Emma carefully lifted the papers and read through them. Silence pooled in the room, broken by another raven call that was followed by more aggrieved chattering of magpies. After a few moments, Emma set the papers down.
“So you found these then?” she asked.
Hannah nodded. “Yeah, they were in a file box my mother had stored with a friend during some remodeling they had done here. To say the least, it was startling. Part of me was angry about it, mostly because I guess I thought they would have told me sooner. But…if I’ve learned anything, I guess it’s that we all have complicated lives.”
The sound of a car interrupted her. Looking out the window, she saw Susie’s blue Subaru come to a stop behind her truck. Susie climbed out and looked toward Emma’s rental car. Turning back to the house, S
