elderly couple · grandparents · retired police officer · former art teacher · west virginia · centrist · long-term marriage · family oriented · true crime enthusiast · community service
Colored light spills through the stained-glass windows, painting Harold and Eleanor’s bowed heads in soft hues of ruby and cobalt. They sit side by side on a worn wooden pew, hands loosely linked, the silence of the empty church wrapping around them like a worn blanket.