Bittersweep by Wareeze Woodson

Author:Wareeze Woodson [Woodson, Wareeze]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781682917084
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-06-13T05:00:00+00:00

She shook her head. “I saw no one. Only his body in the woods.”

“He wasn’t actually in the lane?”

She gritted her teeth in an attempt to keep her answer civil. “No. Before you ask, the sun glinted off of a piece of something shiny and caught my attention. When I edged a little closer, I could see someone lying on the ground. I went to see if I could help and discovered Franklin.” She blinked back gathering moisture. “It was horrible.”

The deputy edged forward and held up his hands. “No need to cry over it. Done is done. And tears want do nothing to put you in the clear. Are you saying you didn’t kill him?”

She wanted to scream at the dense man. “I did not kill him. If that’s all, may I go now?”

He leaned back in his chair and casually ran his fingers beneath his suspenders. “Course you can go, but the sheriff is certain to have some questions for you when he returns.”

She stiffened and momentarily tightened her fingers around the chair arms. Rising with dignity, she gritted out, “He knows where to find me.”

The deputy frowned. “He ain’t gonna take kindly to you lightin’ out of here before he has the particulars of the murder, if it is murder. The deceased might of fell and hit his head on a rock.”

Exasperated, Elizabeth granted, “Perhaps you have the right of it. An unfortunate accident. Especially after the bank holdup.”

“Now, don’t go spreading rumors, stirring trouble and such.” The deputy raised both hands. “I aim to get to the bottom of the supposed murder. You hang around like I said.”

“Certainly. School has started. I’ll be very busy with my teaching plans.” With that, she headed for the door. Of all the dull-witted, opinionated boors she was ever likely to meet, he took the cake. If crimes are left for him to solve, the criminals will have nothing to fear. She clenched her fists. Botheration, a case of the messenger catching it in the neck proved true in this instance. Anger engulfed her, but she cautiously marched out the door before she gave vent to her frayed feelings.

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