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Easter      Easter was here. Dinner was in the park so more people would attend. Pastor Sam and Sara both were going to have an active roll in the religious ceremony part before dinner. This would be the first year communion had been offered. Then the evening would end in a surprise Easter eggContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Should’a, could’a, would’a      Rebecca came home to find Simon’s truck in the drive way. Some old rough sheets of lumber were stacked on the porch.  She opened the door to the sound of hammering. He had stirred up the smell of burnt wood, the house smelt of stale smoke again. He had hungContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

WITSEC      Clint knocked on the sheriffs door. As he walked through the door, Bradley was hot on his heels. Dillon looked concerned for a moment. “Gentlemen.”      Bradley almost slammed the door but thought better of it. “What’s goin’ on?” Dillon looked back and forth between the 2 men.       “Well,”Continue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Pick that bone      Evie called as Dillon opened the door, “kitchen.”      He kissed her, “delicious.”      “How was your day?”       He laid a manilla envelope on the table. “Paperwork for your lawyer.”       “Thank you. Your attorney should get an e-mail from mine.” She turned, pointing aContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Rollin’ that apple     “Dad!” Evie called as she walked through the door, grocery bags in hand. She went to the kitchen and started fixin’ breakfast.       “Mornin’ humming bird,” Jack kissed her on the cheek before refillin’ his coffee cup. “That boy joinin’ us?”      She smiled, “not this mornin’.”   Continue reading “Sunshine Valley”

That apple kept on rollin’      After Lilly died, Jack moved closer to town. The house where he and Lilly raised Evie (and half raised Dillon) had too many memories. The little area he moved to was closer to town and people. Widow Blake was one of his neighbors. There was a little parkContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Business      After church on Wednesday night, once a month, church members that wanted too could stay after service for a business meeting.          Rebecca poured over a copy of the bank statement. There was a deposit of $6,545.00. Rebecca broke the silence, “Pastor, what’s this $6,000.00 deposit for?”      “IContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

This mess      Evie was shocked to see Dillon pullin’ in her drive way. He wasn’t scheduled to be off work for another 5 hours. He didn’t get out. As she got her phone to call him, he slowly walked toward her house. She knew in an instant something was wrong.       HeContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”

Missing link      Dillon had just finished a meeting with the county attorney. New laws and revisions to existing laws from the state were being sifted through. He jumped when there came a knock at his office door. He said ‘come in’ a little more grouchy than he had intended to.       BradleyContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”