An Unexpected Discovery in a Family Sunflower Garden

festival in the next town over.

The grandmother recalled the man’s name, and when she spoke it, a chill ran down my spine.

His name was Vince, she said, and suddenly the pieces of the puzzle fell into place with devastating clarity.

Vince was our distant cousin, the boy who had helped us search the pond on that terrible night six years ago.

He had been continue reading …