A frenzied and screaming Nancy was the first one to rush toward Jenny’s body as
she shoved the kids on her way aside. The alarmed townsfolk followed her, but
not the Bills. Bill III stared intently at the commotion, and so did Bill Jr,
who proudly parked a beefy hand over his son’s shoulder. He didn’t know who had
stuffed that one pillow with rocks, as all pillowcases, except for Fatima
Hamid’s colorful one, looked alike. But it could have been Bill III and that
mere possibility was enough for Bill Jr to love his son more than he ever
did.
For once the mouth under the twirly mustache smiled. Not only smiled, but it
grinned, revealing the teeth he still had and the many gaps he was usually way
too self-conscious to display. Bill Jr’s eyes were no longer turned to the
little he could see of the bloodied, dead Jenny through the legs of the
villagers surrounding her, but upwards, to the glorious zenith. The sun still
shone in the clear sky, but he felt strongly they may finally have a good
harvest this year for a change. The black clouds would return. It’d only be
fair.
she shoved the kids on her way aside. The alarmed townsfolk followed her, but
not the Bills. Bill III stared intently at the commotion, and so did Bill Jr,
who proudly parked a beefy hand over his son’s shoulder. He didn’t know who had
stuffed that one pillow with rocks, as all pillowcases, except for Fatima
Hamid’s colorful one, looked alike. But it could have been Bill III and that
mere possibility was enough for Bill Jr to love his son more than he ever
did.
For once the mouth under the twirly mustache smiled. Not only smiled, but it
grinned, revealing the teeth he still had and the many gaps he was usually way
too self-conscious to display. Bill Jr’s eyes were no longer turned to the
little he could see of the bloodied, dead Jenny through the legs of the
villagers surrounding her, but upwards, to the glorious zenith. The sun still
shone in the clear sky, but he felt strongly they may finally have a good
harvest this year for a change. The black clouds would return. It’d only be
fair.
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