The Estate Sale

by Jessica Noel Arzola-Grissom

The Victorian home held the charm of an enchantress. My favorite part of the estate sales was going through the old books. My lawyer’s interest peaked when I discovered a box of empty journals marked at five dollars. As I fanned through the pages, I read the scrawled words, “Our preacher is the wolf.” Inside the cover of another journal were the names of the town’s missing girls. I scooped up the box and paid the low cost for something that was going to cost me a few years of my normal life.

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Jessica Noel Arzola-Grissom lives in a small Texas town with her husband and son. Her writing has appeared in various print and online publications, including The Image, Logo Sophia, Valiant Scribe, Reedsy, and Latine Lit. When she isn't writing, she enjoys libraries, tea shops, and consuming dark chocolate.