“I don’t want to jump to conclusions,” I said.

“Rory told Sadie work was slow.”

“Rory tells people whatever keeps them quiet,” Ben said.

He picked his charts back up.

“You know how he works, Jodi.”

At five o’clock I went to the grocery store on Main Street for ground beef and a loaf of bread.

The store was packed with people stopping in after work.

I pushed my cart down aisle four, looking for canned tomatoes.