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Why wouldtrucks be out here at this hour? There was no other houses out this way besides mine and--

"The Miller’s Estate" I let out a puff of air, annoyed at ot--it sold early last week"

"Really?" Hilary said, surprised "I have to adht anyone would ever buy that place The house is practically a mansion It’s been on the market for what, four, five years? Why would someone with that kind of money move to Harmony?"

I shook my head and raised my shoulders "Maybe they’re on the run fro out This would be the town for that" I chuckled

She looked over at hed "Thatradiated throughin that house The Millers were the sweetest old couple and built the place for their fa how heartbroken the Millers were once their children grew up, scattered around the country Only one of the kids ever came to visit, and later helped ood for you to have so out here all by yourself You do realize it would take the sheriff at least fifteen , if you needed help"

"Nothing bad ever happens in Harrandpa left ht un" I tilted iving hed atrandparents’ creepy old house--you don’t ever get freaked out?" Hilary stopped walking and stared at un just h what? A hundred pounds?"

I raised my chin proudly "One-twenty, not that it ht I always felt like a child when holding et practice But still, it was registered and locked away in a safe underthat actually scaresnow"

"You still swilance

I rolled et full access to use it whenever I want"

"Don’t expect a chance to say good-bye to it now," she teased

I bit my bottom lip, annoyed I had another month of heat to endure with no place to cool off At least I startedin a couple weeks and that would hopefully keep me distracted from the temperature

Hilary and I were thrilled to both land jobs our first year out of college, and at the sarade position which I’odfather’s position as principal I, on the other hand, was about to give up finding a teaching job in tohen, Ashley Morgan--the newly nancy and requested a year’s leave of absence

Three her education to use

We climbed the last hill and rounded the final corner to find the rass hill in front of theit froo introduce ourselves," Hilary said, grabbingthe estate

"Please, tellmy arm free

"What? It’s rude not to"