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Moving day     Rebecca and Simon were sitting on their front porch enjoying a cool summer morning. Rebecca was a schoolteacher at Sunshine Valley Elementary and summers meant not having to worry about another stress filled day full of screaming children. Simon was a handy man and worked whenever. Rebecca couldn’t have been moreContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

After Church     After church, the same crowd was at the Rice house, minus Sheriff Pace. A group of teenagers were raking the yard where it had been bush hogged the day before. Loading wheelbarrows full of straw into the back of a horse trailer pulled by the oldest dually Rebecca had ever seen.Continue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Good night     That evening as night began to fall, everyone started to pack up their tools and head home until Rebecca, Simon, Widow Blake, Mr. Rice and Sheriff Pace were the only ones left.     Mr. Rice took a deep breath, “what a day?”     “Shoo,” Rebecca hissed as she satContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Lunch     “Lunch!”     Rebecca had never been so happy to hear that one word. She noticed the bathroom was finished with a new shower stall and tub, light fixture, sink, and commode. It was ready to be used. She was such a poor judge of size, this room had to be biggerContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Breakfast     “Breakfast,” echoed through the house. Rebecca had just swept the floor.     In the back yard, Della had set up four tables to form one long table. People were busy digging into their food. Not everyone. A single hammer was still working on the roof.     “Boy,” Mr. Rice called.Continue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Caravan     Next Saturday morning a low rumbling noise startled Rebecca. She jumped out of bed. “What the?” She struggled to bring the clock into focus. “6:00 am,” she hissed, running toward the door, sliding to a stop on the porch. “Oh my heavenly father.”    Simon handed her a robe as he wasContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”