Chapter One
child’s excitement that was contagious. They made their way to
the edge of the small town where the Springvale River ran
through. It was deserted mostly, as they got there extra early.
While Travis was setting up a space under a tree where he
planned to have a relaxing day, Riche left him to go explore the
banks of the river to see if he could collect any rocks. Travis
looked at him making sure he was in plain sight. He seemed to
be having fun and just then, Travis was interrupted by a phone
call.
All of a sudden Richie came running towards him with a look of
horror on his face saying that there was a dead woman in the
water. Travis follow Richie back to the bank and noticed, in
horror, her body that seemed to be caught on one of the roots of
a tall tree that was half in the water and half on the bank. That
probably stopped her from being carried down further down the
river through the sea, a few miles out.
Taking her out of the water, Travis thought she was dead but
when he checked, he found a faint but present pulse. He called
the police and the Ambulance to get her to the hospital. On
looking at her Travis was convinced that she had been in some
sort of accident as her clothes, although tattered in parts, were
not exactly river wear, looked more like a cocktail dress, and
given the fact that she was also wearing jewelry that looked
classy, further added to the mystery .
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