“You must be saving for something,” Agathapressed. “A house, maybe? Get out of this one-horse town?”
“Oh, no!” Sonja said dreamily. “I wouldnever leave Hillsgrave. I love it here. It’s such an interestingplace. Do you know how Hillsgrave got its name?”
I felt like I should be able to answer thatquestion. It was the kind of trivia you’d normally find on a dinerplacemat.
“Miss Vanderjadt?” Sonja asked. “You don’tknow?”
“I always assumed it was named after a townin England. That’s how most places around here got theirnames.”
“Oh, no,” Sonja said excitedly. “No, ourlittle town has a much more interesting history. I guess it’s myturn to teach you a lesson, Miss. Funny, right? Because you were myteacher and now I’m the one who’s…”
When neither I nor Agatha laughed, SonjaGorska cleared her
