Desert Heat
“Two big men leaned against the ambulance and waited to be summoned to help with the body. Mallory stood near Mike. He wanted to put his arm around her, but he knew the action wouldn’t be welcomed.
Sheriff Bodine placed his fists on his hips and spit in the sand. “Who found him?”
“I did.” Mike looked him in the eye. “I went to take a glance at that shovel over there. That’s when I spotted the shoe. I saw the jeans, then the hand.”
“What were you doing out here?” The sheriff directed his attent...ion toward Mallory. He dug a pen and small notebook out of his shirt pocket.
She stepped forward. “I was riding on the road up there,” she pointed, “and I noticed something red in the bushes. I couldn’t tell what it was, so I came down here. Something spooked me and I went for help.”
“What do you mean ‘something spooked you’? Did you see someone?” The sheriff made a note, then stared at her through almost-black mirrored sunglasses.
“No. There wasn’t anyone around.MoreLess
Sheriff Bodine placed his fists on his hips and spit in the sand. “Who found him?”
“I did.” Mike looked him in the eye. “I went to take a glance at that shovel over there. That’s when I spotted the shoe. I saw the jeans, then the hand.”
“What were you doing out here?” The sheriff directed his attent...ion toward Mallory. He dug a pen and small notebook out of his shirt pocket.
She stepped forward. “I was riding on the road up there,” she pointed, “and I noticed something red in the bushes. I couldn’t tell what it was, so I came down here. Something spooked me and I went for help.”
“What do you mean ‘something spooked you’? Did you see someone?” The sheriff made a note, then stared at her through almost-black mirrored sunglasses.
“No. There wasn’t anyone around.MoreLess
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