Assault And Batter
“Momma had come home an hour before, and she’d quickly joined in the support group. Both women kept reassuring me that they understood why I’d turned Jake’s offer to join him down, but it still didn’t help make me feel much better.
In the middle of a sentence, I yawned loudly, exhausted more from the emotion of the evening than any real weariness.
“Suzanne, look at the time. You’d better get off to bed right now if you’re going to get any sleep tonight,” Momma said.
“I could try, but I doubt tha...t I’d sleep a wink,” I said as I yawned again.
“You should at least make an attempt to get some rest,” Grace added as she stood and stretched. “I’ve got a big day tomorrow myself.”
“What’s going on?” I asked, wondering if my friend might not be able to help me in my investigation the next day. I relied on Grace’s company as well as her astute observations, and I hated the thought of digging deeper into Jude Williams’s murder without her.
“I have a meeting in Hickory at eight, and another in Lenoir at nine, but I’ll be back here by eleven,”MoreLess
In the middle of a sentence, I yawned loudly, exhausted more from the emotion of the evening than any real weariness.
“Suzanne, look at the time. You’d better get off to bed right now if you’re going to get any sleep tonight,” Momma said.
“I could try, but I doubt tha...t I’d sleep a wink,” I said as I yawned again.
“You should at least make an attempt to get some rest,” Grace added as she stood and stretched. “I’ve got a big day tomorrow myself.”
“What’s going on?” I asked, wondering if my friend might not be able to help me in my investigation the next day. I relied on Grace’s company as well as her astute observations, and I hated the thought of digging deeper into Jude Williams’s murder without her.
“I have a meeting in Hickory at eight, and another in Lenoir at nine, but I’ll be back here by eleven,”MoreLess
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