Chapter 6 Two officers return to find Shelly now well enough to talk to them. She sits in the hospital bed, looking small and scared. Jeff doesn’t leave her side, holding her hand and telling her everything is going to be okay. The officers sit in extra chairs the hospital has provided and pull-out their…
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Pharmacist’s Wife
Chapter 5 A few days later, an officer spots a woman staggering on the side of the street. She is covered in blood and looks confused. The officer pulls over and climbs out of her car to check on the poor woman. “Ma’am? Are you okay, ma’am?” The officer gently lays her hand on the…
Pharmacist’s Wife
Chapter 4 “We’re sorry you had to witness such a gruesome sight, Mr. Harris. We’ll start looking for your missing wife immediately, as well as the murderer.” The officer closes his notebook. He is about to step away but stops. “One last question. Do you know the victim?” “Yes, it’s Sheila Roberts. I knew the…
Pharmacist’s Wife
Chapter 3 Jeff sits outside on the front stairs, staring off into space. The sight of what he had seen in the bedroom is all he can see. Even with people bustling around him. Lights flash, police run in and out of his house, and EMTs rush inside with a gurney. The squeaking wheels from…
Pharmacist’s Wife
Chapter 2 Jeff pulls into his driveway in front of a lovely one-story brick house. He smiles and gets out of the car, happy to be home after a long day at the pharmacy. After locking his car, he glances around his quiet neighborhood, appreciating the beauty. He waves to a few neighbors as they…