Murder Walks the Plank
Murder Walks the Plank
“Annie turned into the lot hidden behind the palms. She recognized several cars belonging to women from the church. The ritual of food and caring was well under way. She parked at the far end and reached for the fruit salad. Her cell phone rang.
Annie punched on the phone, picked up the carton, tucked her purse under her arm. Once out of the car she hurried to the dappled shade beneath the spreading arms of a massive live oak. A cloud of no-see-ums swirled around her. She waved her hand, determi...ned this should be one short call. Her nose crinkled at the acrid smell of burned wood doused in water. An oyster shell path curved around a stand of cane. A wisp of smoke curled above the cane.
“Hello.” Damn the no-see-ums. She moved in a restrained jog, knowing the tiny biting insects would not be the least dissuaded from attack. She wished she’d doused herself with repellent this morning, but she’d not planned on communing with nature. She preferred nature well tamed by insecticides.
“Annie, Henny here.”MoreLess
Annie punched on the phone, picked up the carton, tucked her purse under her arm. Once out of the car she hurried to the dappled shade beneath the spreading arms of a massive live oak. A cloud of no-see-ums swirled around her. She waved her hand, determi...ned this should be one short call. Her nose crinkled at the acrid smell of burned wood doused in water. An oyster shell path curved around a stand of cane. A wisp of smoke curled above the cane.
“Hello.” Damn the no-see-ums. She moved in a restrained jog, knowing the tiny biting insects would not be the least dissuaded from attack. She wished she’d doused herself with repellent this morning, but she’d not planned on communing with nature. She preferred nature well tamed by insecticides.
“Annie, Henny here.”MoreLess
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