Chapter 53 Pastor Deke Johnson It was strange standing out front of the McCall funeral home greeting the people as they came in. He had thought he should be feeling sad and even perhaps nervous but instead he felt like a giddy teenager going out on his first date. There was no mistaking his upbeat [...]
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Chapter 49 Debbie Steve’s call had her troubled as she wondered what else it was that she must have missed. Her mind couldn’t let go of the image of Cory Treat as she had last seen him, that twisted face so hurt and sorrowful. His eyes had looked almost empty as if in that instance [...]
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Chapter 33 Part 1 The door closed behind them and Joshua stopped, turning to look at the closed door, wondering if he were right, wondering if maybe he should go back down. His eyes filled with tears as he remembered the pain in Robbie’s face, the way he seemed so determined to fight both him [...]
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Chapter 32 Adele & Robbie The sounds of their footsteps slowly trudging up the stairs made her heart ache as she held the terrified boy in her arms, feeling his pain as his body shook to it. She knew the heaviness of grief lay on his young shoulders, just as it lay on her whole [...]
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