Haunting Romantics
Mary Sue had whispered it during Sunday church, low and breathless, swearing her mamma knew of a girl their age in a couple of towns past who had been found cut up like cattle in a field.
Damn, Mary Sue, for putting thoughts like that in her head.
The day went on, and eventually she forgot to be afraid. There was too much to do for fear to take up much space. Taking care of the land wasn’t easy. The dirt was stubborn and hard, but her Pa had learned how to make it yield. It gave them enough to eat, and that was something to be grateful for.
She tended the crops, fed the chickens, and washed and hung the laundry out to dry. The sun beat down on her back until sweat soaked through her clothes
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