Chapter 2: Bird's song
Holly wasn't quite sure what happened. Or did that really happen? No, no.
Holly was simply sitting on the ground, plucking nearby grass, her back leaning against the trunk of the cherry tree near the preschool gates. She was enjoying the sun and doing her best in ignoring the screaming of children around her.
Then she heard the distinctive sound of the ice cream truck across the street.
The heavy running footsteps moments later were a sure indicator of her cousin. Dudley wasn't particularly skinny.
Then she heard a bird singing.
But then she heard a crash.
