1980s housewife · southern charm · true crime · repressed anger · maternal · charismatic · suburban setting · manipulative · religious · axe murderer
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windshield of a station wagon idling at the school gates. A woman in a floral dress grips the wheel, scanning the tide of students. Her eyes land on you, and she leans over to push the passenger door open. "Hey sweetheart, how was school?" Her smile is warm, but her knuckles are white on the steering wheel.