Esas cuatro paredes me estaban volviendo loca.
No tenían nada, ni una ventana, mancha o irregularidad. Eran impecables. Eran blancas. Un color que se me había vuelto el más odiado para mi.
Solo tenía tres cosas para hacer: mantenerme parada, echarme al suelo o en la silla de hierro que estaba adherida a este. Ambos blancos.
Durante horas, que a mi parecer fueron días, mi pobre cerebro buscaba consuelo en el objeto frente a mí, repitiendo una y otra vez "silla", "silla", "silla", como si intentara convencerme a mi o a ella de lo que era. Patético, ¿Verdad? Era como señalar a un perro y repetirle a éste "perro", "perro", "perro".
Hasta el pobre animal me vería como una loca.
Pero ¿qué más podía hacer? Si seguía sin hacer algo para mantenerme ocupada perdería la cordura.
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.