Rain

By Blanche King

It's clear on Monday, it's sunny on Tuesday, it's bright and cheerful every day of the week... except Adoption Day. Five orphans huddled under London Bridge, careful to stay dry while waiting for their mysterious benefactor. Why wouldn't it stop raining for poor old Mr. Foxworth? What did God have against him?

A short story on murder, pudding, and Victorian England

• Language: English
• Publisher: Blanche King
• Release date: Dec 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311814937

Blanche King

Blanche King is a native of Los Angeles working on the east coast as a junior law associate. She holds a J.D. from The University of Chicago Law School and a B.A. in economics from UCLA. Prior to becoming an writer, Blanche worked as an artist selling portraits and landscapes. In her spare time, Blanche collects old books and exotic artwork.

Book preview

RAIN

Above the splattering rain and noise, the crowd shouted insults to their heart’s content. Like the execution of King Charles, a procession of black marched towards the gallows, minus a monarch, plus the thick fog of London. It was justice in progress. Shackles clanked, clunked.

The man in front had a grin so wide his eyes squinted into crescent moons. He stood a scarecrow: tall, perhaps once handsome, covered in bruises. Water dripped from his patchwork rags, once grey, now black from the moisture and flying soot. Behind him followed two priests, hands folded, chanting with their eyes rolled towards the sky. Then came the three magistrates, four guards, a red-headed woman, and a dozen angry villagers.

A magistrate coughed. The crowd fell silent.

"For the murders of Dr. Henry Baugh, Mr. Scott Estel, and our beloved Mayor and