It wasn’t until later, after he had dropped the biggest tip she ever received, that she learned trouble was, in fact, where he was going. It was a few minutes past eight on a Friday morning and Rachel was nursing a cup of coffee and leafing through the Sutter County Regist...
She had one hand on the wheel, the other holding the open file in her lap. She squinted , trying to read the numbers on the houses, some of which were only half-built, but it was too dark. She finally pulled over in front of a house with no lights on, and turned off the engine. ...
Tom lowered his book and turned toward Peggy. Peggy lowered her own book and bit her lower lip. Why was it that she could remember what she had for breakfast every day this week, could even remember what she was wearing on most of those days, but couldn’t remember if she h...
They couldn’t prove she actually did it, which was why she received an expulsion instead of a murder charge, but there was no doubt among the faculty that she was responsible. Soelle told me she didn’t care if they kicked her out or put her in jail. She just wanted her tar...