I Helped the Elderly Widow Next Door With Her Yard, but the Sheriff’s Request the Next Day Made My Blood Run Cold

The Envelope in My Mailbox

The sirens woke me at 6:12 in the morning.

I know the exact time because the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was the red numbers on the clock beside my bed. The second thing I saw was blue light. Red and blue, flashing across my bedroom ceiling, over and over, bouncing off the walls.

For a second, I didn’t understand where I was.