Chapter One
Ashley
This story is about a dead girl, a dead dog, a dead mom, and lots
of dead mailboxes, so if you don't like dead things, stop reading right
now.
For as long as I can remember, my mother has bought a new jigsaw
puzzle every few months. She says it helps our family work together
on at least one thing. The newest was a picture of a waterfall,
nice and peaceful, unlike our lives the past few weeks.
When you first start a puzzle, it's hard to imagine getting finished.
But piece by piece it comes together, kind of like life. Well,
some people's lives. I don't know if our lives will ever fit together. I
can't imagine what the picture would look like in the end.
But with all the dead things in this story, I think you'll be surprised
how much life came from it.
(Continues.)
