Ashes, Ashes, They All Fall Dead
“If she dwelled on that right now, and how brutally her sister was taken away from her, she’d be unable to function. And she needed to be able to function, to think, to focus on the case. She didn’t have the luxury of giving in to her emotions right now. Later, when Tonya Garrett was—God willing—safely found, and the Ashes Killer was behind bars, then she’d take out the foggy memories only just now beginning to form in her mind. And she’d weep for the sister she instinctively knew had loved her and protected her the only way she could.
Matt seemed to realize how raw her emotions were right now, because he didn’t talk about the accident or her sister after leaving the police station. Instead, as he drove them to a hotel for the night, he regaled her with funny stories about growing up in a house full of brothers. She hadn’t thought it possible, but by the time they pulled into the parking lot in front of their hotel, he’d managed to lift her mood and make her laugh, and to lock the door... on her darker emotions.MoreLess
Matt seemed to realize how raw her emotions were right now, because he didn’t talk about the accident or her sister after leaving the police station. Instead, as he drove them to a hotel for the night, he regaled her with funny stories about growing up in a house full of brothers. She hadn’t thought it possible, but by the time they pulled into the parking lot in front of their hotel, he’d managed to lift her mood and make her laugh, and to lock the door... on her darker emotions.MoreLess
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