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”
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Imagine the scandal
Mowing. I have enough battery life that I can mow for an hour. The weather app said 35% chance of rain. Kentucky weather is so fickle. A 5% chance of rain could mean that it will rain all day. And a 85% chance of rain means nothing. As I’m mowing the small side of myContinue reading “Imagine the scandal”
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”
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”
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”
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”
Run Away
The building where I work might be 500 feet from Main Street. You have Main Street, a side walk, three steps down from the side walk into our parking lot. All day long I get to hear traffic noise, sirens, and the occasional domestic violence situation. Today, I hear noise. Like always. I’m listening toContinue reading “Run Away”
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”
Sunshine Valley
Deputy Bradley Rebecca and Simon had made themselves comfortable on the porch finishing their morning coffee. That look on the sweet old man’s face was seared into her brain. What could he be doing over there in the tall grass? She wondered. The hot Kentucky sun was lapping at the tops ofContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”
Sunshine Valley
Cemetery The old man fell to his knees, his hat in his hands. Tears streamed down his haggard face. How could you live with someone 60 years and just forget about that person? The pain was fading. It may have been a function of him getting older. He was having the hardest timeContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”
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