She’d grown used to seeing them in their pasture, to seeing Luis leading them into and out of the barn. He talked to them, and they seemed to listen, some secret code emerging between young man and old horses. A pair of one-ton hussies. Sid sipped her tea, enjoying a break from sending out résumés. Damson County was far enough west and north that commutes to Baltimore or DC would be a pain in the behind, particularly if she was supposed to be home when Luis got off the bus. He was old enough to be home alone, but DSS frowned mightily on latchkey children. Sid was tired simply from keeping house and sending out her paper. How on earth was she supposed to cope with a long commute? A movement along the wall of the barn caught her eye. She set her teacup down and watched. The high weeds rustled, undulating with the passing of some animal traveling along the stone foundation. All three of her cats were accounted for on the porch.
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