Victims
“People who had been imprisoned by the poison of pollution puttered about on their tiny lawns, tried to revitalize dying flowers and took advantage of their small but pleasant patios. They watched the odd couple carefully: many strange things had happened in and around that particular house. The girl seemed much younger than the man. At least, she kept a pleasant face on her. The man scowled and frowned, but, when he spoke, he seemed nice enough.
The tension broke once the couple identified them...selves as police officers. Everyone seemed eager to talk about their neighbors, the Galvez family.
“Absolutely totally gone,” a large gray-haired woman told them. “I don’t mind telling you, we’ve had some strange ones in that house, but they were the strangest.”
“But nice-looking people, you have to admit that,” a woman from across the street said.
“Who cares, nice-looking,” Mrs. Wyman, the next-door neighbor, said. “What I want to know is what were these people up to, anyway?”MoreLess
The tension broke once the couple identified them...selves as police officers. Everyone seemed eager to talk about their neighbors, the Galvez family.
“Absolutely totally gone,” a large gray-haired woman told them. “I don’t mind telling you, we’ve had some strange ones in that house, but they were the strangest.”
“But nice-looking people, you have to admit that,” a woman from across the street said.
“Who cares, nice-looking,” Mrs. Wyman, the next-door neighbor, said. “What I want to know is what were these people up to, anyway?”MoreLess
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