tuesday afternoon

[deepest_magic]

Elizabeth's house is within walking distance. Bella goes over to it the following day, after lunch, carrying two extra clumsily-frosted but perfectly baked cupcakes in her hands and notebooks in her backpack.

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[neverbeatme]

"There's lots of things that could've happened to him that nobody would've found him if they did," she says. "I don't know the abandoned house, where is it?"

[deepest_magic]

"It's sort of north-west of town. If you go right instead of left like you're going to the reservation."

[neverbeatme]

"Huh. Yeah, I don't think I've ever been there. How abandoned is the house? I guess nobody lives there, that's implied by 'abandoned', but is anybody taking care of it?"

[deepest_magic]

"I don't think so? Charlie warns off people who are throwing rocks at it or whatever sometimes, so I don't think whoever's taking care of it can be a very good job if there's anyone."

[neverbeatme]

"Hmm. Okay," she says. "Probably not very practically useful information, but thanks. You never know."

[deepest_magic]

"You're welcome."

[neverbeatme]

She smiles.