When Day Breaks by Mary Jane Clark

Author:Mary Jane Clark [Clark, Mary Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins

CHAPTER 42

In, out, pull. In, out, pull.

The steel needle maneuvered its way through the canvas. One by one the tiny squares filled with yellow yarn. Ursula was trying to concentrate on the needlepoint canvas.

Ursula loved her needlepoint. It was so satisfying, so relaxing. It was such a pleasure watching the canvas come to life, painted by the different-colored wools she placed there. When she concentrated on her needlepoint, the worries of the world melted away.

But this morning even her beloved needlepoint did nothing to soothe Ursula. After what had happened over the weekend, she felt compelled to turn on KEY News and watch their morning broadcast. And while she tried to work on her needlepoint, all the news about Constance and the fact that the results of her autopsy were expected to be released later today led Ursula to make a mistake on the canvas. She pulled out the errant strand, listening to Lauren Adams report on Constance’s death. Ursula’s stomach twisted at every word.

Ursula held the needlepoint canvas out in front of her and admired her handiwork. She had designed this piece as a tribute to Constance, and if something happened, it could help the police solve Constance’s murder—as well as her own.

In block letters, the first stanza of the sonnet was outlined in black wool:

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