A STRANGE ENCOUNTER, continued
Reed barely had time to respond. The young woman turned and moved quickly down the trail, into the woods. Caught off guard, Reed dropped the leash as Cami chased the figure, now moving so fast she was no more than a flying streak of white. Reed darted after them both.
Reed didn’t know what was more distressing – losing hold of Cami or the surreal vision leading them both crashing through the woods. Cami barked and howled mournfully as she followed the fleeing figure and Reed called after her.
All fell abruptly quiet as Reed broke through the trees into a clearing, and he shuddered realizing he was standing in a cemetery. H looked wildly around, listening for Cami, but was surrounded by silence. Even the breeze seemed to have stopped. Reed search and was greatly relieved to find Cami sitting quietly in front of a headstone.
His relief turned to curiosity as he read the name on the stone – Mathilda Rosalind Harrison 1925-1942 — and curiosity turned to horror as he saw the little wildflower bouquet, tied with a pristine white ribbon beside what he realized was the grave of Miss Tillie Rose.
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. . .proceed to part two of Tracy’s Trilogy: The Lost Lady of Enka Lake