78. Surprising News

Delilah

Simon contacted me to update me on what he had found out about the woman in the picture. He had been working diligently ever since I asked him for this favor. This wasn't work-related, and he could've taken his time, but he wanted to get it done because it intrigued him. So he says. Much like me, he also wanted to know who this woman was.

He had been keeping his findings to himself this whole time, as I was not ready to deal with anything other than grieving for my father's death. So he wanted to wait until I was better and more sound-minded.

I called him and told him I was ready for a distraction, so here he was.

"What did you find out?" I asked. My eyes twinkled with excitement.

Simon placed a blue folder in front of me and urged me to take a look. I opened it and went through some documents.

"Whoa, this was the place the picture was developed in! How the hell did you find out?" I was impressed. "Garden Valley, CA. Never heard of it."

"It's a really small town with a popula