Chapter 9
The hand at Ruth’s feet lay there, peeking out from around the corner. Was this a dream? It certainly felt like a dream state she had fallen into. Time seemed to have slowed down.
Ruth swallowed hard, steadying herself. She leaned into the spacious pantry, lined with shelves that started at the doorway and made their way around the entire room. She craned her neck around the first corner. The hand was connected to a body. A full human body, face down with the head turned away from her. There was what appeared to be some sort of small hatchet sticking out of the person’s back.
Loretta’s footsteps approached. “What is it, Ruth? Did you find the mouse?”
Oh no! She couldn’t let Loretta see this, but before she could do anything to protect Loretta from the awful sight, it was too
