Steph Weaves Tales

Thursday was a normal enough school day, and Friday flew past with end of the week pop quizzes in history and science, a free day in PE that Kerry spent mostly walking the track so she’d get participation points without

It was no real surprise to Kerry when first her mother texted that she’d be home late, then her father texted that his business trip had been extended so that he could assist another client. She almost regretted leaving Char’s

 Kerry knew it was only polite to finish dessert before pulling out her laptop to show Char her research, so she started with the general recap between bites. “So, what I’ve learned so far: I found the journal of John

 Maybe Sly found Luella Paxwood’s journal a bit dry and boring, but once Kerry started reading it, she got carried away. Between the words on the page and the notes she took on her laptop, she lost herself in a

Kerry did try the school library during her TA period for more information, even though she knew that it wasn’t likely to provide much. What she really needed was the Paxwood Library’s records room with its old local newspaper archives,

 “…and they compared the Paxwood House to Chernobyl and said to leave this one alone,” Kerry concluded before popping a cafeteria french fry into her mouth. Char gave a soft hum, piercing her lunch salad with the only-partially-effective spork provided

Kerry’s first choice, digging into the history of Paxwood House, would have been to swing by Old Man Morgan’s home, except he’d passed away almost six months ago now. Of anyone in Paxwood, he most often indulged her curiosity, sharing

Three empty wine glasses and an empty bottle of wine sat on the coffee table in the front room, but mercifully, whichever two city council members had been over for drinks, they were gone now. This would be between Kerry

 Maybe Kerry would have taken a wolf over the near-guaranteed presence of Officer Morgan, but apparently Char had no such qualms. Kerry barely missed grabbing hold of her best friend’s hand when Char shifted directions and started running straight toward

A dirt road illuminated by flashlight wasn’t the most romantic place to confess your love to the girl of your dreams, but Kerry’s heart was fluttering again, so she bit her lip as she bumped shoulders with her best friend