All Chapters of Mister Dream Man: Chapter 61 - Chapter 62

* Lawrence *I didn't push too hard that first day. Grief was fresh from Marta's family, and the villagers' fear was almost tangible. Forcing answers would only scatter them further it would give them the idea not to talk. Instead, I led Jana away, her hand trembling in mine, her face pale with grief and confusion. We both did not expect that Marta would die.That night, in the guestroom of a small inn where we both decided to stay, she sat curled by the glass window, staring out at the shadows of the hills. I watched her, the moonlight falling across her sad face, and I thought of our conversation with Marta at the resort, how scared she'd seemed, how undeserving of such an end."She knew something," Jana whispered finally, as if speaking it aloud would summon Marta's ghost. "Something she was afraid to tell me. That's why she avoided my questions. That's why she." Her voice broke, and I reached across the small table, taking her hand in both of mine. Giving her warmth to hopefully