Salvaged to Death
““Can they smell Atwood on us or is this a customary greeting in Virginia?” Hal whispered.
Finally a cashier spoke. “Y’all reporters?”
Sadie opened her mouth to answer and closed it again. If she had her way, she would pretend to be a reporter and use it as an opening to question everyone. She had handed the reins to Hal, however. Even though she hadn’t intended him to take point for the entire case, Luke’s goading had worked to make her prove that she could give up control once in a while. She ...trusted Hal. Mostly.
“No, I’m the one who discovered the dead body,” he said.
There was another silence as people began creeping closer to hear his story. They looked more like employees than customers. As far as Sadie could tell, they were the only non-workers in the store.
“What’d it look like?” the cashier asked.
“Are you familiar with the lard rendering process?” Hal asked.
She wrinkled her nose. “No.”
“It’s best you remain that way,” Hal said.
“How’d you find it?”MoreLess
Finally a cashier spoke. “Y’all reporters?”
Sadie opened her mouth to answer and closed it again. If she had her way, she would pretend to be a reporter and use it as an opening to question everyone. She had handed the reins to Hal, however. Even though she hadn’t intended him to take point for the entire case, Luke’s goading had worked to make her prove that she could give up control once in a while. She ...trusted Hal. Mostly.
“No, I’m the one who discovered the dead body,” he said.
There was another silence as people began creeping closer to hear his story. They looked more like employees than customers. As far as Sadie could tell, they were the only non-workers in the store.
“What’d it look like?” the cashier asked.
“Are you familiar with the lard rendering process?” Hal asked.
She wrinkled her nose. “No.”
“It’s best you remain that way,” Hal said.
“How’d you find it?”MoreLess
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