Evan had spoken to several men and women he knew had lived the longest in Willow Creek Falls and none of them remembered a man named Halon Pettiford. He was sure the man must have lived that at once because his mother had heard the name before.
Duc walks by him and almost knocks him down. “Sorry Evan”
“Sure. What’s wrong?” Evan, looking at a pitiful-looking man.
“Wanda, I thought she and I had something special. But I guess I was wrong. I have always had feelings for Wanda. She married that worthless man the day I was heading over to her house to ask her to dinner.” Duc looks over at the jail when Eugene is leaving.
Evan points to the bench on the sidewalk next to them. He sits down. “Communicating is important. Tell Wanda how you feel. It can only go two ways. Either she’
