THE VICTIMS
When I saw a group of tiny white blossoms trying to break through the thick pine needles covering the ground, I bent down and brushed the pungent needles aside.
After selecting a couple, I rubbed my hands together to release the flower's delicious, spicy aroma.
I held out my cupped palms to Aric and said, "Here, sniff."
He bent forward and took a smell, seeming doubtful.
He then stood back up and added, "Spicy."
I sniffed my hands again and told him, "It's phlox." "Once upon a time, my father owned a book about wildflowers. I read it about twenty times before he finally agreed to swap it."
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