Distant Blood
“I prayed there wasn't a fire-ant mound nearby, but none of the pests had invaded the territory of the dead. I did manage to scrape my elbow good on a corner of Nora Goertz's tomb and winced at the sudden, sharp pain. I didn't have much time to inspect the wound. Philip's baritone carried toward me on the never-ending wind, another softer voice answering his. I lay flat in the tall grass, not daring to peer around the monument. My choices were few.
And what are you going to do if they spot you? ...Claim you're sunbathing? In a graveyard? I didn't have a clue. I decided not to fret until the problem presented itself.
I inched my face around the corner of the tomb and saw them stroll past the saltcedars: Philip huffing along, followed—surprisingly—by Wendy Tran. He appeared angry; she seemed fidgety. Even at this distance I could see her glance around nervously, as though expecting unwanted visitors.
They stopped at the gate to the cemetery. Philip mopped his glistening forehead with a raggedy handkerchief.MoreLess
And what are you going to do if they spot you? ...Claim you're sunbathing? In a graveyard? I didn't have a clue. I decided not to fret until the problem presented itself.
I inched my face around the corner of the tomb and saw them stroll past the saltcedars: Philip huffing along, followed—surprisingly—by Wendy Tran. He appeared angry; she seemed fidgety. Even at this distance I could see her glance around nervously, as though expecting unwanted visitors.
They stopped at the gate to the cemetery. Philip mopped his glistening forehead with a raggedy handkerchief.MoreLess
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