Chapter 23 – Bereaved?
Mel
5:50 PM, Friday, February 20th
Morelville, Ohio
Hannah Yoder’s car was parked off to one side of the gravel driveway leading to the Hershberger’s home when I pulled onto their property. I parked my county SUV behind her vehicle, stowed my personal cell in the console and got out. I was surprised to note she was there and even more surprised when I went inside and entered the room Rebecca had been preparing to see her standing demurely in a plain black dress of ankle length, with lace up black boots like many Amish women wore in the winter months. Her head was unadorned and, I noted, she wore no makeup either as she stood and talked quietly with another young woman, also in black and obviously practicing Amish. I nodded to the two of them and went to pay my re
