Moonbound Desire
I smiled softly, “I’m Lyra Hale. I’m from Moonvale News, I was wondering if I could ask you and your daughter some questions? About yesterday?”
She hesitated; gaze flicked towards the hallway behind her. “She’s resting. The doctor said she should get a lot of sleep.” Her voice broke slightly. “But… You can come in, I’ll go and see if she’s awake.”
I nodded, she stepped to the side, and I stepped through the doorway. The house was cosy, but there was a lingering smell of smoke in the air. Mother was probably a smoker. The girl’s dad died three years ago in a car accident; it has only been her and her mother since.