Broken Paper Hearts by Seanan McGuire

Author:Seanan McGuire [McGuire, Seanan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

It took them both to carry Fran out of the woods, supporting her weight between them as they watched the trees for signs of motion. It was daylight, and the few frickens that were awake sang steadily as they walked, signifying clear passage. It was before noon when they emerged into the open. Still working together, they carried Fran across the fields, taking her home for the final time.

Enid stepped away when they reached the house, letting Jonathan carry Fran up the porch steps alone. He carried her like a bridegroom bringing home a bride, and he never said a word. He’d carried her through that doorway twice before, once when he brought her inside after their wedding, and again only a few weeks later, when she went into labor with their little boy. She’d been laughing and swearing both those times, so alive that it hurt Enid’s heart to watch him carrying her now, dangling limply, all her laughter done for good.

He carried her up the stairs, and Enid closed and locked the front door before going into the kitchen and staring at the phone. She could call Alexander; if she did, he’d leave the library, fetch Alice from school, and be home almost before she put down the receiver. But if she did that, the whole town would know that Fran was gone. Those operators were nosy biddies, and they couldn’t keep a secret as exciting as a death. Alice would miss her cupcakes, and the house would be flooded with well-wishers and casseroles before they’d done what needed to be done. Before they were ready.

Giving the phone a last, regretful look, Enid went to put the kettle on, and waited.

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