City Of Liars And Thieves (2015) - Plot & Excerpts
Religion did not apply to brutality and murder. That morning, I heard the wind rattling the windowpanes before I opened my eyes. Then I remembered: It was the day of reckoning. I threw off the covers and pulled on my best dress, the one I wore to meeting. Levi’s trial was to begin at ten. I considered praying but did not trust the words that might escape my mouth. I hoped that once he was punished, the hatred within me would diminish, my faith would return, and my heart could rest. Elizabeth Watkins came to collect the children. “Don’t go,” Charles cried, clutching my skirt with surprising strength. “No, no, no,” Patience wailed, then went abruptly quiet. Her tiny head fell backward and her lips grew slack and turned blue. “Patience!” I screamed, shaking her with too much force. An instant later, her cries resumed. “Let me,” Elizabeth said, taking her from me and stroking her hair. “Children hold their breath. Mine did.” I struggled to regain my composure. With her dark hair and eyes, blue lips, and lolling head, Patience had looked just like Elma did when she emerged from the well.
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