by Vickie Fee
“Mama,” I said. “What’s happened? Are you okay?”
I heard some kind of tapping sounds.
“Oh, dear Lord,” Mama said in a breathy voice before the phone went dead.
I grabbed my purse and raced down the stairs, hurrying to my car without even taking time to lock the office door.
My mom lives in a neighborhood just east of the town square, so I was in her driveway within four or five minutes of backing out of my parking space.
I rushed in through the kitchen door, which is never locked, and started calling for her. I ran through the house worried I might find her unconscious—or worse.
I finally found my mama, who stands almost six feet and weighs well over two hundred pounds, cowering in the doorway to the back porch, her eyes transfixed. She had one hand clutched to her chest and the other was holding a hoe.
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ISBN: 978-1-4967-0062-9
First Kensington Mass Market Edition: January 2016
eISBN-13: 978-1-4967-0063-6
eISBN-10: 1-4967-0063-5
First Kensington Electronic Edition: January 2016