An Artful Assassination by Susan Harper

Author:Susan Harper [Harper, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fairfield Publishing
Published: 2018-07-04T05:00:00+00:00

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The train came to screeching halt, and the group of women made their exit. The train ride had allowed Kendell to get her first good glimpse at the Confederate memorial on the side of the mountain. It was quite an impressive carving, though she was a little bummed to learn that it was not carved directly into the mountain but had been carved on a separate stone and then fastened to the mountainside. Not that one could tell the difference looking at it. If there was one thing Kendell had learned about the South, it was their obsession with the Civil War, especially in Georgia. There were monuments everywhere, Confederate flags posted about, museums galore, and just about every historical site in one way or another paid homage to the Confederate army. She couldn’t quite wrap her head around the obsession the South had over a major military loss in their history—one where the history books greatly painted them as the villains of the war, seeing as the South had been the side owning slaves.

After the train ride, they headed directly into the park where they enjoyed watching a glass blower at the park’s glass shop, did a little bit of shopping, and enjoyed their sky hike adventure attraction. Eventually, the women headed back to the car to gather blankets before returning to the park and finding themselves a spot on the grassy hill that looked out toward the Confederate soldiers’ carving on the mountainside.

“I haven’t seen the Stone Mountain laser show since I was probably fourteen,” Felicity said, laying out one of the two blankets they had brought. Once it was spread out on the grass, she helped Pauline sit on it. Pauline released Dot from her carrier, and the little dog scurried around the blanket, sniffing the grass and wagging her tail happily.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Kendell said, her stomach growling slightly as she laid out the second blanket.

“Hungry?” Iris asked, laughing.

“Yes, actually,” Kendell said, rubbing her stomach. “I mean, we pretty much just had slushies for lunch. I think I need some solid food.”

“There is a place that does stuff like pizza and hot dogs and hamburgers just down that path,” Felicity said, pointing. She looked at her grandmother. “Grandmama, you want me to grab you something to eat too?”

“A hot dog and some fries sounds just lovely,” Pauline said.

“I’ll go with you,” Kendell said. “You want anything, Iris?”

“Pizza!” Iris exclaimed. “You know, I wouldn’t mind a soft pretzel too with a cheese sauce. Extra salt.”

Felicity laughed and nudged Kendell. “Sounds like you weren’t the only one who was hungry.”

“Oh, I would just love a soft pretzel as well,” Samantha said as she sat beside Iris.

Kendell grinned, and the two of them left Iris and Pauline behind by the blankets to save their spots for the laser show that would be starting soon. The sun was setting, and bits and pieces of the park were slowly closing down for the night. Thankfully, most of the places that served food were still open for business in expectation of the laser show crowd.

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