The Truth Behind the Scars
The old lady recounted everything, laying it all out.
Finally, she typed: [Back when I first married into this village, I always thought Harper was pitiful.
[She finally managed to get out, and a few years ago, she quietly spent her own money to build a road from the village to the town. If I hadn't asked Earl, we would've thought some rich guy paid for it.]
Harper was just a young woman, barely t