“I am so sorry. I didn’t know.” I said apologetically to her, as I felt bad for asking, but then, on the other hand, I finally had an answer to what happened to them all those years ago.
Unfortunately, there was still one question that lingered in my head, and that was why the town’s people were keeping it hushed, making me wonder if the murderer was one of their own. I wanted to ask her if the person responsible was caught, but I knew that I would be pushing my luck by asking her.
“How would you know? It happened so long ago. Actually, it happened right before your mother left town. Funny thing is, the murders all stopped after your mother left.”
My eyes narrowed as I stared at her, as it felt like she was insinuating that my mother had something to do with them. I knew my mother bett
