The Secret of a Gardener by Sofiia Boiko

-Why are you trembling?

-We should keep it behind closed doors you said.
-Yes, sure, you know you can tell me anything anytime, but do not tell others.
-It’s about us. We should tell someone. We’ve seen… He is a real monster, he killed her. We haven’t seen her almost for a week.
-Just keep schtum…
-But please, she is our neighbor.
-Listen, they are married couple, he is her husband.
-Why do you defend him?
-Oh, your imagination… I believe you can become the greatest fiction stories writer. Yes, we’ve seen him that night, he was in the garden. It’s not prohibited to stay in your own garden.
-He had been filling the hole with a soil!
-Dear, he is a gardener, nothing strange…
-Ok, where have you been before I met you near theirs house?
-You should go upstairs and sleep.
-Where have you been, Ann?
-You have to rest some time, I said.
-Ok, you’re right, I will be in my bedroom, Ann.
-Goodnight, sweetie! You’re more intelligent, I thought… (whispers)