. The Indian’s menacing look deep...
My hunch was correct. In some way, Renee was involved in Mae Belle’s death. The store lit up with a flash of bright light. I squinted against the glare and stumbled backward. “You in the store! Come out with your hands up.” Horror. I grabbed Aunt Eunice’s hand and dragged her with me toward the a...
His muscles rippled beneath the white tee shirt he wore. He smiled a welcome. Heat rose in her face. She flashed him a half-smile and disappeared into the back where employees were allowed to deposit their personal belongings. “I can’t believe I was staring,” she muttered....
Uncle Roy’s face became the color of a ripe turnip. A sure sign of an escalating temper. “Why don’t you take me seriously?” Joe’s face showed the beginning signs of redness. “If not for the fact that I’m an officer of the law, then because I’m family.” “It ain’t that.” Uncle Roy took a deep breat...
Truly’s ears rose with the screech of wood against linoleum. Ethan, my uncle, and I dashed to the window. “Who is that?” Uncle Roy asked. “Bigfoot?” “That, Uncle Roy, is my gorilla friend.” He or she melted into the shadows. Aunt Eunice stomped to the phone. “I’m calling Joe. A person can’t get a...