Easter Break
“So what’s your story huh?”
No answer
“Everyone’s got a story, son so what’s yours hey?”
“I dunno.” Tom affirmed flatly
“You don’t know?” Detective Majors demanded.
No answer
“Maybe I could start one for ya and you can tell me if it fits ya.”
No answer
“Dead couple down at the farm, how about we start there, hey!”
He eyeballs the detective
“You know it was murder suicide, detective so lay off my case.”
“Yeah but who caused him to do that.”
“Fucked if I know.”
Detective reached across the table and smacked him across the face
“See if that jogs your memory.”
Blank stare
“Nothin’?”
“I’m getting up and getting out of here now. You touch m