Digging up My Bones
My throat felt constricted, and I couldn't utter a word.
"Kristen! Get out here right now! Stop playing dead inside!" Samuel shouted hoarsely into the courtyard.
The commotion startled Jessie Vance, who lived next door.
She stepped out of her yard and asked Samuel, "Young man, who are you looking for? No one has lived here for a long time."
Samuel composed himself and asked, "Didn't Kristen live here? Has she moved away?"
Jessie's eyes dimmed as she sighed. "Are you talking about Kristen Zucker? That poor young woman died three years ago."