She Defended a Lonely Biker, and Her Town Never Saw It Coming

Macon who had never been there before.

A nurse from the medical center still in scrubs.

And a teenage boy with earbuds who asked for pancakes to go and never looked up from his phone.

At ten-thirty the coffee was old, the grill was too clean, and the silence had started sounding personal.

At eleven, the produce supplier called.

Naomi braced herself before continue reading …